St. Denis Medical

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St. Denis Medical
Genre
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Justin Spitzer
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey
  • Bridget Kyle
  • Vicky Luu
  • Eric Ledgin
  • Simon Heuer
  • Ruben Fleischer
Camera setup Single-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC

St. Denis Medical is an upcoming American mockumentary medical sitcom co-created by Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin. The series follows the overworked doctors and nurses working at an underfunded Oregon hospital. Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper, Kaliko Kauahi, and Kahyun Kim star. St. Denis Medical is scheduled to premiere on November 12, 2024, on NBC. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

Per The Hollywood Reporter , "At St. Denis Medical Centre, the dedicated doctors and nurses are trying their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity." [2]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest Starring

Episodes

No.Title  [11] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [11] U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating/share
(18-49)
1"Welcome to St. Denis" Ruben Fleischer [12] Justin Spitzer & Eric Ledgin [12] November 12, 2024 (2024-11-12)TBDTBA
2"A Very Robust Personal Life"Ruben Fleischer [12] TBANovember 12, 2024 (2024-11-12)TBDTBA
3"Weird Stuff You Can't Explain"TBATBANovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)TBDTBA

Production

Development

The pilot was commissioned by NBC in August 2022, with production taking place shortly before the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. [13] The series was given an official series order in June 2023. [12]

The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and is executive produced by series creators Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer, with Spitzer under his Universal TV-based production banner Spitzer Holding Company, and Simon Heuer, Head of TV Development at Spitzer Holding Company. [12]

St. Denis Medical was moved to the 2024–25 season due to strike-related production delays. [14] In May 2024, it was announced that the series will air in fall 2024. [15] It will also stream on Peacock. [16] The series was also acquired for British broadcast by the BBC. [2] In June 2024, the show received a full season order of 18 episodes. [17] The series is scheduled to premiere on November 12, 2024. [1]

Casting

Upon the pilot commission, it was confirmed that Wendi McLendon-Covey would lead the series as Joyce. [3] In March 2023, Allison Tolman was cast in the pilot as Alex. [5] Later that month, David Alan Grier, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper and Kahyun Kim were confirmed as series regulars before production of the pilot commenced. [12] [6] Kaliko Kauahi was announced as a cast member in March 2024. [2] Stephen Schneider was announced as a recurring cast member in June 2024. [9] Nico Santos was announced as a guest star in a recurring role in September 2024. [10]

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