In addition, former Army medic Drew, played by Brendan Fehr, must face his past as he tries to care for a boyfriend who is recovering from an amputation. However, some characters, such as Callahan, are battling PTSD following military service in Afghanistan. Like many hospital dramas, "The Night Shift" follows staff members as they try to navigate a busy emergency room amid personal challenges and love triangles. "I don't know the numbers or anything, but I'm always happy to talk directly with fans," said Macken, who just finished filming a role in "Killing Jesus," a movie adaptation of the book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Macken said he didn't know what to expect when the series finally aired and was glad to see people talking about the show on Twitter. Sachs said he believed part of the reason it caught on was because the actors were engaged on social media. The Sony Pictures TV production stunned critics when it averaged around 6.9 million viewers per episode, thanks to a lead-in from "America's Got Talent." "We went out to get Freddy Rodriguez because he's Freddy Rodriguez. "We didn't go out and cast Freddy Rodriguez because of his ethnicity," Sachs said. Jordan Alexander, and Ken Leung, known for his roles in "Lost" and the "The Sopranos."Ĭo-creator Gabe Sachs said producers picked stronger actors who they thought would best represent the real diversity of a hospital. TC Callahan, and Rodriguez, a Chicago native who plays hospital leader Michael Ragosa, as they try to run a red-eye emergency room in a predominantly Mexican-American city. Set in San Antonio and filmed in Albuquerque, the drama stars Dublin-born Eoin Macken, who plays Dr. The sleeper hit "The Night Shift" returns for a second season Monday, and producers hope the unexpected social-media push and its diverse cast will keep viewers coming back. Rodriguez then was bombarded on social media by adoring fans who had been following his career since his days as Rico Diaz in HBO's "Six Feet Under." ALBUQUERQUE - When Freddy Rodriguez was offered a role in a 2012 pilot for hospital drama, he took the gig and just hoped for the best.īut after NBC's "The Night Shift" finally began airing last summer, surprising critics with its strong ratings, the network ordered another season.
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