Complications
Created by Matt Nix
On USA Network
A dark crime-medical drama about a doctor's moral descent after one act of intervention pulls him into gang violence and forces him to confront the limits of his ethics.
John Ellis, a disillusioned suburban ER doctor, who finds his existence transformed when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, saving a young boy's life and killing one of his attackers. When he learns the boy is still marked for death he finds himself compelled to save him at any cost and discovers that his life and his outlook on medicine may never be the same.
Questions people ask
Is Complications scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is Complications violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of series.
Is Complications sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is Complications easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Does Complications leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Complications
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Complications
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Complications, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Complications, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Complications, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
