Five Days at Memorial
Based on actual events from Hurricane Katrina. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make profound, heart-wrenching decisions.
Seasons
1. Day One
Air Date: 2022-08-11
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans. At Memorial Hospital, the doctors, nurses, and staff tend to patients and brace for the storm.
2. Day Two
Air Date: 2022-08-11
The staff and patients think they’ve made it through the worst—except the waters aren't receding. Reports of a new crisis circulate.
3. Day Three
Air Date: 2022-08-11
As the city floods, the hospital loses power. Mulderick and the staff attempt to cope with the terrible conditions and prepare for an evacuation.
4. Day Four
Air Date: 2022-08-18
Conditions continue to worsen. Mulderick, Pou, and more staff grapple with how to best help their patients—and how that help will be prioritized.
5. Day Five
Air Date: 2022-08-25
With pressures mounting to abandon the hospital, the staff is forced to make challenging decisions.
6. 45 Dead
Air Date: 2022-09-01
State investigators begin to explore what happened to the 45 people found dead at Memorial in the aftermath of the hurricane.
7. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Air Date: 2022-09-08
New evidence comes to light as Schafer and Rider dig deeper into their investigation of the deaths at Memorial.
8. The Reckoning
Air Date: 2022-09-15
Pou fights to defend herself. Schafer and Rider push their case forward.
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Rating
7.7/10
Release Date
2022-08-11
Episodes
8 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
International Famous Radio Players Pictures Corporation
Genre Arts
ABC Signature