7.356 minSeason 2 • Episode 10
LatestThackery ignores Zinberg's advice at Mt. Sinai and undertakes a risky, alternative course of action; Cornelia confronts Henry about the family business; Barrow's actions at the hospital construction site are called into question; Gallinger ponders a job opportunity; and Cleary steadfastly refuses to give up on Harriet.
Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.
Direction
Soderbergh directs every episode—visceral, claustrophobic, stunning.
Cinematography
Digital cameras masquerading as 1900s film—surgical precision in every frame.
Score
Cliff Martinez's electronic heartbeat against period setting—genius anachronism.
Creators
Michael Begler, Jack Amiel
Clive Owen
Dr. John Thackery
Charles Aitken
Henry Robertson
André Holland
Dr. Algernon Edwards
Jeremy Bobb
Herman Barrow
Juliet Rylance
Cornelia Robertson
Eve Hewson
Lucy Elkins
Eric Johnson
Dr. Everett Gallinger
Michael Angarano
Dr. Bertram “Bertie" Chickering, Jr.
Cara Seymour
Sister Harriet
Chris Sullivan
Tom Cleary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clive Owen learned to perform actual surgical knots for authenticity; Soderbergh shot with natural light and period-accurate lenses.
The real Knickerbocker Hospital existed until 1979; Thackery is loosely based on William Halsted, the cocaine-addicted father of modern surgery who secretly used morphine for 40 years.
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