Primetime Bioethics
CBHD often receives requests from educators and other individuals for popular resources that engage bioethics through various media (fiction, film, and television). In this resource, we offer a recap of relevant materials that have premiered on television. Viewers are cautioned that the shows represent a wide variety of genres and may not be appropriate for all audiences. They are encouraged to read annotations/synopses available through such websites as www.movieweb.com or www.imdb.com. For further information on each series, please visit the individual topic pages. If there is a show you think we missed, email us at info@cbhd.org.
Biotechnology | Clinical & Medical Ethics | Cloning | Emerging Technology | End-of-Life | Genetic Ethics | Human Dignity / Personhood | Human Enhancement | Neuroethics | Patient's Rights / Informed Consent | Public Health | Reproductive Ethics | Research Ethics | Stem Cell Research | Transhumanism
Biotechnology
- Better Off Ted (2009-2010)
- Caprica (2009-2010)
- Fringe (2008-2012)
- Orphan Black (2013- )
Clinical & Medical Ethics
- House, M.D. (2004-2012)
Cloning
- Fringe (2008-2012)
- Orphan Black (2013- )
Emerging Technology
- Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
- Better Off Ted (2009-2010)
- Caprica (2009-2010)
- Fringe (2008-2012)
- Intelligence (2014)
- Revolution (2012-2014)
End-of-Life
- House, M.D. (2004-2012)
Genetic Ethics
- The 100 (2014- )
- Orphan Black (2013- )
Human Dignity / Personhood
- Caprica (2009-2010)
Human Enhancement
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013- )
- Alphas (2011-2012)
- Arrow (2012- )
- Chuck (2007-2012)
- Dollhouse (2009-2010)
- The Flash (2014- )
- Fringe (2008-2012)
- Intelligence (2014)
- Orphan Black (2013- )
Neuroethics
- XIII: The Series (2011-2012)
- The 100 (2014- )
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013- )
- Alphas (2011-2012)
- Chuck (2007-2012)
- Dollhouse (2009-2010)
Patient’s Rights / Informed Consent
- House, M.D. (2004-2012)
Public Health
- The 100 (2014- )
Reproductive Ethics
- The New Normal (2012-2013)
Research Ethics
- The 100 (2014- )
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013- )
- Better Off Ted (2009-2010)
- Orphan Black (2013- )
Stem Cell Research
- Orphan Black (2013- )
Transhumanism
- Fringe (2008-2012)
- Orphan Black (2013- )
Updated December 2016