See it first
Irish actor Eoin Macken stars in ‘The Night Shift’.
Episode 1, “Pilot”
San Antonio Memorial’s iconoclastic doctors and nurses use their instincts and combat experience to defy the odds and run the chaotic emergency room night shift.
Directed by: Pierre Morel
Written by: Gabe Sachs & Jeff Judah
TC Callahan…………………. Eoin Christopher Macken Paul Cummings………………………… Robert Bailey, Jr.
Jordan Alexander…………………………………… Jill Flint Krista Bell-Hart………………………. Jeananne Goossen
Michael Ragosa………………………. Freddy Rodriguez Kenny……………………………………………….. JR Lemon
Landry de la Cruz………………………. Daniella Alonso Drew Alister…………………………………. Brendan Fehr
Topher……………………………………………… Ken Leung
The night shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital is when all the toughest and craziest cases come through the door. With the cash-strapped facility now under his control, hospital administrator Michael Ragosa is determined to keep things running even if it means making financial decisions that clash with his headstrong staff. That’s especially true of Dr. TC Callahan, a brilliant, battle-hardened Afghanistan vet who’s seen more than his share of challenging medical emergencies and whose ex-girlfriend, Dr. Jordan Alexander, is now in charge of the night shift. So while TC and Ragosa’s disagreement over a baby who needs dialysis places Jordan in the hot seat, she finds an ally in psychiatrist Dr. Landry de la Cruz.
As TC is introducing a crop of new interns to the night shift’s rooftop clubhouse, an incoming patient’s gunshot wound sends everyone to the ER where Jordan’s expertise with trauma cases is put on full display. After arguing over treating uninsured and indigent patients, TC decks Ragosa before jumping on board a helicopter en route to a car accident that has trapped a teenager and separated his skull from his spinal column. Meanwhile, after a hospital janitor’s uninsured daughter Kara arrives looking for help with what appears to be a tumor, TC’s best friend Topher ignores Ragosa and trades favors to get her the tests she needs.
Though Ragosa fires him following their showdown, TC refuses to stand down and arrives at the hospital with the injured teenager. After TC admits he’s worried because of a past failure with a similar operation, Jordan insists he apologize to Ragosa and get on with the surgery. As Landry consoles the injured boy’s distraught older brother, the situation grows worse. But before TC can concede defeat, Ragosa steps in to guide him through a delicate procedure that saves the boy’s life. Finally, as Ragosa learns that his eyesight is failing, he gets even by slugging TC. As Kara’s tumor turns out to be an unusual pregnancy, TC’s protégé, Dr. Drew Alister, admits that he’s gay.