‘The Resident’ confronts toll of pandemic on health care workers

Dr. Daniela Lamas, a critical care physician, co-wrote the premiere episode.

She told Fox News, "Medical shows take leeway and need to take leeway for the purpose of drama.... and I think it's okay to make those sort of cheats for drama [but] I think that there is a need to be more accurate in the setting of COVID, in a world where simple acts such as, you know, strapping a piece of fabric to your face become extraordinarily politicized." Lamas added how the doctors, nurses, and medical staff featured on the show are "modeling behavior in a way that is clear and consistent."