Before ‘The Pitt,’ HBO Max’s Darkest Medical Binge Was a 20-Episode Masterpiece

Before The Pittwon Outstanding Drama Series at the 2025 Emmys, The Knick was already turning the hospital into one of television's most riveting settings. Steven Soderbergh's series premiered on Cinemax in 2014 and ran for just two seasons, but its ambition still makes it stand out among medical shows. Its doctors work at the edge of scientific discovery, where a breakthrough can come at a terrible human cost. For viewers drawn to tense procedures and complicated physicians, this period series o