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.

Aired

2016–2017

Seasons

2 · 12 episodes

Status

Canceled

Created by

David Zabel, Lisa Q. Wolfinger

Network

PBS

Genres

Drama

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Official website

Watch Mercy Street | A PBS Original Series

Inspired by real events, Mercy Street takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of a distinctive cast of characters — doctors, nurses, contraband laborers and Southern loyalists — realizing the chaotic world of Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia and the Mansion House Hospital in the early years of the Civil War. All episodes now streaming.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

television series

Genre

drama film

Country of origin

United States

Original language

English language

Cast member

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Composer

David Buckley

Producer

David W. Zucker

Duration

54

Official website

www.pbs.org/mercy-street/home

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