Episode
Dr. Death: The Fog
Overview
In Russia, Macchiarini is set to perform elective surgery on the wife of an oligarch, but Dr. Lasbrey convinces her to postpone it. Benita realizes Paolo’s lies go deeper than she thought. Ana returns to Sweden and confirms her suspicions.
Details
- Series
- Dr. Death
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2023-12-21
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
The Fog is Episode 6 in Season 2 of Dr. Death. It aired on 2023-12-21. The runtime is 48 min.
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Episode 5: 191
Yesim, a young Turkish woman, travels to Sweden for a consultation and ends up on Dr. Macchiarini’s operating table. Dr. Gamelli fights to keep Yesim alive and forcefully raises concerns about Macchiarini’s procedure.
Episode 7: Compassionate Uses
Doctors Gamelli, Svensson and Lasbrey blow the whistle on Macchiarini but face the consequences. In Russia, Paolo convinces Yulia to go through with the surgery. Benita struggles to tell her story.
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Episode 4: Tarantela Telaraña
In the past, doctors in Sweden and Belgium suspect that Dr. Macchiarini is not running animal trials and is instead experimenting on people. Benita realizes Paolo’s promises are lies and uncovers dark secrets from his past.
Episode 8: Surgeons, Bachelors and Butchers
The doctors in Sweden defend their findings to the Karolinska board, and their report leaks to the press. Benita’s colleague publishes the story of Paolo’s deception and misconduct. Swedish authorities make a decision about Macchiarini’s case.
Episode 3: The Horizon
In 2012 Stockholm, another Dr. Macchiarini surgery ends tragically. In the present, Benita meets Paolo’s parents and decides to investigate his background before moving with him to Barcelona.
Episode 2: Worth the Risk
In 2012, Macchiarini’s research gets published after his patient in Sweden is asymptomatic two months post-surgery. In the present, Hannah suffers complications. Paolo and Benita grow closer. Paolo seeks new patients to expand his practice.
Episode 1: Like Magic
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