André Holland plays Algernon Edwards in "The Knick".
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The birth of modern medicine forceps.
The Knick
, a sublime series by Steven Soderbergh, followed the adventures of John Thackery (Clive Owen), a brilliant doctor but cocaine addict in New York at the beginning of the 20th century.
The series ended after two seasons with the death of its main character.
A completely justified stop, but which had left fans of the confidential show unsatisfied, but praised.
As for
The Girlfriend Experience,
bequeathed to Amy Seimetz and Lodge Kerrigan, then to Anja Marquardt, Steven Soderbergh entrusted Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of
Moonlight
, with the task of creating a third season, he announced in an interview. granted to
The Playlist
.
A third season about a black American doctor
But for Barry Jenkins, the story of one of the characters has only just begun.
The third season of
The Knick
will center on Dr. Algernon, played by André Holland, a talented black man and doctor struggling with early 20th century racism.
A character inspired by two black American doctors who really existed, Daniel Hale Williams and Louis T. Wright.
The first was the first black American heart surgeon, who completed the first open heart surgery in the United States in 1893. Daniel Hale Williams also founded the Provident Hospital in Chicago, the first non-segregated hospital in the States. -United.
Louis T. Wright was the first black American surgeon in New York, graduated just like Algernon d'Harward in 1915. Four surgeons resigned in protest when he was hired at Harlem Hospital in 1920. Member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, he fought against racist prejudice until the end of his life.
The pilot, endorsed by Steven Soderbergh
The show's creators and showrunners, Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, are working on this new season, along with Barry Jenkins.
The pilot, approved by Steven Soderbergh, is already written: "It is entirely Barry's baby", now believes Steven Soderbergh.
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