Northern Exposure: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Northern Exposure (1990): Drama, Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Fresh out of New York's Columbia University, cocky young Dr. Joel Fleischman is looking forward to his comfortable position in Alaska's largest city. Upon his arrival, Joel finds himself a fish-out-of-water as he's instead assigned to a tiny Alaskan village where the offbeat locals would love him to stay forever.
Series details
- Title: Northern Exposure
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Premiere date: 1990-07-12
- Final broadcast date listed: 1995-07-26
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
- TVMaze ID: 501
Cast and credited roles
- Janine Turner — Mary Margaret "Maggie" O'Connell
- Cynthia Geary — Shelly Marie Tambo
- John Corbett — Christopher "Chris in the Morning" Danforth Stevens
- Elaine Miles — Marilyn Whirlwind
- John Cullum — Holling Gustav Vincoeur
- Darren E. Burrows — Ed Chigliak
- Barry Corbin — Maurice J. Minnifield
- Peg Phillips — Ruth-Anne Miller
- Rob Morrow — Dr. Joel Fleischman
- Paul Provenza — Dr. Phillip "Phil" Capra
- Teri Polo — Michelle Schodowski Capra
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1990-07-12; final listed air date 1990-08-30; episode order: 8.
- Season 2: premiered 1991-04-08; final listed air date 1991-05-20; episode order: 7.
- Season 3: premiered 1991-09-23; final listed air date 1992-05-18; episode order: 23.
- Season 4: premiered 1992-09-28; final listed air date 1993-05-24; episode order: 25.
- Season 5: premiered 1993-09-20; final listed air date 1994-05-23; episode order: 24.
- Season 6: premiered 1994-09-19; final listed air date 1995-07-26; episode order: 23.
Source and licence
Adapted from Northern Exposure on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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