TV series

The Knick

2014–2015 · 2 seasons

A grim, immersive plunge into early surgery, where addiction and prejudice cut as deep as the scalpels.

Tagline: Modern medicine had to start somewhere.
Overview: Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Addiction, ambition, race, class
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
ambition
race
class
morality
Places: big city
hospital
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong