The Knick: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

New York City, 1900: The Knickerbocker Hospital is home to groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who push the boundaries of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. The newly appointed leader of the surgery staff is the brilliant, arrogant renegade Dr. John Thackery, whose addiction to cocaine and opium is trumped only by his ambition for medical discovery and renown among his peers. Into the all-white staff and patient hospital comes the equally gifted Harvard graduate Dr. Algernon Edwards, who must fight for respect while trying to navigate the racially charged city. Trying to maintain its reputation for quality care while realizing a profit, the Knickerbocker makes an effort to attract wealthy clientele, while literally struggling to keep the lights on.

Series details

• Title: The Knick
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Medical
• Premiere date: 2014-08-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Cinemax
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 51

Cast and credited roles

• André Holland — Dr. Algernon Edwards
• Cara Seymour — Sister Harriet
• Clive Owen — Dr. John W. Thackery
• Eric Johnson — Dr. Everett Gallinger
• Juliet Rylance — Cornelia Robertson
• Michael Angarano — Dr. Bertram "Bertie" Chickering Jr.
• Jeremy Bobb — Herman Barrow
• Eve Hewson — Lucy Elkins
• Chris Sullivan — Tom Cleary
• Grainger Hines — Captain August Robertson
• Maya Kazan — Eleanor Gallinger
• Charles Aitken — Henry Robertson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-08-08; final listed air date 2014-10-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-10-16; final listed air date 2015-12-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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