Dr. Death (podcast)

Dr. Death is a podcast produced by Wondery that focuses on egregious cases of medical malpractice. The podcast is hosted and reported by Laura Beil and premiered September 4, 2018.[1] [2]

Dr. Death
Presentation
Hosted byLaura Beil
GenreTrue Crime
Production
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Publication
Original releaseSeptember 4, 2018 – present
ProviderWondery
WebsiteDr. Death – Wondery

Season 1 tells the story of Christopher Duntsch, a Texas surgeon who was convicted of gross malpractice after thirty-one of his patients were left seriously injured after he operated on them, and two patients died during his operation.

Season 2 focuses on Farid Fata, a hematologist and oncologist convicted for prescribing chemotherapy to patients who either did not have cancer or whose condition did not warrant chemotherapy. He pled guilty to charges of health care fraud, money laundering, and conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks.

Episodes

Season 1
# Title Date
1"Three Days In Dallas"September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04)[3]
2"Chris and Jerry"September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04)
3"Occam’s Razor"September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
4"Spineless"September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)
5"Free Fall"September 18, 2018 (2018-09-18)
6"Closure"September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25)
7"Update"October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)
8"Interview"October 9, 2018 (2018-10-09)
9"One Great Man"November 13, 2018 (2018-11-13)
10"Breaking News"December 13, 2018 (2018-12-13)
11"An Update: Love and Loyalty"November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)


Season 2
# Title Date
1"Top Doc"October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)[4]
2"King Midas"October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)
3"Living with this Hell"November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)
4"Seeing Yellow"November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)
5"A Duntsch Update: Love and Loyalty"November 16, 2020 (2020-11-16)
6"How to Spot a Dr. Death"November 23, 2020 (2020-11-23)
7"Reporting Dr. Death"November 30, 2020 (2020-11-30)

Promotion

Wondery promoted the podcast by renting ad space on a billboard directly across the street from Baylor Plano. The billboard was covered up hours after it was erected by Clear Channel Outdoor after they received several complaints; Baylor Plano denied any involvement with the removal of the billboard.[5]

Reception

Dr. Death received mostly positive reviews.[6][7] GQ Magazine called it "The scariest podcast of the year."[8]

TV adaptation

On October 3, 2018, it was announced that Universal Cable Productions had put the TV series into development. Happy! show runner Patrick Macmanus will executive produce and write the script.[9]

See also

References
  1. McDonell-Parry, Amelia (4 September 2018). "'Dr. Death': Inside 'Dirty John' Follow Up". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. Messman, Lauren (4 September 2018). "Horrifying New Podcast 'Dr. Death' Tells the True Story of a Killer Surgeon". vice.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. "Dr. Death". Wondery. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. "Dr. Death". Wondery. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. Granberry, Michael (September 14, 2018). "A Plano billboard about 'Dr. Death' disappeared hours after it appeared". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  6. Larson, Sarah (5 October 2018). ""Dr. Death" and the Perils of Making Medical Malpractice a Thriller". newyorker.com. The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. Locke, Charley (25 September 2018). "True Crime Podcast 'Dr. Death' Examines the Tale of a Maniacal Dallas Surgeon". texasmonthly.com. Texas Monthly. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. Darby, Luke (17 December 2018). "Dr. Death is the scariest podcast of the year". gq-magazine.co.uk. GQ Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2018-10-03). "'Dr. Death' TV Series Based On Podcast In Works At Universal Cable Productions". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
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