"Nurse Jackie" (2009) TV series

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Creators:

Liz Brixius
Evan Dunsky
Linda Wallem

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Life is full of little pricks.

Plot:

A nurse struggles to find a balance between the demands of her frenetic job at a New York City hospital and an array of personal dramas.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Nurse | New York City | Nursing | Gay Character

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13

8:00 PM

SHOW

Steak Knife

#1.7

Cast

Edie Falco	...	Jackie Peyton (12 episodes, 2009)
Eve Best	...	Dr. Eleanor O'Hara (12 episodes, 2009)
Merritt Wever	...	Zoey Barkow (12 episodes, 2009)
Haaz Sleiman	...	Mohammed 'Mo-Mo' De La Cruz (12 episodes, 2009)
Paul Schulze	...	Eddie Walzer (12 episodes, 2009)
Peter Facinelli	...	Dr. Fitch Cooper (12 episodes, 2009)
Ruby Jerins	...	Grace Peyton (12 episodes, 2009)
Dominic Fumusa	...	Kevin Peyton (11 episodes, 2009)
Daisy Tahan	...	Fiona Peyton (11 episodes, 2009)
Stephen Wallem	...	Thor (11 episodes, 2009)
Ken Wharton	...	Hospital Administrator (11 episodes, 2009)
Anna Deavere Smith	...	Gloria Akalitus (10 episodes, 2009)
William Watkins	...	Paramedic / ... (5 episodes, 2009)

Also Known As:

Untitled Edie Falco Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Caryn Mandabach Productions

Trivia:

The character played by Haaz Sleiman is nicknamed "Mo-Mo," but his actual name is Mohammed De La Cruz. Both his first and last names are essential elements of two different major world religions (Mohammed is the last prophet of Islam, and "de la Cruz" means "of the cross" in Spanish, the cross being a foundational symbol of Christianity).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Late Show with David Letterman: (#16.174)" (2009)

Sweet 'n sour.

There is a promise, I can tell you that.

As with all good series: a glimpse, trough a peephole, a flash of something beautiful, something scary, something fascinating. But maybe it's just our imagination painting monalisas, where postcard is due? You can't tell for sure, but one can always speculate.

Eddie Falco - who can forget Carm Soprano? - is in the lead, as a nurse Jackie and that is a promise of a good (if not stellar) acting. Paul Schultz (unsympathetic priest from The Sopranos) plays her lover Eddie (haha - someone got their fantasies realized? :). Dominic Fumusa (another one from Sopranos cast) plays Jackie's husband. Charismatic Haaz Sleiman (we've met him in "The Visitor") adds some calm to the mix as the philosophically gifted male-nurse.

In the pilot we won't see anything out this world. Love triangles, compassion and indifference of medical staff, jokes (some are actually funny!), hospital drama etc. Nothing that we could not participate in other shows, but there is this third ingredient to this sweet 'n sour dish. Something that you can't figure out from the first bite and you need take another one. Question is: will we like the aftertaste?