Critical: Between Life and Death: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In London, a major trauma happens every 60 minutes, and for the NHS, each call is a race against time. Critical: Between Life and Death gets inside the minds of the dedicated trauma teams that hold our lives in their hands when the worst happens.

From the makers of the award-winning 24 Hours in A&E and with exclusive access, 40 cameras are embedded for 21 days across the entire London Major Trauma System. The documentary series goes over the shoulder and under the scalpel to reveal not only the life-saving interventions but also the personal, emotional, and sometimes traumatic reasons that inspire those on the NHS frontline to do a job where every second counts.

Series details

• Title: Critical: Between Life and Death
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Medical
• Premiere date: 2025-07-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-07-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 46 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85591
• IMDb ID: tt33047063
• TVDB ID: 465160

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-07-23; final listed air date 2025-07-23; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Critical: Between Life and Death on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.