What medical dramas get right about dying with Katherine LaNasa, Tembi Locke, and Nikki Boyer
About this episode
The episode discusses how medical TV shows portray death and illness, featuring insights from industry professionals on reshaping dialogues around end of life care.
From Grey’s Anatomy to The Pitt, medical tv shows depict TV deaths and illnesses all the time, but they’re rarely explored in depth. In this episode from the 2025 End Well Summit, Shoshana is in conversation with Tembi Locke, executive producer of From Scratch, Nikki Boyer, creator of Dying for Sex, and Katherine LaNasa, Emmy-award winning actress on The Pitt, on how TV showrunners can reshape dialogues around death and help everyone rethink end of life care for their loved ones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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