Mercy Street (2016)

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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.

• Released: 2016-01-17
• Genres: Drama
• Seasons: 2, 12 episodes
• Episode length: 54m
• Network: PBS
• Status: Canceled
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 35 votes

Created by David Zabel, Lisa Q. Wolfinger.

Top cast

• Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Phinney
• McKinley Belcher III as Samuel Diggs
• Suzanne Bertish as Matron Brannan
• AnnaSophia Robb as Alice Green
• Norbert Leo Butz as Dr. Byron Hale
• Josh Radnor as Dr. Jed Foster
• Hannah James as Emma Green
• Tara Summers as Anne Hastings
• Shalita Grant as Aurelia Johnson
• L. Scott Caldwell as Belinda Gibson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Mercy Street

• United States: stream on PBS, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, Thirteen, WETA+; watch free on Hoopla; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla; buy on Apple TV Store

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