Mercy Street

PBS talks with Mercy Street’s Josh Radnor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead about their characters, Dr. Jed Foster and Nurse Mary Phinney. The six-part series premieres January 17, 2016 at 10/9c on PBS. #MercyStreetPBS

Introducing Mansion House Hospital’s Samuel Diggs (McKinley Belcher III), a free black laborer who harbors a secret knowledge in medicine, and Aurelia Johnson (Shalita Grant), an escaped slave living behind Union lines and working as a laundress. See their relationship grow and witness their chemistry on Mercy Street. The six-part series premieres January 17 at 10/9c on PBS. #MercyStreetPBS

Have you heard the buzz around PBS' new series MERCY STREET? Get a behind-the-scenes look at the set from the stars & crew themselves, including Josh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jack Falahee, AnnaSophia Robb, McKinley Belcher III, Cameron Monaghan, Tara Summers, Shalita Grant and more! Join in on the chatter using #MercyStreetPBS.The new Civil War medical drama premieres January 17, 2016.

The creators and cast of Mercy Strreet discuss the show's historical accuracy, including medical procedures, style, etiquette and behavior.

The Green family's luxury hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, has been transformed into Mansion House, a Union Army hospital tending to the war’s wounded. The six-part series premieres January 17, 2016 at 10/9c on PBS. #MercyStreetPBS

Nurse Mary Phinney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Nurse Anne Hastings (Tara Summers), Emma Green (Hannah James), Matron Brannon (Suzanne Bertish) — Watch them strive to overcome obstacles at the Mansion House Hospital and in their personal lives in Mercy Street. #MercyStreetPBS

See a preview of the new PBS original drama, Mercy Street, premiering Sunday, January 17 at 10/9c only on PBS. #MercyStreetPBS

Josh Radnor and Ken Burns talk about Mercy Street's setting and the inherent drama of Civil War hospitals.

PBS goes behind the scenes with the creators and cast of the new series Mercy Street. Featured in this clip: David Zucker, Executive Producer, Lisa Quijano Wolfinger, Executive Producer/Co-Creator, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who plays Nurse Mary Phinney, Josh Radnor, who plays Dr. Jed Foster, McKinley Blecher II, who plays Samuel Diggs and David Zabel, Head Writer/Executive Producer.

Dr. Jedediah Foster (Josh Radnor), Surgeon Byron Hale (Norbert Leo Butz), Samuel Diggs (McKinley Belcher III), Chief Surgeon Alfred Summers (Peter Gerety) — See them battle to save lives on Mercy Street. #MercyStreetPBS

Mercy Street is a six-part PBS original series from Executive Producer Ridley Scott. Based on real events, Mercy Street takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face the unprecedented challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history. Premieres Sunday, January 17 at 10/9c. Check local listings.

Confederate belle Emma nurses her wounded friend. Dr. Foster wrestles with his marriage and career as Mary tries to improve her patients’ lives with Samuel’s help. Silas involves Aurelia in a corrupt deal. #MercyStreetPBS