The new medical drama Five Days at Memorial will air on Fox in the fall. It will be based on the 2005 hurricane tragedy in New Orleans and what transpired in the city’s Memorial Medical Center. The premiere of Five Days at Memorial is set for August 12, 2022.
Sheri Fink, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, wrote the book from which this series was adapted. The book is titled Five Days at Memorial. The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city, including the destruction of Memorial Medical Center, are chronicled in the book.