(CNN) According to "The Resident" showrunner and executive producer Andrew Chapman, there was a time when the medical drama took some heat from those in the field. But there are issues out there and you have to deal with these issues.'" Now about to air the finale of their fourth season on May 18, Chapman said that's all turned around. It's so true that this is a problem and that we deal with that problem all the time,'" he said. That type of respect has come from the show tackling some very real world issues including the current pandemic, as well as some not ordinarily seen on the small screen, such as racial disparity in medical care.

Source: CNN May 14, 2021 18:33 UTC