The Resident is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix and Disney Plus, and in the US on Netflix and Hulu, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. With 6 seasons behind it, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 1,323 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Matt Czuchry anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Resident earns its spot. The writing in The Resident treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine. Matt Czuchry and Manish Dayal lead a cast that treats the material with real seriousness. It ran for 6 seasons (2018–2023), and the writing holds up across every one of them. What elevates The Resident is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

The Resident is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. If you have already watched Casualty, The Resident is a natural next step. 6 seasons in, there is no shortage of material once you get started. Matt Czuchry's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

The Resident was cancelled in 2023, created by Roshan Sethi, Amy Holden Jones and Hayley Schore — and 6 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.