Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Mercy Street easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Mercy Street scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 59% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Mercy Street violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does Mercy Street leave you hopeful?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Mercy Street

Name: Mercy Street
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, McKinley Belcher III, Suzanne Bertish, AnnaSophia Robb, Norbert Leo Butz

Created by David Zabel, Lisa Q. Wolfinger

On PBS

2016–20172 seasons12 episodes54 min6.2 / 10

A period drama centered on two nurses navigating moral conflict and human connection amid the Civil War's unprecedented suffering, grounded in historical detail and intimate character study.

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.

Clusters

Time's Weight, Quietly Carried Bonds Forged Under Historical Fire Forbidden Love, Fated Ruin

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Nurse Historical Fiction Period Drama Union Soldier Confederate Soldier American Civil War Historical Drama

Questions people ask

Is Mercy Street sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is Mercy Street easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of series.
Is Mercy Street scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 59% of series.
Is Mercy Street violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Mercy Street leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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