Mercy Street

A somber, carefully observed hospital drama where the wounds of a divided nation are tended alongside the bodies of its soldiers.

Created by

David Zabel, Lisa Q. Wolfinger

Genres

Drama

Starring

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, McKinley Belcher III, Suzanne Bertish

Overview

Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green. Based on true stories and set in a Union hospital in the occupied Confederate city of Alexandria, viewers are taken beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face the unprecedented challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, class, race, gender

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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