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2014
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2014
TV-MA
Cinemax

The Knick

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 (Juliet Ryla...

Created By: Jack Amiel, Michael Begler

2014
TV-MA
Cinemax

2014
TV-MA
Cinemax

The Knick

Season 1 Premiere: Aug 8, 2014

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 54 Critic Reviews

78

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 374 User Ratings

8.5

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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 (Juliet Ryla...

Created By: Jack Amiel, Michael Begler

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10 Episodes • 2014

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 54 Critic Reviews

83% Positive
45 Reviews

17% Mixed
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 54 Critic Reviews

83% Positive
45 Reviews

17% Mixed
9 Reviews

0% Negative
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Oct 15, 2015

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.

By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

Oct 15, 2015

It builds on last year’s strengths capably in season two. The Knick has what tamer period dramas lack: A spark of life and sense of danger.

By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW

Aug 6, 2014

If the show takes a while to warm up--and seems to hit certain character beats, like Thack's cocaine addiction, or his feelings towards rookie nurse Lucy Elkins (Eve Hewson), over and over again--it builds in the way you would hope a modern cable drama season would, and many of the repetitive earlier scenes wind up laying a foundation for major shifts in the season's second half.

By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW

Wall Street Journal

Aug 8, 2014

Despite some clumsy exposition by its creators, Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, it has a well-researched sense of place.

By John Anderson FULL REVIEW

Kansas City Star

Aug 4, 2014

Like “True Detective,” The Knick benefits from a consistent vision and stellar cinematography. Its turn-of-the-century sets and costuming will transport viewers into the past more vividly than any stuffy sitting room in “Downton Abbey.” But it requires dedication to stick around with The Knick until the action gets going a few episodes in.

By Sara Smith FULL REVIEW

Aug 6, 2014

It doesn’t have the distinctive voice and language that David Milch gave Deadwood, though, and the writing isn’t always up to the distinctive direction and performances. The show grows on you, though, or it did on me.

By James Poniewozik FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Aug 7, 2014

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.

By Hank Stuever FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 374 User Ratings

91% Positive
342 Ratings

3% Mixed
12 Ratings

5% Negative
20 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 374 User Ratings

91% Positive
342 Ratings

3% Mixed
12 Ratings

5% Negative
20 Ratings

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Production Company:

Anonymous Content

Initial Release Date: Aug 8, 2014

Number of seasons: 3 Seasons

Rating: TV-MA

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Awards

Golden Globes, USA

• 1 Nomination

Primetime Emmy Awards

• 1 Win & 9 Nominations

Satellite Awards

• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations

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