The Knick is an American medical period drama television series on Cinemax. The series follows Dr. John W. Thackery and the staff at a fictionalized version of the Knickerbocker Hospital (the Knick) in New York during the early twentieth century. On July 10, 2014, Cinemax renewed the series for a ten-episode second season, which premiered on October 16, 2015. Cinemax announced the series was canceled in March 2017.
In New York City in 1900, the Knickerbocker Hospital operates with inventive surgeons, nurses and staff who struggle against the limitations of medical understanding and practice to minimize morbidity and mortality. Dr. John Thackery balances his cocaine and opium addictions against his ambition for medical discovery and reputation among his peers.