Royal Pains
Some doctors still make house calls.
Created by John Rogers, Andrew Lenchewski
On USA Network
A warm, breezy medical dramedy about redemption and balance, set in an aspirational Hamptons world where the stakes are personal rather than existential.
A young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.
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Is Royal Pains one of a kind? No. Less singular than 90% of series.
Does Royal Pains leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Royal Pains easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 80% of series.
Is Royal Pains violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Royal Pains scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.
Is Royal Pains sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
