Mercy street

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''Mercy Street'' will give the departing ''Downton Abbey'' a run for its money.

PBS’ first American drama in nearly a decade, Mercy Street, is inspired by real events of Civil War Alexandria, Virginia.

‘Mercy Street’

Now that the second season of Mercy Street is over, find out which character is most like you! Are you knowledgeable like Samuel or compassionate like Emma? Hardworking like Mary or mischievous like Hale?

The American Civil War was the greatest period of internal strife in our nation's history: North against South, brother versus brother. But there were places where the barriers blurred a little bit. PBS' new Civil War miniseries Mercy Street focuses on one such place: Alexandria, Virginia, a Southern town occupied by Union forces in 1862.

Hannah James in ‘Mercy Street’ (2016).

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Co-Creator and Executive Producer Lisa Q. Wolfinger details the discovery of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Civil War-era doctors and describes the creative decision to explore PTSD in the series.

I wish I was a U.S. Civil War historian or at least a Civil War reenactor so I could get really riled up and angry about PBS Masterpiece’s latest historical costume drama Mercy Street (2016).…

Tom Fairfax (Cameron Monaghan) & Alice Green (AnnaSophia Robb)

Here are some NEW Stills/Pics of Hannah James in PBS’s “Mercy Street” More after the jump! Source 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

Mercy Street Season 2

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The Civil War medical drama "Mercy Street" was the first PBS original series since 2004. In a statement, PBS and producers say the series is canceled because of lack of funding and production issues.

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