Mercy Street
Seen it?2016 | 2 seasons | 54 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and a quick end and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama. If you loved Shōgun or Fellow Travelers, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 54 minutes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
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 earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 34K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12016 · 6 episodes · 7.7 out of 10Saturday
Season 22017 · 6 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
Created by David Zabel, Lisa Q. Wolfinger
- Mary Elizabeth WinsteadMary Phinney
- McKinley Belcher IIISamuel Diggs
- Suzanne BertishMatron Brannan
- AnnaSophia RobbAlice Green
- Norbert Leo ButzDr. Byron Hale
- Josh RadnorDr. Jed Foster
- Hannah JamesEmma Green
- Tara SummersAnne Hastings
- Shalita GrantAurelia Johnson
- L. Scott CaldwellBelinda Gibson