Home > Mercy Street > Season 1 « TV Series Page Mercy Street: Season 1 (2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 73% Average Rating: 6.46/10 Season Reviews: 22 Fresh: 16 Rotten: 6 Critics Consensus: Mercy Street's intriguing setting and talented cast can't compensate for the overall lack of excitement in a period drama that's traditional to a fault. 58% Average Rating: 6.06/10 Season Reviews: 12 Fresh: 7 Rotten: 5 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Mercy Street's intriguing setting and talented cast can't compensate for the overall lack of excitement in a period drama that's traditional to a fault. AUDIENCE SCORE 77% liked it Average Rating: 4.1/5 User Ratings: 104 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 The New Nurse Air date: Jan 17, 2016 The drama about two Civil War volunteer nurses on opposite sides of the conflict begins on New Englander Mary Phinney's first day at Mansion House, a hotel-turned-Union hospital in an occupied Southern town. More 2 The Haversack Air date: Jan 24, 2016 Emma nurses a wounded friend; Dr. Foster wrestles with his marriage and career; Mary strives to improve the lives of her patients with help from Samuel; and Silas involves Aurelia in a corrupt deal. More 3 The Uniform Air date: Jan 31, 2016 Dr. Foster operates on his brother, who's a Confederate soldier; Alice is shocked to discover that the war has changed her fiancé; and Samuel and Aurelia try to convince a young slave to seize a chance at freedom. More 4 The Belle Alliance Air date: Feb 7, 2016 The Green girls and Frank devise a plan to help Tom escape during a Union ball at their house; and Mary releases Dr. Foster, who's still shaky, from his "quarantine" so that he can guide Samuel through a delicate operation. More 5 The Dead Room Air date: Feb 14, 2016 A hospital inspector's unexpected visit throws the staff into disarray; Mary feels empathy for a deserter; Silas makes Samuel pay for his arrogance; and James Sr. tries to earn his family's respect. More 6 The Diabolical Plot Air date: Feb 21, 2016 In the Season 1 finale, a visit by President Lincoln sets in motion a rebel plot. In other events, Dr. Foster uncovers a scheme to undermine him at the expense of his patients; and Aurelia, who's recovered from her surgery, makes a major decision. More Mercy Street: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (10) Tv Season Info Season 1 of the Civil War medical drama opens with Mary Phinney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a widowed nurse from New England, arriving at a hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Va., that's been set up in a luxury hotel owned by the Green family. Although a Union operation, it cares for soldiers on both sides of the conflict—though doctors Jed Foster (Josh Radnor) and Byron Hale (Norbert Leo Butz) disagree on just how much care the Southerners should receive. Among the first things Mary does: cover up an emergency surgery performed by Samuel (McKinley Belcher III), a free black laborer who's skilled at medicine. At the same time, the Green's daughter Emma (Hannah James) braves the patient wards in a furtive search for news about her fiancé Frank (Jack Falahee), a Confederate soldier, and, by the second episode, is volunteering to serve as a nurse. Frank does turn up, eventually, but not as a patient: First, he poses as a dental assistant in order to steal plans from Union soldiers; and, later, he aims to help a wounded prisoner (and Emma's sister's beau) escape and rejoin his outfit. Other storylines find Mary helping Jed wean himself off of morphine; Samuel falling for a contraband slave; the medical inspector visiting; the Green family patriarch James (Gary Cole) facing imprisonment for refusing to sign an oath of allegiance to the Union; and Frank plotting to assassinate President Lincoln during a visit to the hospital by the commander-in-chief. Genre: Drama Network: PBS Premiere Date: Jan 17, 2016 Exec. Producers: Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Lisa Wolfinger, David Zabel Cast Josh Radnor as Jedediah Foster Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Phinney Gary Cole as James Green Brad Koed as James Green Jr. Hannah James as Emma Green Norbert Leo Butz as Dr. Byron Hale Peter Gerety as Dr. Alfred Summers McKinley Belcher III as Samuel Diggs Tara Summers as Anne Hastings Shalita Grant as Aurelia Johnson Jack Falahee as Frank Stringfellow AnnaSophia Robb as Alice Green Cameron Monaghan as Tom Fairfax Donna Murphy as Jane Green L. Scott Caldwell as Belinda Suzanne Bertish as Hospital Matron Brannan Wade Williams as Silas Bullen Luke MacFarlane as Chaplain Hopkins Cherry Jones as Dorthea Dix Anna Sophia Robb as Alice Green Show More Cast News & Interviews for Mercy Street: Season 1 Now Streaming: The X-Files, Fear the Walking Dead, Fargo, And More Video: TV Premieres Countdown for January 15, 2016 2016 Winter/Spring TV Premiere Dates View All Mercy Street: Season 1 News Episodes 1 The New Nurse Air date: Jan 17, 2016 The drama about two Civil War volunteer nurses on opposite sides of the conflict begins on New Englander Mary Phinney's first day at Mansion House, a hotel-turned-Union hospital in an occupied Southern town. More 2 The Haversack Air date: Jan 24, 2016 Emma nurses a wounded friend; Dr. Foster wrestles with his marriage and career; Mary strives to improve the lives of her patients with help from Samuel; and Silas involves Aurelia in a corrupt deal. More 3 The Uniform Air date: Jan 31, 2016 Dr. Foster operates on his brother, who's a Confederate soldier; Alice is shocked to discover that the war has changed her fiancé; and Samuel and Aurelia try to convince a young slave to seize a chance at freedom. More 4 The Belle Alliance Air date: Feb 7, 2016 The Green girls and Frank devise a plan to help Tom escape during a Union ball at their house; and Mary releases Dr. Foster, who's still shaky, from his "quarantine" so that he can guide Samuel through a delicate operation. More 5 The Dead Room Air date: Feb 14, 2016 A hospital inspector's unexpected visit throws the staff into disarray; Mary feels empathy for a deserter; Silas makes Samuel pay for his arrogance; and James Sr. tries to earn his family's respect. More 6 The Diabolical Plot Air date: Feb 21, 2016 In the Season 1 finale, a visit by President Lincoln sets in motion a rebel plot. In other events, Dr. Foster uncovers a scheme to undermine him at the expense of his patients; and Aurelia, who's recovered from her surgery, makes a major decision. More Critic Reviews for Mercy Street Season 1 All Critics (22) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (6) Hopefully timing and word of mouth will turn the series into a deserving contender in a Sunday television landscape packed with viable options. Aug 7, 2018 | Full Review… Mekeisha Madden Toby TheWrap Top Critic Well-meaning but oh so somber, Mercy Street is a rare, born-in-the USA drama for a network that has relied on the British for almost everything in this genre. Jun 12, 2018 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Despite the lovely title, used by both musician Peter Gabriel and poet Anne Sexton, the show is obvious and inauthentic as it tells the story. Jan 15, 2016 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic Excellent cast, lifeless drama. Jan 14, 2016 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic The blood and tragedy don't feel gratuitous, but rather honest portrayals of a turbulent time in American history based on true events in Alexandria, Va. starting in 1861. Nov 15, 2018 | Full Review… Laura Finch WORLD The first original scripted drama produced by PBS in over a decade, Mercy Street is a medical show by way of a historical drama, an American story that takes its cues from British period pieces and fills its cast with strong American actors. Jul 29, 2016 | Full Review… Sean Axmaker Seanax.com A drama that exults the quality of mercy in an improvised Virginia hospital during the Civil War. Feb 26, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice Soapy Civil War hospital drama has lots of blood, history. Feb 2, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media Although some aspects of the ploy may be predictable, the drama emerging from the many conflicts of the Civil War period, both ideological and physical, promise to demand attention. Jan 21, 2016 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Sean Fennell PopMatters Mercy Street milks ample drama from the terrifying prospect of facing even the most minor of procedures in an era in which anesthesia was considered unnecessary and the most scientific testing involved sniffing. Jan 19, 2016 | Full Review… Dan Fienberg Hollywood Reporter Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (22) Audience Reviews for Mercy Street: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Mercy Street: Season 1! View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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