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Series like ER (1994) Finished ER and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with ER, and what it does not.
What did you love about ER? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Urban hospital Emergency room Healthcare system Compassion Medical drama Ensemble drama Personal sacrifice Work life balance Your best matches Ranked against what ER is actually about, not its genre labels.
2015 · Series · Drama
Strong match
Why it matches Also about healthcare system and personal sacrifice Built around the same compassion and resilience Also medical drama and ensemble drama at heart More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Code Black 2015
Also about healthcare system Built around the same compassion and resilience Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 130 candidates
Centres on the same caregiver figure
What's different Not about work life balance Does not promise emotional character development or high stakes decision making Commitment 12 seasons · ~165h
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Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against ER.
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2025 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also about healthcare system Built around the same compassion and moral ambiguity Watched for the same thing: high stakes decision making Also medical drama and ensemble drama at heart What's different Not built around resilience Not about work life balance or personal sacrifice Commitment 3 seasons · ~23h
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Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against ER.
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2005 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also medical drama and ensemble drama at heart Built around the same resilience and moral ambiguity Told the same way, ensemble Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Not about work life balance or healthcare system Does not promise emotional character development or high stakes decision making Add to watchlist Not for me
Also about healthcare system and work life balance Built around the same compassion and resilience Station 19 2018
Also ensemble drama at heart Told the same way, procedural and ensemble 9-1-1 2018
Also about work life balance Watched for the same thing: emotional character development Chicago Fire 2012
Watched for the same thing: emotional character development Told the same way, procedural and ensemble Third Watch 1999
Also about personal sacrifice Told the same way, procedural and ensemble Moving 2023
Centres on the same caregiver figure Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Heroes 2006
Told the same way, ensemble Centres on the same everyman figure CSI: NY 2004
Centres on the same mentor figure Shares its tense and melancholic register
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