The Knick
Drama
As upscale care in New York shifts from urban locales in the early 1900s, Knickerbocker Hospital remains in the city to serve a mostly poor, immigrant population. Undeterred by high mortality from sepsis in a pre-antibiotics era, chief surgeon John Thackery pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering procedures despite his painful past and severe cocaine addiction. Dr. Algernon Edwards, recruited by hospital patron Capt. August Robertson, is the chief's professional equal, but Edwards' color skews Thackery's opinion -- until a chance discovery changes it. Co-executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, who directs the first season, "The Knick" is a sometimes-graphic drama, revealing racism and corruption while desperate people became operating-room guinea pigs.
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The Knick Method and Madness
Dr. John Thackery ascends to the role of chief surgeon and is pressured by hospital benefactors to hire a black assistant chief, Algernon Edwards.
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The Knick Mr. Paris Shoes
Dr. Thackery berates Barrow about an abundance of cadavers; Edwards opens a covert basement clinic.
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The Knick The Busy Flea
Thackery is asked to perform reconstructive surgery on a former flame; Algernon experiences a very frustrating day at work.
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The Knick Where's the Dignity?
Algernon angers Eleanor when he forces Thackery's hand during surgery; a recovering Abigail regrets her past choices involving Thackery; Cleary and Sister Harriet strike a deal.
6:25 PM on Cinemax - Eastern Feed 557
The Knick They Capture the Heat
Barrow seeks to pay down a debt by treating one of Collier's wounded men; Barrow tries to convince Capt. Robertson to buy a new Edison invention; Edwards tries to improve on a hernia surgery.
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The Knick Start Calling Me Dad
Thackery and Bertie vow to reverse a series of operating theatre failures after finding success with a new procedure; Cornelia helps Speight track down a typhoid carrier; Edwards finds his clinic, and his career, in jeopardy.
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The Knick Get the Rope
The stabbing of a cop by a black man stirs up racial tension; Everett returns to work; Barrow fears for Junia's safety.
4:59 PM on Cinemax - Eastern Feed 557
The Knick Working Late a Lot
Thackery worries that Dr. Levi Zinberg, a Jewish surgeon and inventor, will steal his spotlight; Bertie continues his courtship of Lucy while staving off his father's demands that he leave the Knick.
5:42 PM on Cinemax - Eastern Feed 557
The Knick The Golden Lotus
A late-night crime sheds unfavorable light on the Knick, which prompts Robertson to come up with hush money; Lucy goes to extremes to get drugs for a desperate Thackery; Eleanor's behavior becomes more erratic.
6:34 PM on Cinemax - Eastern Feed 557
The Knick Crutchfield
Thackery refuses to collaborate with Dr. Zinberg on blood-transfusion research; Cornelia and Edwards arrive at a crossroads; Barrow trades one creditor for another; Lucy requests Bertie's help.
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