Speaking to Screen Time and other press, Jones and Popadić revealed the extensive preparation they went through to ensure Berlin ER’s frequent and painfully detailed surgery sequences were as realistic as possible.
Her underpaid and exhausted staff, including the brilliant yet unpredictable Dr Ben Weber (played by Slavko Popadić), fight her at every turn when she tries to implement unpopular yet necessary reforms.
Haley Louise Jones takes on the role of Dr Zanna Parker, who leaves behind her life in Munich for a fresh start managing an underfunded and anarchic hospital in Berlin.
But if you’ve ever tried to put on a glove with sweaty hands… And just make it look natural, make it look like you do that every day a gazillion times, it’s actually quite challenging.
While some viewers may not have the stomach for Weber and Parker’s relentless and often bloody sessions in the surgery ward, those who do stick out the whole series will be rewarded with one of the realest medical dramas in TV history.
