Mysteries of Ancient Medicine (2026)

S01E02 Rivers of Mercury, Ethics of Anatomy, The Black Death

A Chinese emperor stakes everything on a luminous elixir said to grant immortality, even as a bold Renaissance anatomist dares to question centuries of medical orthodoxy. Meanwhile, the Black Death sweeps relentlessly across continents, and physicians, driven to desperation, hunt for answers in a frantic struggle against a catastrophe beyond comprehension.