TV series
Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.
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Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.
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Marcia Gay HardenDr. Leanne Rorish
Luis GuzmánJesse Salander
Raza JaffreyNeal Hudson
Benjamin HollingsworthMario Savetti
Melanie ChandraMalaya Pineda
Harry M. FordAngus Leighton
William Allen YoungDr. Rollie Guthrie
Emily Alyn LindAriel
CBSUnited States
ABC StudiosUnited States
CBS StudiosUnited States
Maniac ProductionsUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
The new residents are introduced to the ER. A new doctor from the army who knows many advanced procedures is flown to a shark attack on the beach with Mike Leighton and Leighton falls 20 feet from the helicopter. Dr. Guthrie Jr. is promoted to the director of the ER in addition to the OR.
Directed by Loni PeristereWritten by Michael SeitzmanGuest stars Nafessa Williams, Tommy Dewey
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Episode 2
Willis must help a promising soccer player make a life-altering decision after he's seriously injured, and another patient's hesitation to share that she's transgender makes it difficult for the doctors to diagnose her severe abdominal pain.
Directed by Lee RoseWritten by David Marshall GrantGuest stars Julie McNiven, Greta Lee, Nafessa Williams
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Episode 3
Willis defies Campbell’s orders when he helps Mario and Heather perform a radical procedure on a maintenance worker stuck under a boiler that exploded. Also, Angus’ father, Dr. Desmond Leighton, tries to seize Power of Attorney over Mike, who is still in a coma, even though Mike granted that right to his brother, Angus.
Directed by David Von AnckenWritten by Corey EvettGuest stars Chelsea Rendon, Nafessa Williams, Sherri Saum
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Episode 4
On Halloween night, Willis, Noa and Elliott rush to the scene of a fire at a haunted theater, where Dr. Nolan and her boyfriend’s son are trapped,
Guest stars Nafessa Williams, Abigail Klein, Brooklyn Rae Silzer
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Episode 5
The Angels Memorial doctors treat victims caught in a landslide, and a group of children come in from a camping trip with measles putting the entire ER at risk.
Guest stars Vedette Lim
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Episode 6
Malaya must inform a college student who regains consciousness at Angels Memorial that she's the victim of a rape. Meanwhile, Willis and Campbell butt heads over a terminally ill woman who wants to end her life on her own terms; and a comedian is treated after he collapses on stage during a performance.
Guest stars Annabeth Gish, Jonna Walsh, Kevin Jackson, Mark L. Young, Tommy Dewey
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Episode 7
Willis and Campbell are sent to a Russian submarine in U.S. waters to treat a sailor badly wounded during an explosion, and violent convicts injured during a prison riot descend upon Angels Memorial.
Guest stars Olivia D'Abo
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Episode 8
The doctors treat cult members who unwillingly survived a mass suicide attempt, and Mario decides to connect with his late father’s girlfriend.
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Episode 9
Willis, Leanne and Jesse risk their lives to operate on an injured officer who has an explosive bullet lodged in her leg. Meanwhile, Mario, Noah and Guthrie treat a magician who comes to the hospital with breathing difficulties.
Guest stars Sam Adegoke, Penn Jillette
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Episode 10
A 13-year-old girl arrives at Angels Memorial following a seizure caused by spina bifida and the doctors are shocked to learn she is Campbell's daughter. Meanwhile, a workaholic deaf patient and her translator are treated after their car rolls into the Los Angeles River.
Guest stars Lexi Underwood, James Remar
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Episode 11
A code black at Angels Memorial takes a turn for the worse when a city- wide blackout leaves the hospital without power or back-up generators. As Campbell and Leanne divert high-risk patients to a nearby care center, Elliot and Heather are trapped in an elevator with a woman in labor, and Willis and Dr. Nolan try to help a 92-year-old woman who thinks it’s 1942.
Guest stars Jorge Diaz
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Episode 12
Leanne defies Campbell's order and uses the hospital helicopter to reunite a family for the last time. Meanwhile, Willis and Loa use a cell phone app to communicate with an autistic young girl.
Guest stars Jim Titus, Sixx Orange
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Episode 13
Guthrie becomes the hospital's new chaplain and considers undergoing a risky surgery to treat his Parkinson's. Meanwhile, the doctors treat patients involved in an apartment fire.
Guest stars Reece Cody
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Episode 14
After pulling a double shift, Mario risks his own life when he follows Willis to a construction site where two brothers are trapped on a crane 300 feet above the ground.
Guest stars Emily Alyn Lind, Adalgiza Chermont, Brec Bassinger, Justin Paul
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Episode 15
The ER is quarantined when a viral outbreak jeopardizes the lives of the doctors and patients at Angels Memorial. Also, Ariel, the young girl Leanne bonded with a year ago when she lost her father, returns to Angels.
Guest stars Emily Alyn Lind
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Episode 16
The doctors work with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to find an antidote to the deadly viral outbreak at Angels Memorial. Also, Leanne makes a life-changing decision, and Jesse welcomes a new batch of residents.
Guest stars Emily Alyn Lind
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