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St. Denis Medical is an 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 premiered on November 12, 2024, on NBC.

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."

Cast and characters

Main

• Wendi McLendon-Covey as Joyce, the executive director of St. Denis Medical and a former surgeon of oncology
• David Alan Grier as Ron, a curmudgeonly doctor
• Allison Tolman as Alex, an empathic, supervising nurse with workaholic tendencies
• Josh Lawson as Bruce, a cocky trauma surgeon desperately seeking adulation
• Mekki Leeper as Matt, a newly-hired registered nurse from a religious community in Montana
• Kahyun Kim as Serena, a self-assured travel nurse with a wild streak
• Kaliko Kauahi as Val a nurse administrator and surly, no-nonsense veteran of St. Denis

Recurring

• Stephen Schneider as Steve, the hospital chaplain

Guest Starring

• Nico Santos as Rene, an experienced RN who is a "mean girl"

Episodes

Production

Development

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

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.

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

Casting

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

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 10 critic reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

See also

• Scrubs (TV series)

References

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External links

• Official website
• St. Denis Medical at IMDb

• 2020s American medical television series
• 2020s American mockumentary television series
• 2020s American single-camera sitcoms
• 2020s American workplace comedy television series
• 2024 American television series debuts
• American English-language television shows
• NBC sitcoms
• Television series by Universal Television
• Television series set in hospitals
• Television shows set in Oregon