Mercy Street is a homegrown PBS series:
A period drama set in occupied Alexandria, Virginia, in an Union
hospital during the Civil War. In season 2, Mansion House Hospital,
once a Confederate hotel, continues to be the venue of much medical
work, mischief, sadness, and untimely affection. The Green family,
Virginians and former owners of the hotel, who are now the reluctant
hosts of Union Army officers, find themselves further engaged in
espionage and sabotage. Dr. Foster and Nurse Phinney might finally
admit their affection for each other, but then, she gets Typhoid.
Smallpox, believed to be a “Negro” disease, is becoming and
epidemic. Charlotte Jenkins, an anti-slavery activist and former
slave, shows up in Alexandria and leads the effort to treat the
infected contraband and teach any Black person within reach how to
read.
It doesn't happen very often, but the
second season was an improvement on the first. The second time
around, the acting was more believable, the storylines dug way
deeper, and the look and feel of the production continued to be
beautifully designed and shot. It's only March, but this would give
any other movie/TV show a run for its money in the “Best Look”
category of the Chocket Awards.
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