ER (1994)
ER is a 1994 drama series created by Michael Crichton. It stars Laura Innes, Noah Wyle and Maura Tierney.
The emergency room at Cook County General never empties, and neither does the pressure on the people who run it. Created by Michael Crichton, ER follows the physicians, nurses and staff of a busy Chicago teaching hospital through the professional, ethical and personal storms of the job. Trauma arrives at a sprint, decisions get made in seconds, and the toll lands long after the shift ends. Across fifteen seasons the ensemble, including Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Maura Tierney and Alex Kingston, made the fast-cut medical drama a defining format of its era.
Quick answers
What is ER about?
The emergency room at Cook County General never empties, and neither does the pressure on the people who run it. Created by Michael Crichton, ER follows the physicians, nurses and staff of a busy Chicago teaching hospital through the professional, ethical and personal storms of the job. Trauma arrives at a sprint, decisions get made in seconds, and the toll lands long after the shift ends. Across fifteen seasons the ensemble, including Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Maura Tierney and Alex Kingston, made the fast-cut medical drama a defining format of its era.
When was ER released?
ER was released on 19 September 1994.
How many episodes does ER have?
ER has 331 episodes across 15 seasons.
Who made ER?
ER was created by Michael Crichton.
Where can I watch ER?
ER is available on HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, Hulu, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV and Google Play.
Where to watch ER
Stream: HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, Hulu, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV
Rent: Google Play
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Google Play
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Cast
- Laura Innes as Kerry Weaver
- Noah Wyle as John Carter
- Maura Tierney as Abby Lockhart
- Anthony Edwards as Mark Greene
- Yvette Freeman as Haleh Adams
- Goran Višnjić as Luka Kovač
- Laura Cerón as Chuny Marquez
- Deezer D as Malik McGrath
- Eriq La Salle as Peter Benton
- Alex Kingston as Elizabeth Corday
- Emily Wagner as Doris Pickman
- Sherry Stringfield as Susan Lewis
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A few thoughts on ER
For more of the crashing-gurney rush, Chicago Med carries the emergency-room baton into the modern era, and Grey's Anatomy folds the caseload into staff drama. Umizaru trades the ER for the open sea, following rescue divers whose split-second calls decide who lives, in the same high-pressure spirit.
Big-ensemble hospital dramas where romance runs as hot as the trauma
ER made the fast-cut hospital drama a defining format, and these shows inherited its bedside soap. Staff romances flare between codes, careers collide with private lives, and the ward runs as hot on feelings as on trauma. Big-ensemble medical dramas to sink into for seasons.
Emergency medicine and rescue work at a full sprint
Trauma arrives at a sprint in ER, decisions made in seconds. These shows keep that pulse, throwing doctors and first responders at disasters with no time to think. Emergency medicine and rescue work rendered as pure adrenaline, where the next ambulance is already pulling in.
The darker, clinical edge of hospital drama
ER never flinched from the ethical toll of the job, and these dramas press harder on it. Failing systems, dangerous doctors and the moral weight of who lives, each one sits with medicine at its most unsettling. For viewers who want the scalpel's edge, not the bedside comfort.
Character-driven medical ensembles across the decades
ER stood on the shoulders of the ensemble hospital shows before it and the ones it inspired. These series share its DNA: a deep bench of doctors and nurses, overlapping cases, and the long toll of a job that never ends. Character-driven medical ensembles spanning the decades.