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Hawthorne

2009–2011 · 3 seasons

A heartfelt, sometimes tense look at hospital life, anchored by a strong, compassionate nurse fighting for her patients.

Created by: John Masius
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jada Pinkett Smith, Suleka Mathew, David Julian Hirsh

Tagline: Every patient needs a hero.
Overview: Christina Hawthorne is a compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer heading up a group of dedicated nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital on the hospital's front lines. She does everything in her power to help her patients. When necessary, she takes on doctors and administrators who are overworked, distracted or just unable to see the human being behind the hospital chart. But the long days at the hospital and Hawthorne’s intense focus on helping others take a toll on her personal life.

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Created by: John Masius
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jada Pinkett Smith, Suleka Mathew, David Julian Hirsh

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
family
parenthood
love
betrayal
Places: hospital
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: John Masius
Written by: Glen Mazzara, Jeff Rake, John Masius
Starring: Jada Pinkett Smith, Suleka Mathew, David Julian Hirsh, Michael Vartan, Hannah Hodson, Vanessa Lengies, Christina Moore, Collins Pennie
Music: The Angel
Length: 3 seasons, 30 episodes
Network: TNT
Languages: English

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