SummaryDirected by Steven Soderbergh, the drama set in 1900 in New York City follows the lives and works of the staff of Knickerbocker Hospital including Doctor John Thackery (Clive Owen); Dr. Everett Gallinger (Eric Johnson); Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr. (Michael Angarano); Dr. Algernon Edwards (Andre Holland); and Cornelia Robertson (Juliet Rylance), the... Read More
Created By:Jack Amiel, Michael Begler
The Knick
Season 1 Premiere:
Aug 8, 2014
Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.5
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78
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Oct 15, 2015
100
The Knick is the most detailed show on TV, but by grounding the characters in timeless themes--addiction, class, race, desire, competition--the show transcends its undeniable craftsmanship to become something even greater, something uniquely incredible in today’s TV world. In arguably the best year of television to date, it still stands out.
Oct 15, 2015
90
It builds on last year’s strengths capably in season two. The Knick has what tamer period dramas lack: A spark of life and sense of danger.
Aug 6, 2014
83
If the show takes a while to warm up--and seems to hit certain character beats, like Thack's cocaine addiction, or his feelings towards rookie nurse Lucy Elkins (Eve Hewson), over and over again--it builds in the way you would hope a modern cable drama season would, and many of the repetitive earlier scenes wind up laying a foundation for major shifts in the season's second half.
Aug 8, 2014
80
Despite some clumsy exposition by its creators, Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, it has a well-researched sense of place.
Aug 4, 2014
80
Like “True Detective,” The Knick benefits from a consistent vision and stellar cinematography. Its turn-of-the-century sets and costuming will transport viewers into the past more vividly than any stuffy sitting room in “Downton Abbey.” But it requires dedication to stick around with The Knick until the action gets going a few episodes in.
Aug 6, 2014
70
It doesn’t have the distinctive voice and language that David Milch gave Deadwood, though, and the writing isn’t always up to the distinctive direction and performances. The show grows on you, though, or it did on me.
Aug 7, 2014
40
It’s as if someone looked up instructions for making a period cable TV drama and followed them to the letter--and wound up with something like a “Boardwalk Empire”-style story arc set in an old-timey “E.R.,” only with a much weaker pulse.
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Universal Acclaim
8.5
91% Positive
350 Ratings
350 Ratings
3% Mixed
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Sep 15, 2019
5
I didn't enjoy this series as it attempted to shoehorn contemporary ideas about race and feminism into a narrative where they did not belong as if the concerns of that era were the same as ours when they demonstrably were not. I wonder did later episodes tackle gay marriage and transgender issues? I didn't manage to stick it out. Others have gushed about the score, those jarring electronic moments that continuously break any sense of immersion. I think the mark of good music in a series like this would be to heighten emotional tones rather than telegraphing edginess at every opportunity. The acting is a bit insipid too. I could only handle two painful episodes. I feel sorry for the people who made this cause they obviously put their hearts and souls into it.
Sep 25, 2025
2
First 3 episodes have more surgery than medicine; anachronistic, wrong and terrible dialogue, perfectly shaved prostitutes, a f33m1nn@zs1, a bl@ck doctor somehow and an abortion agenda. Good lord. Scores are incredibly high for what it is, highly disappointing. Agendifieeddd, next!
