THE third season of mockumentary sitcom St Denis Medical begins streaming on November 2 on OSN+.
It follows an underfunded and understaffed hospital where the doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity.
The new season will find the hospital’s executive director Joyce Henderson (Wendi McLendon-Covey) campaigning for Best Hospital Administrator, while trauma surgeon Bruce Schweitz (Josh Lawson) goes through a bit of an identity crisis, and curmudgeonly emergency physician Ron Leonard (David Alan Grier) struggles to adjust to the changes that have happened since his medical leave.
The upcoming episodes are set to welcome a number of guests, including professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, who will play Kyle, an amateur skateboarder returning to the hospital after yet another injury.
Known for the supermarket mockumentary sitcom Superstore (2015 to 2021), co-creator Justin Spitzer spoke about the process of putting the show together saying that while St Denis Medical is a comedy, there is also a lot of attention paid to character, conflict and realism.
For his part, co-creator Eric Ledgin said: “It’s not a drama, but we’re not just a joke machine either. The thesis is that hospitals are funny places, and I think if you talk to healthcare workers, almost all of them would agree.”
The television writer and producer has also worked on Superstore, as well as It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005).
“Because it’s a mockumentary, it would feel false if there weren’t real moments of people being moved. You have the peaks and valleys of comedy and serious, happy and sad,” he added, echoing his creative partner’s sentiment.
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