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Scripted series · CBS

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Her Courage Forged A New Vision For The Old West

7.6IMDb479 votesWorth your time

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1993 – 19986 seasons · 149 episodes~47 min per episodeTV-GEnded

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Michaela Quinn

149 eps

Joe Lando

Joe Lando

Byron Sully

149 eps

Shawn Toovey

Shawn Toovey

Brian Cooper

149 eps

Chad Allen

Chad Allen

Matthew Cooper

149 eps

Jessica Bowman

Jessica Bowman

Colleen Cooper Cook

76 eps

Erika Flores

Erika Flores

Colleen Cooper

73 eps

Ross Malinger

Ross Malinger

Steven Myers

3 eps

Brandon Hammond

Brandon Hammond

Anthony

7 eps

Gail Strickland

Gail Strickland

Olive Davis

11 eps

Stacy Keach, Sr.

Stacy Keach, Sr.

Judge Webster

3 eps

Maxwell Caulfield

Maxwell Caulfield

Andrew Strauss / David Lewis

3 eps

Richard Moll

Richard Moll

John

4 eps

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Kid Cole

4 eps

Jim Knobeloch

Jim Knobeloch

Jake Slicker

130 eps

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Nick Ramus

Black Kettle

10 eps

Charlotte Chatton

Charlotte Chatton

Emma Morrison

11 eps

James Sloyan

James Sloyan

Superintendent Hazen

3 eps

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Dr. Cassidy

4 eps

David Tom

David Tom

Lewis Bing

3 eps

Ben Murphy

Ben Murphy

Ethan Cooper

3 eps

Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Loren Bray

141 eps

Alex Meneses

Alex Meneses

Teresa Morales

10 eps

Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Charlotte Cooper

4 eps

Helene Udy

Helene Udy

Myra Bing

74 eps

John Schneider

John Schneider

Daniel Simon

16 eps

June Carter Cash

June Carter Cash

Sister Ruth

3 eps

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Jonelle Allen

Grace

105 eps

Zahn McClarnon

Zahn McClarnon

Walks on Cloud

3 eps

Anne Lockhart

Anne Lockhart

Maureen

3 eps

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Andrea Bakkum

Alice

14 eps

Edward Albert

Edward Albert

Dr. William Burke

4 eps

Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Rebecca Quinn

9 eps

Heidi Kozak

Heidi Kozak

Emily

10 eps

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Robert E.

106 eps

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Haylie Johnson

Becky Bonner

20 eps

Christopher Kriesa

Christopher Kriesa

Man

4 eps

Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

Snow Bird

6 eps

Christopher Kelly

Christopher Kelly

Jon

5 eps

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Jennifer Youngs

Ingrid

19 eps

Tim DeZarn

Tim DeZarn

Sergeant Dixon

6 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.

Character DepthVery strong8.3

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Emotional WeightStrong6.8

How much the series is designed to affect you.

BingeabilityStrong5.5

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

TensionStrong5.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

World BuildingPresent5.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

SerializedLight3.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.

The run

Seasons

6 seasons · 149 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199317 episodes
5.7IMDb
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199327 episodes
8.2IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199429 episodes
8.3IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199528 episodes
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199626 episodes
10.0IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
199722 episodes
10.0IMDb

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from A New Beginning

S06E22

A New Beginning

16 May 1998

Directed by James Keach
Written by Carl Binder

Still from The Fight

S06E21

The Fight

9 May 199860 min

Directed by Steve Dubin
Written by Eric Tuchman

Still from To Have and to Hold

S06E20

To Have and to Hold

2 May 199860 min

Directed by Gwen Arner
Written by Chris Abbott

Still from Vengeance

S06E19

Vengeance

25 Apr 1998

Directed by Jerry London
Written by Philip Gerson

Still from Birdman

S06E18

Birdman

18 Apr 1998

Directed by Bethany Rooney
Written by Joel Ziskin

Still from Happily Ever After

S06E17

Happily Ever After

11 Apr 1998

Directed by James Keach
Written by Rick Najera

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Jeremy KaganProducer
Sara DavidsonProducer

Writing

Direction

Harry HarrisDirector
Steve DubinDirector
Bethany RooneyDirector
Chuck BowmanDirector
Gabrielle BeaumontDirector
Jeremy KaganDirector

Cinematography

Roland "Ozzie" SmithDirector of Photography

Recognition

Awards

2 wins

Genesis Award

1 win

WinnerGenesis Award
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman · Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Q24048762

1 win

WinnerQ24048762
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman · Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

Amazon VideoBuy
Wonder Project Amazon ChannelStreaming

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