Kingdom Hospital (2004– )

Stephen King's take on the masterpiece series by Lars von Trier. The story takes place in a hospital in Lewiston, Maine, built on the site of a Civil War-era mill fire in which many children died.

Stars:

Jamie Harrold, Diane Ladd, Bruce Davison

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jamie Harrold	...	Dr. Elmer Traff (13 episodes, 2004)
Diane Ladd	...	Sally Druse (13 episodes, 2004)
Bruce Davison	...	Dr. Stegman (13 episodes, 2004)
Jack Coleman	...	Peter Rickman (13 episodes, 2004)
Julian Richings	...	Otto (13 episodes, 2004)
Andrew McCarthy	...	Dr. Hook (13 episodes, 2004)
Jennifer Cunningham	...	Christa (13 episodes, 2004)
Jodelle Ferland	...	Mary Jensen (13 episodes, 2004)
Sherry Miller	...	Dr. Lona Massingale (13 episodes, 2004)
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Dr. Jesse James (13 episodes, 2004)
Brandon Bauer	...	Abel Lyon (13 episodes, 2004)
Lena Georgas	...	Nurse Carrie Von Trier (13 episodes, 2004)
Allison Hossack	...	Dr. Christine Draper (13 episodes, 2004)
Suki Kaiser	...	Natalie Rickman (13 episodes, 2004)
Del Pentecost	...	Bobby Druse (13 episodes, 2004)
Kett Turton	...	Antubis (13 episodes, 2004)
William Wise	...	Dr. Louis Traff (13 episodes, 2004)
Beverley Elliott	...	Nurse Brick Bannerman (11 episodes, 2004)
Ty Olsson	...	Danny (10 episodes, 2004)
Benjamin Ratner	...	Ollie (10 episodes, 2004)
Janet Wright	...	Liz Hinton (10 episodes, 2004)
Zak Santiago	...	Dr. Sonny Gupta (9 episodes, 2004)
Alan Scarfe	...	Henry Havens (8 episodes, 2004)
Ron Selmour	...	Firecracker Man (8 episodes, 2004)
Gerard Plunkett	...	Dr. Richard Shwartzton (7 episodes, 2004)
Emily Tennant	...	Mona Klingerman (6 episodes, 2004)
Paul Perri	...	Frank Schweigen (6 episodes, 2004)
Jim Shield	...	Rolf Pederson (6 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

Shocking and frightening tale of a haunted hospital that was built over an ancient graveyard. The doctors have put all their faith into science and technology, and are dismissive of any suggestion of mysticism or unseen powers...at their own peril.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | maine | based on the works of stephen king | civil war | cult tv | 

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Taglines:

Where malevolence meets malpractice.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC [us] BBC [uk]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$37,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television, Mark Carliner Productions, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

608 min 40 min (per episode) 780 min (13 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In episode 12, one character is making a potion using a recipe from a book called "Love potions, charms and spells", written by Barlow and Straker. Those are the names of villains from Stephen King's "Salem's Lot".

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Goofs

When Dr. Hook gives Otto a soda, the can is closed. The next shot reveals that the can is open, but later in the scene you hear Otto open the can.

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Quotes

Paul: A problem, but not an insurmountable one.

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Connections

Edited into The Gathering (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Worry About You"
(Main Title Theme)
Performed by Ivy

User Reviews

Awesome and way underrated!!

When Kingdom Hospital originally aired I watched it every week, then the air-date changed and I missed an episode and couldn't bring myself to continue watching with an hour's worth gap. I got my DVD set last week (a few days early) and I absolutely love this show. In a commentary on the DVD Kingdom Hospital is described as a video book and it really feels that way, it's got a perfect pace and you can really ID with the characters who are very rich and well defined. I feel that the story is more effective when you watch the episodes close together, waiting 7 days for subsequent episodes is like torture. It's sad that the ratings were low because I'd really like to see more of Kingdom Hospital and the characters involved. Ed Begley Jr., Andrew McCarthy and Bruce Davison especially give excellent performances, I give the special effects a big 19. Buy the set and you'll be addicted.