St. Denis Medical

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St. Denis Medical
Genre
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Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producer David Alan Grier
Camera setup Single-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
Release2024 (2024)

St. Denis Medical is an upcoming American mockumentary 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 fall 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

Episodes

St. Denis Medical, season 1 episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18-49)
1"Pilot" Ruben Fleischer [10] Justin Spitzer & Eric Ledgin [10] 2024 (2024)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. [11] The series was given an official series order in June 2023. [10]

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. [10]

St. Denis Medical was moved to the 2024–25 season due to strike-related production delays. [12] In May 2024 it was announced that the series will air in fall 2024. [1] It will also stream on Peacock. [13] 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. [14]

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. [10] [6] Kaliko Kauahi was announced as a cast member in March 2024. [2]

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