Scripted series · Showtime
Nurse Jackie
Never go down easy.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Edie Falco
Jackie Peyton
80 eps
Peter Facinelli
Dr. Fitch Cooper
73 eps
Eve Best
Dr. Eleanor O'Hara
50 eps
Merritt Wever
Zoey Barkow
80 eps
Paul Schulze
Eddie Walzer
80 eps
Haaz Sleiman
Mohammed 'Mo-Mo' De La Cruz
12 eps
Anna Deavere Smith
Gloria Akalitus
78 eps
Stephen Wallem
Thor Lundgren
79 eps
Betty Gilpin
Dr. Carrie Roman
34 eps
Adam Ferrara
Frank Verelli
20 eps
Ruby Jerins
Grace Peyton
79 eps
Mackenzie Aladjem
Fiona Peyton
66 eps
Arjun Gupta
Sam
35 eps
Lenny Jacobson
Lenny
25 eps
Jake Cannavale
Charlie Cruz
7 eps
Bobby Cannavale
Dr. Mike Cruz
12 eps
Daisy Tahan
Fiona Peyton
11 eps
Deirdre O'Connell
Helen
3 eps
Laura Silverman
Laura
4 eps
Greta Lee
Nurse
3 eps
Michael Buscemi
God
8 eps
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Kelly Slater
8 eps
Lynn Cohen
Mrs. Zimberg
2 eps
William Oliver Watkins
Paramedic
5 eps
René Ifrah
Officer Ryan
5 eps
Jill Flint
Melissa Greenfield
4 eps
Cassady Leonard
Kaitlyn Flynn
4 eps
Elizabeth Marvel
Ginny Flynn
3 eps
Joseph Ackler
Paramedic
6 eps
Steven Lee Merkel
EMT
13 eps
Mark McDonald
EMT
5 eps
Chinasa Ogbuagu
EMT Hannah
5 eps
Katie Flahive
Paramedic
20 eps
Julia Ormond
Sarah Khouri
3 eps
Jamila Webb
Paramedic
5 eps
Haley Zale
Nurse
34 eps
Amina Robinson
EMT
10 eps
Bill Sage
Bill
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Nurse Jackie actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Nurse Jackie reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Every day is a matter of life and death in a hectic New York City hospital, but for Nurse Jackie that's the easiest part. Between chronic back pain that won't quit, and a personal life on the constant edge of collapse, it's going to take a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a handful of secret strategies to relieve the pain, and stay one step ahead of total disaster.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 80 episodes.
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
30 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200912 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S01E07 Steak Knife
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201012 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S02E12 Years of Service
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201112 episodes
8.5IMDbBest episode · S03E08 The Astonishing
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201210 episodes
8.8IMDbBest episode · S04E01 Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201310 episodes
8.4IMDbBest episode · S05E10 Soul
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201412 episodes
8.3IMDbBest episode · S06E10 Sidecars and Spermicide
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
201512 episodes
8.3IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E01
Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black
After breaking up with Kevin, Jackie has to realize she needs professional help. Meanwhile, a new director at the hospital makes some personnel changes and Kevin finds out about Jackie and Eddie's affair.
- Directed by Linda Wallem
- Written by Liz Brixius
S02E12
Years of Service
In the season finale, Jackie returns to All Saints where she must confront everyone.
- Directed by Paul Feig
S06E03
Super Greens
Coop learns his sperm count is too low for donation; Carrie gets a lucky break; Akalitus' poker habit pays off; Grace drops a bomb on Jackie.
- Directed by Abe Sylvia, Jesse Peretz
S03E06
When the Saints Go
Mrs. Akalitus is in a holy uproar as workers from the archdiocese remove her religious statues. Meanwhile, a new temp nurse makes his presence known in the ER, and some people don't appreciate it; Coop deals with personal, professional and podiatric problems; and Jackie tries to deal with Kevin playing matchmaker between Eddie and his sister.
- Directed by Tristram Shapeero
S06E01
Sink or Swim
Jackie's back to using again, but she's doing it differently this time: maintaining a clean and sober cover, going to 12-step meetings - even finding herself a sponsor - all the while getting her drugs from the towel girl at the gym. Meanwhile at All Saints, Zoey finds out that everyone knows about her 'secret' relationship with Prentiss. Season premiere.
- Directed by Jesse Peretz
S06E02
Pillgrimage
Jackie steals Dr. Roman's DEA number. Coop is recruited by a 'sperm scout.'
- Directed by Brendan Walsh
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Liz Brixius
Creator
Linda Wallem
Showrunner
Evan Dunsky
Creator
Caryn Mandabach
Executive producer
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John Melfi
Executive producer
Clyde Phillips
Executive producer
Christine Zander
Executive producer
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Liz Flahive
Executive producer
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Richie Jackson
Executive producer
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Tom Straw
Executive producer
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Mark Hudis
Executive producer
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Rick Cleveland
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michele GiordanoProducer
- Caryn MandabachExecutive Producer
- Allen CoulterProducer
- John MelfiExecutive Producer
- Liz BrixiusExecutive Producer
- Clyde PhillipsExecutive Producer
Writing
- Liz BrixiusWriter
- Rick ClevelandWriter
- Linda WallemWriter
- Christine ZanderWriter
- Mark HudisWriter
Direction
- Adam BernsteinDirector
- Bob BalabanDirector
- Paul FeigDirector
- Allen CoulterDirector
- Tristram ShapeeroDirector
- Linda WallemDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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