Five Days at Memorial is an American disaster medical drama miniseries based on the 2013 book of the same name by Sheri Fink. It was developed, written and directed by John Ridley and Carlton Cuse. The miniseries premiered on August 12, 2022, on Apple TV+.

Tells the story of the first five days in a New Orleans, LA, hospital after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. When the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them …

Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital is a 2013 non-fiction book by the American journalist Sheri Fink. The book details the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans in August 2005, and is an expansion of a Pulitzer Prize -winning article written by Fink and published in The New York ...

Aug 13, 2022 · When John Ridley was first asked to help turn the harrowing story of Five Days at Memorial into a scripted drama series, he sent a New York Times Magazine story about the tragedy to his father,...

State investigators begin to explore what happened to the 45 people found dead at Memorial in the aftermath of the hurricane.

Aug 12, 2022 · State investigators begin to explore what happened to the 45 people found dead at Memorial in the aftermath of the hurricane. A conversation with author Sheri Fink and executive producer Carlton Cuse. Watch it now. 7 days free, then $9.99/month. Based on actual events from Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina impacts a New Orleans hospital; as the floodwaters rise, the power fails and the heat soars, exhausted caregivers are forced to make heart-wrenching decisions that...

Vera Farmiga stars in a powerful series—based on actual events—set at a New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans. At Memorial Hospital, the doctors, nurses, and staff tend to patients and brace for the storm.