97% Tomatometer on the season critics called a sustained masterwork - Thackery's arc reaching its logical end, Edwards's story gaining full dramatic weight, and Soderbergh's directorial control achieving something close to the best medical drama ever made for television.
Renewal: Cancelled by Cinemax in March 2017, nearly two years after Season 2 concluded. Steven Soderbergh had planned additional seasons; the cancellation was attributed to Cinemax's programming restructuring. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12014 · 10 eps | 8 August 2014 | 8.3 | 87% | 8.5/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 22015 · 10 eps | 16 October 2015 | 9.0 | 97% | 8.5/10 | MUST-WATCH |
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The premiere opens with a surgical procedure that fails - blood everywhere, doctor defeated, patient dead - and in doing so establishes immediately that The Knick will not romanticise medicine, history, or its protagonist. Soderbergh's camera work and the Cliff Martinez score announce a visual-aural grammar unlike anything else in prestige drama.
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