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Mercy

2009–2010 · 1 season

A grounded hospital drama that balances life-and-death tension with the messy personal lives of its nurses.

Created by: Liz Heldens
Genres: Drama
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jaime Lee Kirchner

Overview: Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April. On October 23, 2009, Mercy was picked up for a full twenty-two-episode first season. On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that Mercy had been cancelled and would not return for a second season due to low ratings.

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Created by: Liz Heldens
Genres: Drama
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jaime Lee Kirchner

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 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
friendship
trauma
healing
love
Places: hospital
big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Liz Heldens
Written by: Toni Graphia, Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Guillermo Díaz, James Le Gros, James Tupper, Diego Klattenhoff, Charlie Semine
Length: 1 seasons, 22 episodes, 44 min each
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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