The Resident is the latest medical drama to tackle the coronavirus pandemic

TVLine

“Our premiere deals with the early days of the outbreak, focusing on the effect on our hero doctors and nurses as they risk their lives daily,” co-creator Amy Holden Jones revealed on Us Weekly's Watch With Us podcast. “Long-term, sadly, the after-effects of COVID-19 will go on, even after we have a vaccine, and we’ll be there to show that, as well.” Fellow network medical dramas New Amsterdam and Grey's Anatomy are also planning to have coronavirus storylines next season.