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Presidio Med

2002–2003 · 1 season

A earnest, talky hospital drama that favors quiet character moments and ethical dilemmas over frantic emergencies, easy to settle into but not gripping.

Created by: John Wells, Lydia Woodward
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dana Delany, Paul Blackthorne, Anna Deavere Smith

Overview: Presidio Med is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from September 2002, to January 2003. The series centers on a San Francisco hospital. It was created by John Wells and Lydia Woodward, who also created ER.

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Created by: John Wells, Lydia Woodward
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dana Delany, Paul Blackthorne, Anna Deavere Smith

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
morality
healing
friendship
loyalty
Places: hospital
big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: John Wells, Lydia Woodward
Written by: John Wells, Lydia Woodward, Chris Mundy, Joseph Dougherty
Starring: Dana Delany, Paul Blackthorne, Anna Deavere Smith, Sasha Alexander, Oded Fehr, Julianne Nicholson, Blythe Danner, Frances Bay
Length: 1 seasons, 16 episodes, 44 min each
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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