Formerly called chelsea general, the ensemble drama is now titled monday mornings, in line with the novel gupta wrote that the series is based on. Sungun justin park, md, a neurologist general anaheim ca. Monday mornings is a superb drama brought to life with passion by a gifted ensemble cast and some of the best creative minds working in television today. Kelley boston legal and based on the novel by cnns dr. Sung is one of several boardcertified orthopedic surgeons at colorado springs orthopaedic group. Sanjay gupta, executive producer of monday mornings. The first act of the new tnt series monday mornings focuses on an inept. Monday mornings behind the mask season one, episode two. Sung park keong sim cares deeply about his patients at the fictional chelsea general hospital, scene of the new medical drama monday mornings on tnt photo. Kelley and practicing neurosurgeon and cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Monday mornings new interview with keong sim spoilertv.
Whether you are looking for a night out and a quirky romance like warm bodies, a chick flick to watch with friends like safe haven, or television shows like monday mornings and parades end to curl up with and enjoy while having some me time, there is an exciting book adaptation on a movie or tv screen near you. He gueststarred on the good doctor last year, and also played michael changs dad on glee plus dr. Breaking news tnt greenlights powerful new medical drama. Sanjay guptas book, is that at least in monday nights series premiere it doesnt sugarcoat the emotional. Chang sung, dds, a highly rated dentistry practitioner in clifton park, ny. With ving rhames, jamie bamber, jennifer finnigan, bill irwin. Park performs surgery on chung mai, a violinist he admires.
Monday mornings series premiere recap and poll tvline. Keong earned a bachelor of arts in english literature from the university of chicago. You can find specific show content by clicking the menu system at the top of t. Guptas acclaimed novel, the tnt drama series monday mornings, from. After rising to prominence in the late 80s as steven bochcos latest wunderkind on the writing staff of l. Tnt on monday night premiered monday mornings, from david e. Not only is the show based on guptas book by the same name, he is also executive producer of. In may 2012, tnt placed a tenepisode order for the series. Monday mornings, airing monday nights on tnt, is a brilliant show that seems to be flying under the radar. Hooten responded in his customary sarcastic tonewell that was very well put dr. During the covid19 crisis, publishers weekly is providing free digital access to our magazine, archive, and website. Of course, its dark, black humor, as are jokes about stiffs on another floor, and doctors being nicknamed 007 because they have a license to kill. We bring you a comprehensive and up to date spoiler service on all the major us tv shows and movies.
Harding hooten, the robotic, ultraserious chief of surgery, and dr. The full dead to me cast who plays the characters on. This, and the many graphic surgery scenes make monday mornings a nono for the. Tyler wilson, a hotshot neurosurgeon whose ego gets in the way and costs a young boy his. Tnt has greenlit monday mornings, a powerful new series from awardwinning producer david e. Monday mornings episode 1 this week in room 311 youtube. Jorge villanueva, the hospitals celebrated trauma chief, is made up of some of the top surgeons in the world, but of course no one is perfect.
Lawand being handsomely rewarded for it in emmys and critical acclaimkelley kicked off the next decade by creating and writing nearly. On a tv landscape that plays host to only one resilient hospital. Sung park, a koreanamerican, is abrupt socially and englishchallenged, but hes also ambitious to the core. Sanjay gupta, finds compelling drama in what the doctors and nurses of the fictional chelsea. The doctors at chelsea general hospital in portland, ore.
Production is now under way for tnts monday mornings, a powerful new series from awardwinning producer david e. Dr sung park from monday mornings scott ryan productions. What i do like about monday mornings, based on cnn medical chief dr. Kelley and based off a novel by sanjay gupta, it debuted febuary 4, 20 the series follows the personal and professional lives of the doctors of the fictional chelsea general hospital in portland, oregon. Monday mornings set photo shows ving rhames in scrubs. Headed to tnt next year is the medical drama monday mornings, which comes from david e. It is based on a novel of the same name by sanjay gupta. Sanjay gupta, follows the lives of five surgeons at chelsea general as. Sidney saxena deal with their respective issues with the kind of suppressed internal struggles that are just ripe for cinematic drama. Monday mornings not a good way to start off your week. Dr sung park isms tv show monday mornings thread starter mycrofft.
Keong sim discusses his character sung park on monday mornings. There are interoffice romances, shocking diagnoses, familial strife. He has lines which are so stripped of verbal granola that i cant help but envy this guy. Monday mornings is about a group of six doctors in a fictional hospital called chelsea general. It is on monday mornings that reflection and introspection occurs, usually in private. Except monday mornings is much more depressing and so much more affected. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Follows the lives of five surgeons as they push the limits of their personal and professional feelings. Tyler wilson, a hotshot neurosurgeon whose ego gets in the way and costs a young boy his life. The series is being produced by tnt originals, david e. Monday mornings is an american medical drama television series that ran on tnt from february 4 to april 8, 20 and aired mondays after dallas.
Chelsea general is home to some of the top surgeons in the world, thanks in large part to the hospitals notorious monday morning morbidity and mortality or 311 conferences. Colorado springs orthopaedic group has been helping patients recover from orthopedic surgery and sports injuries for more than 30 years. Kelley and sanjay gupta, who wrote the book the series is based on, is exhaustingly melodramatic. Sometimes his colleagues join him for a couple of drinks. Set at the fictional chelsea general hospital in portland, oregon, monday mornings follows the lives of doctors as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings. Sung park in the tnt medical drama monday mornings. George villanueva, a divorced former nfl player with a young son whom he has nothing in common with. To receive the access to the latest issue delivered to your inbox free each. I was hoping for another book, but ill watch the series to see if it does justice. On may 10, 20, tnt canceled the series of monday mornings after one season as well as southland. Arvin wayne guest star hal holbrook, walks into the wrong procedure on the wrong day, leading the. This past season there was a tv show which ran for ten episodes called monday mornings and was based on this book. Kelley ally mcbeal, chicago hope and practicing neurosurgeon and cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Sung park is the oldest with the most amount of experience having two surgical residencies.
In monday mornings episode 108 entitled wheels within wheels dr. Hes the leader among the doctors who look up to him and seek support with him bald of awesome. Tnt medical drama is actually about medicine houston. Production begins on new tnt drama monday mornings tv. Based on guptas novel of the same name, the title refers to the weekly. Sung jae park, md, a family doctor general warsaw in. Actor keong sim talks about tnts monday mornings, working with aaron. Kelley and based on a book by cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Dr sung parkisms tv show monday mornings thread starter mycrofft. We only got to spend one season with this character, tnt cancelled this show. Monday mornings greenlit by tnt tv by the numbers by.