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Don't be fooled by basic premise: Fox's Red Band Society isn't your typical teen drama, nor is it your typical medical show. Hailing from writer and executive producer Margaret Nagle and executive producer Steven Spielberg, Red Band Society stars The Help's Oscar winner Octavia Spencer as Nurse Jackson—sometimes referred to as "Scary Bitch"—and Brothers and Sisters veteran Dave Annable as Dr. Jack McAndrew, the two "authority figures" in Ocean Park Hospital. But don't expect death, melodrama and tears every week—or at all. "Well, I can tell you this. When you tune into a show, you know you want to be entertained. We're definitely entertaining people, but...

Red Band Society Review

The new Fox effort, Red Band Society is the kind of show that gives you a new jolt of hope for television, but also leaves you fearful… because you’ve watched TV before.

The first thing you’ll notice about the trailers and promos for the show is the shortage of adults, but you probably won’t believe a non-cable network series will be brave enough to let the post-teens fade into the background. Thankfully, what seems obvious isn’t the case. Even with notable names like Octavia Spencer and Dave Annable serving as head nurse and the nation’s top pediatric surgeon, they aren’t around that much.

The show is about a group of young patients living in a hospital, who have some serious illnesses and/or are generally not in a great state of health. The series kicks off with Jordi (Nolan Sotillo...

Mandy Moore is about to play doctor: The singer/actress has signed up for a recurring role on Fox’s upcoming hospital-set drama Red Band Society, the network announced today.

Moore—whose credits include Entourage, Grey’s Anatomy, and A Walk to Remember—will play Dr. Erin Grace, the chief of staff at Ocean Park Hospital, where an eclectic group of young patients are living (and bonding) in the pediatrics wing. Erin also happens to be the ex-fiancée of Dr. Jack McAndrew (Dave Annable), the country’s top pediatric surgeon who also works at the hospital.

Red Band Society debuts Sept.

Multi-talented Mandy Moore will be featured as a recurring guest star on the upcoming dramedy “Red Band Society,” Fox announced on Friday. Moore will play Dr. Erin Grace, the Chief of Staff at Ocean Park Hospital, who is also the ex-fiancée of Dr. Jack McAndrew, played by Dave Annable. “Red Band Society” follows a group of teenage patients who live together in a pediatric ward and Steven Spielberg is among the producers. It also stars Octavia Spencer, from “The Help.” See video: Watch Fox's ‘Red Band Society’ Pilot (Video) Moore's career took off in 1999 with her debut album, “So Real.

Less animation, plenty of reality, and another two-hour comedy block reduced — those are some of the quick take-aways from Fox’s 2014 fall schedule announcement.

First up: On Mondays, the network will launch perhaps fall’s most-anticipated new drama, the Batman prequel series Gotham at 8 p.m. followed by the sophomore return of Sleepy Hollow at 9 p.m. Fox has ordered 16 episodes of Gotham and 18 episodes of Sleepy Hollow. On Tuesdays, ambitious new reality show Utopia, in which contestants try to build a perfect society over the course of a year, will open for New Girl and The Mindy Project (which...