The Resident season 4 is going to bring a pandemic-theme storyline once it premieres next year on Fox. There will be certain changes in the situation, and most of the doctors and medical staff at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital deal with the challenges brought by the health crisis.

The premiere of The Resident season 4 will be an intense one. Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry), Nic Nevin (Emily VanCamp), Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal), and others battle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is something that could lead to some emotional strain later on.

All of them are wearing PPEs and following proper precautions and strict protocols. However, they recognized that they're putting themselves at risk to save others' lives. They need to work long extra hours to try and save their patients while feeling sadness in the process.

Chastain transforms from being a private hospital to a public hospital. The staff members feel overwhelmed with the number of patients, causing distress for everyone. Fans can expect the latest installment delivering a lot of emotional and dramatic storylines.

In the latest trailer of , The Resident season 4, most of the doctors and medical staff at the hospital are battling against the impact of the COVID-19. This will lead some of the characters to re-evaluate their lives, such as Randolph Bell (Bruce Greenwood).

Bell must dig into his past to locate his estranged former stepson, elite plastic surgeon Jake Wong (Conrad Ricamora). He tries to bring him to Chastain to increase their world-class surgeries while trying to fix their complicated past at the same time.

After the pandemic, The Resident season 4 will feature the wedding of Conrad and Nic. The two have been through a lot already, and they're now certain to be part of each other's life forever. Both of them will be planning for their future, though their relationship will continue to be tested.

Speaking to TVLine, co-creator Amy Holden discussed what's coming for Conrad and Nic after the wedding. She noted that they're going to have a beautiful ceremony at the premiere, but that's just the "beginning for this iconic couple."

Holden teased that the new event in their future would make the newlywed's bond "grow even stronger." However, there is also a "shocking and unforeseen crisis" that will rock not only their worlds -- but the viewers, as well.

The Resident season 4 is slated to premiere on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, on Fox.