Untold Stories of the ER

Doctors recount the most memorable cases they’ve ever encountered. Unusual, touching, humorous or life-changing – no story is too big or too small when it comes to the ER.

Untold Stories of the ER (2004-present) is a American true medical reenactment series created for TLC, a long-running reality-driven anthology built from the recollections of emergency room doctors. Narrator Armando Valdes-Kennedy frames each story as a doctor recalls the most memorable case of their career, and the dramatized reenactments follow the patients, nurses and physicians who lived through them, including recurring figures such as Nurse Kate (Saida Ali) and Dr. Katz (Francisca Dennis) in the cases they feature. The engine of each episode is the unpredictable emergency room itself: a sudden injury, a misdiagnosis, a stranger who arrives in crisis and a team that has minutes to decide. Each episode stands on its own, so the series works as a collection of separate tales rather than one continuing storyline. Across fifteen seasons and 205 episodes, the show moves between the unusual and the life-changing, sometimes funny and sometimes heartbreaking, with a grounded, sincere tone. Its approach resembles other medical true-story programming and the case-driven format of long-running hospital shows like ER, appealing to viewers who want real hospital stories told with warmth and restraint.

• Mysteries of the Human Bodyshared true medical case reenactment, hospital setting, real-life docuseries tone
• Trauma: Life in the ERshared docuseries format built on real hospital and emergency medicine cases
• ERshared medical drama tradition with emergency room setting and case-driven episodes

Release Date

2004-04-26

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (24)

What is Untold Stories of the ER about?

Doctors recount and reenact the most memorable emergency room cases of their careers, from the unusual to the life-changing.

What is Untold Stories of the ER like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Untold Stories of the ER as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Untold Stories of the ER violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Untold Stories of the ER as mild.

Which shows are like Untold Stories of the ER?

Shows with a similar feel include Mysteries of the Human Body, Trauma: Life in the ER, and ER.

How long is Untold Stories of the ER?

Untold Stories of the ER: 15 seasons, 205 episodes.

Is Untold Stories of the ER still running?

Yes, Untold Stories of the ER is still running.

Where can I watch Untold Stories of the ER?

In United States, Untold Stories of the ER streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.