Latest in Mercy Street

Mercy Street will not be back for a third season, PBS and producers announced days after airing the Civil War era drama’s Season 2 finale, citing funding and “the complicated nature of aligning production timelines.” PBS' first original American drama in more than a decade, Mercy Street followed doctors, nurses…

The second season of PBS’ Civil War-era hospital drama Mercy Street will have “more scope and expanse” than the first, executive producer David Zabel said, saying Season 1 “felt a little too contained.” To that point, Season 2 will include battle scenes “to give a sense of what is going on in the front lines to…

We're getting a first look at Season 2 of praised Civil War-drama Mercy Street, set to premiere January 22 at 8 PM on PBS. Mercy Street follows the doctors, nurses and soldiers, as well as free, enslaved and contraband African Americans and other residents of the war-torn city of Alexandria, VA, as they navigate the…

Released in January, PBS’ period medical drama Mercy Street entered into an immensely crowded landscape of top-notch television dramas, engendering its own following and critical praise in spite of it all. From executive producers Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Lisa Q. Wolfinger and David Zabel, the true-to-life…

PBS, known for showcasing so many British series, brought something a little different to their segment of Deadline’s first-ever Contenders Emmys all-day event at the DGA Theatre. With Mercy Street, their first home grown original dramatic series in a decade, they wanted something distinctly American, according to…

Essential collaborators for scrambling showrunners, and feared arbiters of actors' worth, casting directors are responsible for identifying talent, unpuzzling ensembles and launching careers. As the actors they cast enjoy the lion's share of the Emmy limelight, we put three questions to the people responsible for…

The Vampire Diaries alum Chris Wood has booked a recurring role opposite AnnaSophia Robb on the second season of PBS’ Mercy Street. Wood will play Captain Lance Van Der Berg, a handsome young Union captain lodging at the Green home when he strikes up a budding romance with Alice Green (Robb). The period drama series…

Brian F. O’Byrne, Patina Miller and Bryce Pinkham have been added to the cast of PBS’ Mercy Street for its second season, currently in production in Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. O’Bryrne (Aquarius) will play Allan Pinkerton, head of the Union Intelligence Service, based on the real Pinkerton. Miller (The Hunger G…

PBS’ new period drama Mercy Street, which launched behind the final season of Downton Abbey and already has been renewed for a second season, tells the story of two volunteer nurses working on opposite sides of the Civil War. "Part of the goal setting out was to tell a great American story that matched the quality and…

PBS waited until the morning after issuing Downton Abbey series finale stats to announce it has greenlit a second season of Mercy Street from Scott Free, which the programming service hopes will be Downton’s successor. PBS noted its first original drama in more than a decade clocked 3.3 million viewers in its…

Premiere of Mercy Street, PBS’ first original drama in more than a decade, clocked 3.3 million viewers in its unveiling last night, following an episode of Downton Abbey‘s final season. Mercy Street’s first household rating came in 16% higher than PBS’  unveiling of Sherlock‘s Season 3, “His Last Vow”, which also had…

The new Civil War drama Mercy Street is marching to Amazon with an exclusive SVOD deal. Amazon Prime subscribers in the U.S. will have access to episodes of the series seven days after they air on PBS. Episode 1 will be available on Amazon Video for free in the lead-up to Sunday’s series premiere. Set in 1862…