May 19, 2025 (Summer)
Summer Shows: Royal Pains
When the death of an important patient/hospital financial donor causes his life to spiral out of control, diagnostic emergency-room surgeon Dr. Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein), accepts an invitation from his brother Evan (Paulo Costanzo) for a weekend in the Hamptons.
While on holiday, Dr. Lawson saves the life of a 20-something socialite and catches the eye of one of the most influential people in New York, Boris Kuester Von Jurgens-Ratencz (Scott Campbell). Boris is so impressed by and grateful for Hank’s performance that he offers him a job as his personal physician, including a place to stay on Boris’ estate. Newly armed with a job offer, a place to stay, and a new reputation, Hank and Evan decide to make a permanent move to the Hamptons. Through recommendations only, Hank becomes a house-call physician for the locals. Who can afford medical services like these? The answer: the richest of the rich, and they can be Royal Pains! His services and bedside manner make such a splash with the residents that his accountant brother Evan pitches him the idea of becoming a concierge doctor and setting up shop in the Hamptons.
Separately, they are Evan, the motivated, slightly annoying, and immature money guy, and Hank, the brilliant surgeon who can think on his feet and perform under any conditions. Together, they are HankMed, an unstoppable business force treating the Who’s Who of their new neighborhood. The rich, famous, spoiled, and vacationers are Hank’s new patients, and he is his own boss. Seeing patients in their homes sometimes poses a problem, as modern medical tools aren’t readily available, causing Hank to employ his MacGuyver-like skills and adapt to his surroundings to heal wounds and save lives.
Bite your nails while Hank treats the elite with medicine and found household objects. Tear up when your favorite HankMed patients pass away or leave town. Laugh when the locals turn to Hank to solve their “rich people problems.” Cheer as he searches for love in a pile of superficial relationships, reconnects with his estranged ex-con father, and builds a deeper relationship with his brother.
Stream on Apple TV, Fandango, and Amazon Prime.