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The Night Shift

2014–2017 · 4 seasons

A fast-paced, emotional ride through the chaos of an ER night shift, balancing life-or-death tension with the personal dramas of a close-knit team.

Created by: Jeff Judah, Gabe Sachs
Genres: Drama
Starring: Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Freddy Rodríguez

Tagline: Night falls. Duty Calls.
Overview: The stories of the men and women who work the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital. They are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan.

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Created by: Jeff Judah, Gabe Sachs
Genres: Drama
Starring: Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Freddy Rodríguez

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
healing
found family
love
work
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Jeff Judah, Gabe Sachs
Written by: Jon Fong, Gabe Fonseca, Jeff Judah, Tom Garrigus
Starring: Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Freddy Rodríguez, Dani Payne, Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Robert Bailey Jr., Daniella Alonso
Length: 4 seasons, 45 episodes
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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