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Exclusive: Cam Gigandet (Twilight) has signed on to star in the feature Deadly Games.

Gigandet joins the wider ensemble featuring Eddie Hall (The Expendables 4), Shane McCormick (Beneath the Silence), Hannah James (Supergirl), and Megan Lockhurst (The Siege).

Deadly Games follows Dax Cage (Gigandet), a former undisputed Mma champion who returns home after a seven-year prison stint to find his life in ruins. His estranged father wants nothing to do with him, his marriage has crumbled, and his younger step-brother Maverick (McCormick) — once Mma’s most promising star — is barely staying afloat with a newborn on the way. Drowning in debt to London’s most feared loan shark, Maverick is forced into the Deadly Games—a brutal underground tournament offering a £1 million prize.

As Dax fights to protect his brother, he must enter the ring once more—risking his life and defying a doctor’s orders after multiple concussions ended his professional career.

Tracy Ifeachor and Ashley Walters are set to star in an upcoming new movie from M Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks!

The now former The Pitt actress and Adolescence star have joined the cast of Remain, which is an original story from the filmmaker and the best-selling author, per Deadline.

They, along with several others, join previously announced stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor.

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Also set to join the cast include Julie Hagerty, Jay O Sanders, Hannah James, Caleb Ruminer, Kieran Mulcare and Maria Dizzia.

The upcoming movie is a story co-created by M Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks, who are writing the film and an accompanying novel, respectively, based on the same original love story.

Both the movie and the novel will be based on the story’s concept and characters, but will be tailored to their respective platforms.

M Night will produce through his Blinding Edge Pictures,...

A while back, it was announced that The Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan and The Notebook author Nicholas Sparks were teaming up for a supernatural romantic thriller called Remain. Shyamalan and Sparks created the original story together, with Shyamalan going off to write a screenplay based on the story while Sparks turned the idea into a novel. As was said at the time, “Both will be based on the same concept and set of characters but designed for their individual mediums.” The Sparks novel is scheduled to reach store shelves this year, on October 7th, and Amazon is already accepting pre-orders for the 352 page book at This Link. The Shyamalan film will reach theatres one year later, just in time for Halloween, as Warner Bros. Pictures has given it an October 23, 2026 release date. Filming began a few weeks ago, and now Deadline has confirmed that Julie Hagerty (Airplane), Jay O. Sanders...

M. Night Shyamalan has rounded out the cast of his supernatural romance thriller Remain, Deadline reports.

Julie Hagerty (Airplane), Jay O. Sanders (Along Came a Spider), Tracy Ifeachor (“The Pitt”), Hannah James (“Mercy Street”), Caleb Ruminer (“Finding Carter”), Kieran Mulcare (“Jessica Jones”), and Maria Dizzia (“Orange is the New Black”) have joined the production.

Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko), Phoebe Dynevor (“Bridgerton”), and Ashley Walters (“Adolescence”) lead the cast.

Currently shooting in Rhode Island, the film is due out on October 23, 2026 from Warner Bros.

Shyamalan co-created the story with author Nicholas Sparks, independently writing a screenplay and a novel based on the same concept and characters but tailored to their respective mediums.

Sparks’ Remain novel publishes on October 7, 2025 via Random House. Here’s the book’s synopsis:

When New York architect Tate Donovan arrives in Cape Cod to design his best friend’s summer home, he is hoping to make a fresh start.

Exclusive: M. Night Shyamalan’s new supernatural romantic thriller, Remain, has added award-winning actor, producer, director and recording artist Ashley Walters, Julie Hagerty, Jay O. Sanders (His Three Daughters; When You Finishing Saving the World) and Tracy Ifeachor (The Pitt) to the cast.

Hannah James, Caleb Ruminer, Kieran Mulcare and Maria Dizzia round out the cast.

The group joins previously announced Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor in a story that 2x Oscar nominee Shyamalan co-created with bestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks. Shyamalan and Sparks are independently writing a screenplay and a novel, respectively, based on the same original love story.

Both projects will be based on the same concept and set of characters, but tailored to their respective mediums.

Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan...

Before the long-running, beloved fantasy series comes to an end, Outlander must answer some pressing questions as season 7, part 2, and season 8 loom. Sam Heughan and Caitrona Balfe have played Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall Fraser in the Starz adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's book series since the premiere in 2014. After many years and instances of time travel since then, Claire and Jamie have found themselves in the thick of many revolutions and world events. As Outlander Season 8 draws closer, how the series will wrap up the story is of great importance.

It's been confirmed that Outlander season 8 will change the book's ending since Gabaldon likely won't be finished writing the last book in the series before season 8 premieres. As Outlander season 8 has already wrapped filming ahead of the premiere of season 7, part 2, the story's finale has been set in stone, and hopefully, the creative team has worked to wrap up every loose end.

A crucial Outlander season 7, part 1 detail makes me think William Ransom (Charles Vandervaart) will learn the truth about Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) very soon. With Outlander season 7, part 2 on the horizon and Outlander season 8 officially confirmed to be the historical epic's final outing the series' biggest threads will come to a head in the next batch of episodes. The seventh season of the series, which is based on Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books, introduced an adult William Ransom, Jamie's illegitimate son who was raised by Lord John Grey (David Berry).

Outlander is never short on dramatic twists and turns, which is one of the reasons I love the series. At this point, William's lineage is one of the more compelling storylines. Despite being the biological son of Jamie and Geneva Dunsany (Hannah James), William is the heir of Earl Ludovic Ransom. To recap, Geneva died shortly after giving birth to William.

Morgan Freeman isn’t a fan of Black History Month.

“I detest it. The mere idea of it. You are going to give me the shortest month in a year? And you are going to celebrate ‘my’ history?! This whole idea makes my teeth itch. It’s not right,” he tells Variety.

“My history is American history. It’s the one thing in this world I am interested in, beyond making money, having a good time and getting enough sleep.”

Having exec produced Civil War series “The Gray House” alongside Lori McCreary through Revelations Entertainment, the past is very much on Freeman’s mind.

“If you don’t know your past, if you don’t remember it, you are bound to repeat it,” he says. During election year, this statement seems particularly poignant.

“Do you know this song? ‘To everything, there is a season.’ It really, really works in showbusiness.

Cam Gigandet is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Twilight, Never Back Down and Black Warrant.

Cam Gigandet Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Cam Gigandet was born on August 16, 1982 (Cam Gigandet: age 40), in Tacoma, Washington. His parents are Kim and Jay Gigandet and he has one sister, Kelsie. Gigandet graduated Auburn Senior High School in 2001 and further studied at Santa Monica College.

In an exclusive interview with uInterview, Gigandet recalled what drew him to acting in the first place after he moved to Los Angeles. “Someone suggested that I went to an acting class so I went and it was something so new and different and unique and – I mean, growing up playing sports with like, cows and woods – it just kind of blew my mind. And I was sold. The very first class I went to I was hooked from that moment on,...

"We'll help ya - for half the bounty." "Just my luck..." Lionsgate has just debuted an official trailer for Two Sinners and a Mule, an action western they're dropping on VOD and in theaters later in April. I doubt anyone is going to go see this. Two ladies of pleasure, kicked out of town, run across a Bounty Hunter shot to hell. After he is nursed back to health, the ladies decide he needs their help to track down Gila Grimes - a ruthless, murdering bandit, for half of the bounty. It's made by a stunt coordinator making his first feature, which should tell you why this doesn't look that good at all. Two Sinners and a Mule stars Cam Gigandet, Chantelle Albers, Hannah James, and Buck Taylor. How do these movies keep getting made, I don't know. This looks so awful, and I can imagine the performances are even...

The Old West was just as populated by strong females as men as seen in the Two Sinners and a Mule trailer. The film stars Chantelle Albers and Hannah James as courtesans Alice and Nora who find themselves driven out of their town by the religious locals and stumble across wounded bounty hunter Elden Gallup, who they nurse back to health in exchange for splitting the bounty on a murderous bandit. Alongside Albers and James, the cast for Two Sinners and a Mule includes Cam Gigadent, Buck Taylor, Cord Newman, David Midthunder, and Luce Rains.

With just over two weeks remaining until it arrives, Screen Rant is proud to exclusively present the Two Sinners and a Mule trailer. The trailer offers the first look at the upcoming Western thriller, which presents a feminine twist on the genre as it focuses on two ladies of pleasure who team up with a...

Jack Falahee, Eric Nelsen and Hannah James are slated to star in indie drama “Holly by Nightfall” from director Andy Delaney and screenwriter Peter James Cooper.

The feature film centers on a group of friends while they navigate the stumbling blocks of adulthood. It marks one of Falahee’s first screen project since wrapping his breakout role opposite Viola Davis on ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder” in 2020. The actor teased a behind-the-scenes still with Nelsen on his Instagram Wednesday.

Per an official synopsis, “Holly by Nightfall” is “a funny, sweet and poignant story about a group of friends who are hitting crossroads in their lives, stumbling over decisions about relationships and careers.”

The project is currently in post-production and just wrapped filming on location in Houston, Texas.

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Izzy Meikle-Small stars as Rachel Hunter in Season 7 of Outlander. Pic credit: ©Imagecollect.com/Steve Vas / Featureflash

Back in June, Starz announced two new cast members who will appear in Season 7 of Outlander.

Rachel and Denzell Hunter are siblings that have a Quaker background but wind up tending to William “Willie” Ransom (who will be portrayed by Charles Vandervaart in Season 7), according to the book series by Diana Gabaldon.

William is Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) illegitimate son to Geneva Dunsany (Hannah James), so, of course, this means the Hunters will come under the radar of Jamie and his wife, Claire (Caitriona Balfe) when Outlander returns.

This is all expected to play out as the threat of the American Revolutionary War looms.

As yet, only a few images of Rachel and Denzell have been seen after someone took photos of them onset so fans have not yet had a chance to really see the pair properly.

This article contains no spoilers for the Bridgerton TV series. References to book events have been scrubbed of identifying details, and all links are spoiler free.

For some, source material is sacred. But productions that prioritize faithfulness above all else lose so many opportunities, perhaps the most important of which is a chance to reach new and diverse audiences. Some fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, which is set to be adapted into a Shonda Rhimes-produced Netflix adaptation later this month, may bristle at any suggested changes to the source material. However, as we already know from the series’ marketing and production announcements, Bridgerton is open to making major changes to the source material, including altering the racial and ethnic backgrounds of several main characters, adding new characters altogether, and likely incorporating elements from later books into the first season—all signs that this adaptation isn’t looking...

While many people may have diverse political and lifestyle views, they can still bond over the natural desire to help others who are in need. That’s certainly the case for the opposing sides of the medical television series, ‘Mercy Street.’ The historical drama, which is set during the American Civil War,’ stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead […]

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Kara and Red Daughter’s worlds finally collided on Sunday’s Supergirl, though not at all how we anticipated. When a routine training session went south for the Girl of Steel’s doppelgänger, the military attempted to shock her back to life, inadvertently dispersing some transformative gamma rays throughout the planet. Traces of that energy infected a drug dealer’s pill supply, resulting in an enormous pair of angry, mutated frat boys.

The Deo was able to handle those two fairly easily, but it had a real problem on its hands when the Children of Liberty caught wind of the strength-enhancing street drugs.

During the Dec. 9 episode of Outlander, appropriately titled "Blood of My Blood," Jamie (Sam Heughan) welcomes a couple of unexpected visitors at Fraser's Ridge, which leads to a number of poignant, emotional scenes - scenes that Heughan told Popsugar that he was particularly excited to film in season four. Read on to find out exactly what went down and Heughan's interpretation of the events, but be warned: spoilers ahead for episode six and light spoilers from the books.

Related: Outlander's Caitriona Balfe on That Conversation With Lord John Grey: "It's Heartbreaking"

In "Blood of My Blood," Lord John Grey (David Berry) makes a stop at Jamie and Claire's homestead on his way to Lynchburg, Va, bringing his adopted son, William (Oliver Finnegan) with him. Of course, John, Claire, Jamie, and the viewers all know that William's biological father is Jamie himself, from when young Geneva Dunsany (Hannah James) blackmailed...

Supergirl‘s new cub reporter is getting a visit from the fam. Kate Burton (Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy) will guest-star on the CW drama as Nia Nal’s wise and nurturing mother Isabel, our sister site Deadline reports. Additionally, Hannah James (Mercy Street) will recur during Season 4 as Nia’s older, driven sister Maeve.

Nicole Maines’ Nia joined the series this season as a CatCo upstart who will go on to become Dreamer, the first transgender superhero on TV.

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* Downton Abbey alum Allen Leech has joined the CBS spy drama pilot...

We’ll be meeting more members of the Nal family on the CW’s Supergirl. Hannah James is set to recur as Nia Nal’s (Nicole Maines) older sister Maeve and Scandal alum Kate Burton will guest star as Nia’s mother Isabel.

James’ Maeve Nal is driven and focused on maintaining the Nal family’s rich legacy. She and Nia have a strong sisterly bond, although Maeve has always had to work harder to achieve what comes naturally to Nia.

Burton’s Isabel, the warm and nurturing mother of Nia Nal, is a local hero in her own right. She is a wise and generous matriarch and has raised her family to be bold and courageous, as well as to love fiercely and openly.

Nia Nal, played by real-life transgender actress, activist and series regular, Nicole Maines, is a new character this season, a young, transgender woman who will become Dreamer,...

While the quality of mercy is not strained, television productions (and their budgets) often are. We are sad to report the Mercy Street TV show on PBS has been cancelled. There will be no season three on PBS. Ridley Scott, David Zucker, and David Zabel, executive produced the series.A Civil War-era medical drama, Mercy Street follows the doctors, nurses, contraband laborers, and Confederate loyalists at the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. It is set prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. The PBS TV series stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.Read More…...

“Mercy Street” will not go forward with a third season at PBS, TheWrap is told. The public broadcaster had to kill the Civil War era drama series due to funding issues and “complicated nature of aligning production timelines.” “Mercy Street,” which just ran its Season 2 finale, features Josh Radnor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who stars in the upcoming third installment of FX’s “Fargo.” The show’s busy cast also included “Veep’s” Gary Cole, “How to Get Away With Murder’s” Jack Falahee, and Hannah James, who recently joined Season 3 of the hit Starz drama “Outlander.” Also Read: Watch...

PBS has another hit on their hands, but there still aren’t nearly enough people watching Mercy Street. With the season finale hitting this Sunday, March 5th (8pm Et), I want to share a preview and give you a chance to catch up.

When the second season premiered, the official hashtag (#MercyStreetPBS) trended for almost the full hour, and peaked at #3 for nationwide ranking, which is a fantastic win for the show, but despite the solid rankings and ratings the show is enjoying, it isn’t enough. Not only is the show a wonderful look at a small slice of Civil War-era America, but it has a cast to envy, and they are certainly living up to expectations. Josh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jack Falahee, Gary Cole, and many more deliver characters that are engaging beyond the standard of television productions.

You can catch up on the season at PBS.

According to reports, Starz have ordered "Outlander" Season 3 and 4, that will adapt author Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" novels "Voyager" and "Drums of Autumn":

New cast will include Gary Young ("Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny") as 'Mr. Willoughby', "a Chinese man with a deep knowledge of Eastern medicine", Charlie Hiett ("The Suspicions of Mr Whincher") as 'Captain Thomas Leonard', a British, "by-the-book" captain of the 'Artemis' who earns the post when his commanding officers die untimely deaths and "...wants to do what is right by the 'British Navy' — whether or not it is right by his own personal morals."

Hannah James and Tanya Reynolds will play the 'Dunsany' sisters 'Geneva' and 'Isobel', David Berry ("A Place to Call Home") is 'Lord John William Grey', the former Brit soldier turned governor of 'Ardsmuir Prison', John Bell ("The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies") as 'Young Ian Murray',...

"Let's hope you can keep them alive." PBS has released a new trailer for season two of the TV series Mercy Street. The historical drama focuses on the doctors, nurses, contraband laborers, and Confederate loyalists at the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. The cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, and AnnaSophia Robb.Read More…...

Surf’s up at NBC.

The network is developing a TV series based on the 2002 movie Blue Crush, which starred Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez (Lost) and Sanoe Lake as a trio of friends riding waves in Hawaii, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Switched at Birth creator Lizzy Weiss, a co-writer on the film, will pen the project and serve as an executive producer.

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* Outlander has cast Hannah James (Mercy Street) and newcomer Tanya Reynolds to play the Dunsany sisters, Geneva and Isobel,...

Outlander has found its Dunsany sisters. E! News has learned Hannah James has been cast as Geneva Dunsany and Tanya Reynolds will play Isobel Dunsany in the third season of the hit Starz drama. Book fans will recall Geneva, the eldest, is "as beautiful as she is headstrong," and spoiled and demanding. She's used to getting exactly what she wants, but underneath that petulant exterior she's vulnerable due to her sheltered life. James recently appeared as Emma Green in Mercy Street. Isobel is described as "warm, friendly and genuine." She's more likable and compassionate towards others, the opposite of her sister. Reynolds recently finished work on Delicious, a drama for Sky...

"The war isn't just out there; it's in the air, too. It's all around us." PBS has released a new trailer for season two of Mercy Street, The Wrap reports.The Civil War drama takes place in a hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. The cast includes Josh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, and AnnaSophia Robb.Read More…...

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Chris Wood will recur in the second season of the Mercy Street TV show on PBS. Wood played Kai Parker in season six of The Vampire Diaries on The CW. He was also Adam Weaver on The Carrie Diaries, and can currently be seen on Vampire Diaries' Ep Julie Plec's new series, Containment.

Earlier this week, PBS announced Brían F. O’Byrne, Patina Miller, and Bryce Pinkham are joining the Mercy Street season two cast. Returning cast members include: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Hannah James, Brad Koed, Jr., and Norbert Leo Butz. Also returning are Tara Summers, McKinley Belcher III, Jack Falahee, AnnaSophia Robb, Donna Murphy, L. Scott Caldwell, Suzanne Bertish, and Luke Macfarlane.

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Three new cast members and two directors have been announced for the second season of the Mercy Street TV series on PBS. Joining the cast of the Civil War-era medical drama in the second season are Brían F. O’Byrne, Patina Miller, and Bryce Pinkham. Scandal's Stephen Cragg is directing episodes one and two of the second season. ER's Laura Innes is set to direct episodes three and four. Director of episodes five and six will be announced at a later date.

Cast members returning for the second season of Mercy Street include: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Hannah James, Brad Koed, Jr., Norbert Leo Butz, Tara Summers, McKinley Belcher III, Jack Falaheew, AnnaSophia Robb,...

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Production has begun on the second season of the Mercy Street TV series coming to PBS. Actor Zivan Holloway, who is new to the show tweeted and posted a photo to his Instagram account. "Good Morning from the set of #MercyStreetPBS Day Three filming Season 2. Day One for me on set!…"

Mercy Street is a Civil War era historical drama focusing on the doctors, nurses, and laborers, at the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. The Mercy Street cast also includes: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.

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Have mercy! While the second season of the Mercy Street TV series isn't coming to PBS until 2017, the network is already promoting it. Watch a teaser, below.

The Mercy Street TV show cast includes: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.

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PBS has renewed the Mercy Street TV series for a second season. Set prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, this Civil War era medical drama follows the doctors, nurses, laborers, and Confederate loyalists at the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia.

The cast of Mercy Street includes: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, L. Scott Caldwell, Hannah James, Wade Williams, AnnaSophia Robb, Tara Summers, Brad Koed, Luke Macfarlane, Cameron Monaghan, Suzanne Bertish, and Cherry Jones.

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Hannah James plays a key role in the new PBS Civil War drama “Mercy Street,” but she was already well-versed in the war’s history prior to joining the series. “I was born and raised in Virginia. So growing up we did a lot of studying about the Civil War,” James told TheWrap. “A lot of the battlefields are actually in Virginia…We have the foundation of a hospital on the farm where I lived that was from the Civil War. And in a lot of the fields around us you can find bullets from the Civil War.” James plays Emma Green,...

The next big medical drama to launch this year comes with a unique edge, especially if certain scenes from "Gone With the Wind" scarred you as a child.  Read More: Watch: 'Mercy Street' Trailer Brings Josh Radnor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead to Civil War Virginia PBS's "Mercy Street," launching this Sunday, features a large ensemble cast including Gary Cole, Josh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, AnnaSophia Robb, Jack Falahee and Hannah James, who populate an occupied Richmond, Virgina during the Civil War. Radnor plays a doctor trying his best to treat the patients housed under the roof of local businessman James Green (Cole), whose daughters Alice and Emma (Robb and James) find themselves sharing space with not just wounded soldiers, but newcomers to town like Mary (Winstead), an abolitionist nurse from the North.  To get some sense of "Mercy Street's" epic yet intimate scope, Indiewire sat down with the above-mentioned.

Mercy Street, a six-part drama series is set in Alexandria, Va., in 1862 and follows two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War. New Englander Mary Phinney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Confederate supporter Emma Green (Hannah James) have an ideological clash at the Union Army’s Mansion House Hospital, formerly the Green family’s luxury hotel. Inspired by real accounts from Mansion House doctors and nurses, Mercy Street also stars Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III and Shalita Grant. Mercy Street premieres on PBS Sunday, Jan. 17, at 10pm Et/Pt following Downton Abbey (check … Continue reading →

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Below, watch Mercy Street star, Josh Radnor, discuss his new Civil War era drama, with filmmaker Ken Burns. Burns' television documentary mini-series, The Civl War first debuted on PBS in 1990. The six-part Mercy Street TV series premieres on PBS, Sunday, January 17, at 10:00pm Et/Pt, after Downton Abbey.

Based on real life events, Mercy Street is set in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. The cast includes: Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III, Shalita Grant, and Hannah James. Cherry Jones guest stars as Dorothea Dix.

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Since Downton Abbey is set to bow after its upcoming sixth and final season, PBS is determined to make hay while the sun shines. It has scheduled its U.S. Civil War drama, Mercy Street, to air Sunday nights, after Downton, to capitalize on the British drama's popularity. Directed by Roxann Dawson and Jeremy Webb, Mercy Street is a production of Sawbone Films and Scott Free Productions. Executive producers: Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker and co-creator Lisa Q. Wolfinger; co-creator and writer David Zabel; co-executive producer Clayton Krueger; and producer David Rosemont.

Mercy Street stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Nurse Mary Phinney; Josh Radnor as Jedediah Foster; Gary Cole as James Green, Sr.; Peter Gerety as Dr. Alfred Summers; Norbert Leo Butz as Dr. Byron Hale; McKinley Belcher III as Samuel Diggs; Shalita Grant as Aurelia Johnson; and Hannah James as Emma Green. Cherry Jones...