Medical Police is an American comedy television series, created by Rob Corddry, Krister Johnson, Jonathan Stern and David Wain, that premiered on Netflix on January 10, 2020. It is a spin-off of the short-form alt-comedy series Childrens Hospital, that parodied medical dramas, whereas Medical Police is a parody of international spy thrillers.
The series stars Erinn Hayes and Rob Huebel as Childrens Hospital doctors Lola Spratt and Owen Maestro. When they discover a world-threatening virus, they are recruited as government agents in a globe-spanning race to find a cure. In the process, they unmask a deep conspiracy amidst the outbreak. Released during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the series' depiction of a global disease outbreak has been described as "inadvertently timely."
Cast Main Erinn Hayes as Dr. Lola Spratt Rob Huebel as Dr. Owen Maestro
Recurring/Notable guest stars
Malin Åkerman as Valerie Flame Sarayu Rao as Sloane McIntyre Rob Corddry as Blake Downs Tom Wright as Director Patten Lake Bell as Cat Black Jason Schwartzman as The Goldfinch Fred Melamed as Professor Waters Michael Cera as Sal Viscuso (voice only) Henry Winkler as Sy Mittleman Craig Robinson as Edgar Tooby Megan Le as Agent Tran Ken Marino as Glenn Richie Eric Nenninger as Collins Randall Park as Clavis Kim Lilly Singh as Baroness Von Eaglesburg
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Production After Childrens Hospital ended in 2016, series creator Rob Corddry revealed in 2017 that a spin-off series was in development, describing the new show as a "global thriller" with a season-long serial narrative that shifts across countries, unlike Childrens Hospital which eschewed strict continuity, and was set primarily in Brazil. On February 19, 2019, Netflix announced that it had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten half-hour episodes. The series was co-created by Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, and Krister Johnson, who also serve as executive producers and writers. The show is produced by Warner Horizon Scripted TV, which has an overall deal with producer Jonathan Stern.
Release On December 16, 2019, Netflix announced that Medical Police would premiere on its streaming service globally on January 10, 2020. On December 19, 2019, a trailer for the series was released.
Reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 7.12/10, based on 13 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Cop-doctors finally get their due in Medical Police, a show that works almost as well as a good old fashioned action-adventure as it does a delightfully absurd satire about doctor-cops." On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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