How many episodes are in Anaesthesia?

Anaesthesia has 8 episodes in this listed season.

When does Anaesthesia premiere?

Anaesthesia premieres on 2026-11-04.

Is Anaesthesia a new series?

Anaesthesia is a new series (Season 1).

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Anaesthesia(2026)

Now streaming · Netflix

8 episodesSeason 1

Drama

Premiered 4 Nov 2026

What to Expect

Anaesthesia follows the difficult stretch after professional failure, when ability alone is no guarantee of a fresh start. Its medical drama is shaped by the contrast between a doctor's talent and an operation that went wrong. Recovery means more than a change of job: rebuilding his life brings a personal dimension to the effort of finding his footing at work.

The move from a prestigious clinic to a local hospital gives that recovery a concrete setting. Settling into a different workplace becomes part of starting over, rather than a clean break from the past. The story leaves room for both the practical adjustment of a new post and the less straightforward business of regaining confidence after a serious setback.

Official premise

After a bold but unsuccessful surgery, a talented doctor leaves a prestigious clinic for a local hospital. As he settles into this new workplace, he tries to get his life back on track and find a way forward after a major professional setback.

What to watch next

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Closest match

Always on Call

Netflix • 26 Nov 2026

Drama

At the emergency ward, it doesn't matter who you are rich or poor, influencer, carpenter, or minister. If you've broken something, if you're bleeding, or if you need help, you'll get it. Despite low staffing, little time, perhaps one too many cups of coffee, and a demanding crowd of patients, a team of exhausted but resilient doctors and nurses are ready to help. Sofia, a surgeon with more talent than patience, is sent into this chaotic environment to save her own career the last place she wants to be. There, she encounters disorder, resistance, and something she never expected: warmth, community... and love. Suddenly, she faces a choice: continue alone on her path to the top, or become part of something greater a bond she never knew she needed. A family.

Why it fits

Anaesthesia and Always on Call both make hospital work feel personal, with doctors trying to find their footing after a career setback. Anaesthesia follows a surgeon adjusting to a local hospital after an operation goes wrong, while Always on Call brings frantic emergency shifts, gallows humour, and the warmth of a team learning to trust a newcomer.

Doc

FOX • 14 Sept 2025

Drama

Dr. Amy Larsen loses her memory during a car accident. She must return to being an intern and somehow rebuild her life from the pieces that remain.

Why it fits

Anaesthesia and Doc centre on doctors rebuilding their working lives, making second chances feel as personal as the medical cases. Anaesthesia follows a surgeon carrying the memory of a failed operation into a local hospital, while Doc adds the strain of lost memories and relationships to its hospital drama.

Best Medicine

FOX • 4 Jan 2026

ComedyDrama

A brilliant surgeon leaves Boston to become a small-town doctor where he spent childhood summers. Despite his medical skills, his rude manner alienates locals as he battles hidden phobias and struggles with personal connections.

Why it fits

Anaesthesia and Best Medicine follow gifted doctors starting over in unfamiliar medical settings, with their difficult adjustments driving the drama. Anaesthesia keeps close to a surgeon recovering from a failed operation at a local hospital, while Best Medicine brings sharper comedy as a blunt doctor faces patients and neighbours in a small seaside community.

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