The Knick

Name: The Knick
Genre: Drama, Science
Released: August 8, 2014
Rating: 78
Cast: Michael Angarano, Grainger Hines, Zaraah Abrahams, Eric Johnson, Clive Owen

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Cinemax | Release Date: August 8, 2014

Starring: Michael Angarano, Grainger Hines, Zaraah Abrahams, Eric Johnson, Clive Owen, Charles Aitken, Tom Lipinski, Andre Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson, Chris Sullivan (I), Cara Seymour, David Fierro, Leon Addison Brown, Maya Kazan, LaTonya Borsay, Rachel Korine, Michael Nathanson

Summary: Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the drama set in 1900 in New York City follows the lives and works of the staff of Knickerbocker Hospital including Doctor John Thackery (Clive Owen); Dr. Everett Gallinger (Eric Johnson); Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr. (Michael Angarano); Dr. Algernon Edwards (Andre Holland); and Cornelia Robertson (JulietDirected by Steven Soderbergh, the drama set in 1900 in New York City follows the lives and works of the staff of Knickerbocker Hospital including Doctor John Thackery (Clive Owen); Dr. Everett Gallinger (Eric Johnson); Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr. (Michael Angarano); Dr. Algernon Edwards (Andre Holland); and Cornelia Robertson (Juliet Rylance), the daughter of hospital benefactor, Captain August Robertson.… Expand

Creator: Jack Amiel and Michael Begler

Genre(s): Drama, Science

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S2:E12. Episode 12
Air Date: December 28, 2024
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S2:E11. Episode 11
Air Date: December 28, 2024
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S2:E10. This Is All We Are
Air Date: December 18, 2015

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 15, 2015

Season 2 Review: The Knick is the most detailed show on TV, but by grounding the characters in timeless themes--addiction, class, race, desire, competition--the show transcends its undeniable craftsmanship to become something even greater, something uniquely incredible in today’s TV world. In arguably the best year of television to date, it still stands out. Read full review

Melissa Maerz

Aug 4, 2014

Season 1 Review: The show was created by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, but it's Soderbergh's vision, from the brilliant but unusual score (minimalist electronic music) to the wry camera angles (the series opens on Owen's shoes as he lounges in a brothel). For a period piece, it's strikingly contemporary--and quite gory, although the surgery scenes never feel gratuitous. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Aug 8, 2014

Season 1 Review: The Knick is an astonishing new medical drama that has the potential to be one of the year’s best and most talked-about shows, as well as a breakthrough into TV series excellence for its star, Clive Owen, and its director and executive producer, Steven Soderbergh. Read full review

Tim Molloy

Aug 7, 2014

Season 1 Review: Despite first impressions that can feel one-note, all the characters turn out to be complicated and intriguing. Read full review

Joanne Ostrow

Aug 8, 2014

Season 1 Review: Overall, The Knick is a sublimely addictive ride for which viewers will want to scrub up. Read full review

Tom Long

Aug 8, 2014

Season 1 Review: A period piece with serious punch, The Knick isn’t for the faint of heart. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Aug 7, 2014

Season 1 Review: It’s as if someone looked up instructions for making a period cable TV drama and followed them to the letter--and wound up with something like a “Boardwalk Empire”-style story arc set in an old-timey “E.R.,” only with a much weaker pulse. Read full review

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zedzded

Sep 15, 2019

I didn't enjoy this series as it attempted to shoehorn contemporary ideas about race and feminism into a narrative where they did not belong as if the concerns of that era were the same as ours when they demonstrably were not. I wonder did later episodes tackle gay marriage and transgenderI didn't enjoy this series as it attempted to shoehorn contemporary ideas about race and feminism into a narrative where they did not belong as if the concerns of that era were the same as ours when they demonstrably were not. I wonder did later episodes tackle gay marriage and transgender issues? I didn't manage to stick it out.

Others have gushed about the score, those jarring electronic moments that continuously break any sense of immersion. I think the mark of good music in a series like this would be to heighten emotional tones rather than telegraphing edginess at every opportunity.

The acting is a bit insipid too. I could only handle two painful episodes. I feel sorry for the people who made this cause they obviously put their hearts and souls into it.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

85
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 16, 2015
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  S2:E12. Episode 12
  Air Date: December 28, 2024
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  S2:E11. Episode 11
  Air Date: December 28, 2024
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  S2:E10. This Is All We Are
  Air Date: December 18, 2015
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  S2:E9. Do You Remember Moon Flower?
  Air Date: December 11, 2015
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  S2:E8. Not Well at All
  Air Date: December 4, 2015
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  S2:E7. Williams and Walker
  Air Date: November 27, 2015
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  S2:E6. There Are Rules
  Air Date: November 20, 2015
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  S2:E5. Whiplash
  Air Date: November 13, 2015
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  S2:E4. Wonderful Surprises
  Air Date: November 6, 2015
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  S2:E3. The Best With the Best to Get the Best
  Air Date: October 30, 2015
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  S2:E2. You're No Rose
  Air Date: October 23, 2015
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  S2:E1. Ten Knots
  Air Date: October 16, 2015
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 8, 2014