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Getting On

Getting On

20136.33 Seasons18 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.

Created by Will Scheffer
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf

Jenna James

Alex Borstein

Alex Borstein

Dawn Forchette

Niecy Nash-Betts

Niecy Nash-Betts

Didi Ortley

Mel Rodriguez

Mel Rodriguez

Patsy de la Serda

Themes & Keywords

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About Getting On

Getting On is a comedy series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of nurse, old people's nurse, remake, hospital, medical drama, long beach, ca. Created by Will Scheffer, it stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash-Betts. Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.

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