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[05/13/26 - 12:02 PM]
Netflix Announces New Drama Series "The Retrievals"
Inspired by the Peabody Award-winning New York Times podcast, "The Retrievals" follows one woman's crusade against Yale Fertility Center after she (and almost 100 other women) were operated on without anesthesia - because a nurse stole their fentanyl.







RETRIEVALS, THE (NETFLIX)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
5/13/26
STATUS:
currently in development (2025-2026 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Netflix's press release, May 2026) Inspired by the Peabody Award-winning New York Times podcast, The Retrievals follows one woman's crusade against Yale Fertility Center after she (and almost 100 other women) were operated on without anesthesia - because a nurse stole their fentanyl. A powerful and surprisingly funny story about an unlikely community that dares to take on one of the largest institutions in the nation.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Caitlin Roper as EP
· Colin McKenna as EP
· Molly Smith Metzler as CRTR/EP
· Susan Burton as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· LuckyChap Entertainment
· New York Times, The
· Quiet Coyote