Why it may be worth watching
- Mercy Street combines Drama storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, McKinley Belcher III, Suzanne Bertish.
TV series
Mercy Street
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.
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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
Luke MacfarlaneChaplain Henry Hopkins
Peter GeretyDr. Alfred Summers
Jack FalaheeFrank Stringfellow
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama. The available catalogue spans 2 seasons.
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A regional age classification is not currently listed. Metadata signals include violence or peril. Ratings vary by country; use this as a quick screening note rather than a complete parental guide.
Themes and topics
nursehistorical fictionperiod dramaunion soldierconfederate soldieramerican civil warhistorical drama
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