Five Days at Memorial: Limited Series

TV-MA

2022

Poster for Five Days at Memorial: Limited Series

Created by John Ridley, Carlton Cuse
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8 episodes
Drama
True Story & Biography
Apple Original

A chronicle of the first five days in a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. When the floodwaters... More

A chronicle of the first five days in a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. When the floodwaters rose, the power failed and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come.

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Where to watch Five Days at Memorial: Limited Series

Five Days at Memorial: Limited Series is available to stream... More in New Zealand now on Apple TV+ and Apple TV+ on Prime.

Five Days at Memorial: Limited Series episodes

Day One

Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans. At Memorial Hospital,... More the doctors, nurses, and staff tend to patients and brace for the storm.

Day Two

The staff and patients think they’ve made it through the... More worst—except the waters aren't receding. Reports of a new crisis circulate.

Day Three

As the city floods, the hospital loses power. Mulderick and... More the staff attempt to cope with the terrible conditions and prepare for an evacuation.

Day Four

Conditions continue to worsen. Mulderick, Pou, and more staff grapple... More with how to best help their patients—and how that help will be prioritized.

Day Five

With pressures mounting to abandon the hospital, the staff is... More forced to make challenging decisions.

45 Dead

State investigators begin to explore what happened to the 45... More people found dead at Memorial in the aftermath of the hurricane.

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

New evidence comes to light as Schafer and Rider dig... More deeper into their investigation of the deaths at Memorial.

The Reckoning

Pou fights to defend herself. Schafer and Rider push their... More case forward.

Five Days at Memorial: Limited Series | Ratings & Reviews

86_%35 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
85_%13 reviews
Audience score rating

"Five Days’ singular focus is what truly makes it compelling viewing."

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Stuff

"In true Ridley fashion... Five Days At Memorial does an admirable job of not falling back on lazy conclusions."

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A.V. Club

"Harrowing, infuriating yet remarkably even-handed, Five Days at Memorial is one of the most humane docudramas ever produced."

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San Francisco Chronicle

"Five Days has an excellent ensemble, and the performances are compelling."

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Entertainment Weekly

"Despite a finale titled 'The Reckoning', the closing three episodes don’t seem prepared to offer a reckoning of their own..."

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Hollywood Reporter

"Across eight tense episodes, the show will enthrall and suffocate you at the same time..."

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TV Guide

"Beyond the standout performances from the mammoth ensemble, Five Days at Memorial only really gets interesting when audiences see people buckle under pressure."

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