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Created by
  
Matt Nix

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
10 (list of episodes)

Network
  
USA Network

7.2/10
IMDb

59%
Rotten Tomatoes

Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
1

Final episode date
  
13 August 2015

Genres
  
Drama, Thriller

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Starring
  
Jason O'Mara Jessica Szohr Beth Riesgraf Lauren Stamile

Cast
  
Jason O'Mara, Jessica Szohr, Beth Riesgraf, Lauren Stamile, Christine Horn

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Complications is an American drama television series created by Matt Nix. Starring Jason O'Mara and Jessica Szohr, the series aired on USA Network from June 18 through August 13, 2015. On August 28, 2015, USA Network cancelled Complications.

Contents

Premise

An exhausted and disillusioned suburban ER doctor witnesses a drive-by shooting in which a little boy is seriously injured. While attending to the child's wounds, the doctor shoots and kills a street gang member in order to save the lives of himself and the boy. This one act, seen by some to make him a hero, leads to unexpected complications in his personal and professional life, which forces him to re-evaluate his beliefs about medicine and helping others.

Main characters

  • Jason O'Mara as Dr. John Ellison
  • Jessica Szohr as Nurse Gretchen Polk, a coworker of John
  • Beth Riesgraf as Samantha Ellison, John's wife
  • Lauren Stamile as Dr. Bridget O'Neil, a coworker of John
  • Albert C. Bates as Oliver Ellison, John & Sam Ellison's son

    • Recurring

  • Chris Chalk as Darius
  • Tim Peper as Kyle Hawkins, a lawyer and friend of Samantha
  • Eric Edelstein as Jed, a friend of Gretchen
  • Conphidance as CJ, cousin to Antoine and keeps Dr. John Ellison on check; affiliated with Darius
  • RonReaco Lee as Dr. Quentin Harper, another ER doctor
  • Brick Jackson as Maurice, CJ's best friend
  • Anna Enger as Nurse Mia Joy
  • Christine Horn as Sherry Perkins
  • Chris Greene as Chris Maddox, affiliated with Darius
  • Ty Glascoe as Boney, affiliated with Darius
  • Gino Vento as Oscar 'Tico' Rodriguez, member of the Loco's gang.
  • Jaiden Byrd as Antoine Tyler, the kid who was shot in the middle of the street while walking with CJ.

    • Development and production

    Matt Nix directed the pilot episode. In March 2014, USA Network ordered the pilot to series. Production began in September 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Critical Response

    Complications has received generally mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season of the show a rating of 59%, based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's consensus states, "Complications has no shortage of ambition - or intriguing characters and ideas - although its complicated plot occasionally beggars belief." Metacritic gives the show a score of 55 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally mixed reviews".

    References

    Complications (TV series) Wikipedia
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