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ER

ER

Life. Death. Chaos. It's all in a day's work.

19947.815 Seasons331 EpisodesEnded

Overview

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Created by Joe Sachs
Produced by Neal Baer, Samantha Corbin-Miller, Shelagh O'Brien
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney

Abby Lockhart

Parminder Nagra

Parminder Nagra

Neela Rasgotra

Linda Cardellini

Linda Cardellini

Samantha Taggart

Scott Grimes

Scott Grimes

Archie Morris

David Lyons

David Lyons

Simon Brenner

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Catherine Banfield

John Stamos

John Stamos

Tony Gates

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoishospitaldoctorsurgical operationemergency roommedical drama

About ER

ER is a drama series that first aired in 1994 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, hospital, doctor, surgical operation, emergency room, medical drama. Created by Joe Sachs, it stars Maura Tierney, Parminder Nagra, Linda Cardellini. ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

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