Amidst the Korean War, irreverent surgeons find dark humor and unexpected camaraderie in a gritty mobile hospital.
Darkly comic and satirical, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
For a TV-PG, this one goes further: some innuendo or implied sex and light gore. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated TV-PG.
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The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
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