Mercy Street (2016)

Drama · History

Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green. Based on true stories and set in a Union hospital in the occupied Confederate city of Alexandria, viewers are taken 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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (3,126 votes)
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): PBS · PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel · Thirteen · WETA+ · Hoopla
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.70 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 8.3 53 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The New Nurse	7.4	214
2	The Haversack	7.3	139
3	The Uniform	7.6	121
4	The Belle Alliance	7.9	123
5	The Dead Room	7.7	122
6	The Diabolical Plot	8.3	118

Season 2 (2017)

8.35 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 52 min avg

Consistent

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Balm in Gilead	8.2	83
2	The House Guest	8.3	81
3	One Equal Temper	8.2	80
4	Southern Mercy	8.2	65
5	Unknown Soldier	8.6	79
6	House of Bondage	8.6	76

Mercy Street (2016)

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