Series synopsis
Hawthorne is an American drama television series that premiered on TNT on June 16, 2009. It ended on August 16, 2011. It was created by John Masius. It stars Jada Pinkett Smith, David Julian Hirsh, Suleka Mathew and Michael Vartan.
Christina Hawthorne is a compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer heading up a group of dedicated nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital on the hospital's front lines. She does everything in her power to help her patients. When necessary, she takes on doctors and administrators who are overworked, distracted or just unable to see the human being behind the hospital chart. But the long days at the hospital and Hawthorne’s intense focus on helping others take a toll on her personal life.
Premise
Christina Hawthorne is a compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer heading up a group of dedicated nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital on the hospital's front lines. She does everything in her power to help her patients. When necessary, she takes on doctors and administrators who are overworked, distracted or just unable to see the human being behind the hospital chart. But the long days at the hospital and Hawthorne’s intense focus on helping others take a toll on her personal life.
Premise: Every patient needs a hero.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Christina Hawthorne
- David Julian Hirsh as Ray Stein
- Suleka Mathew as Bobbie Jackson
- Michael Vartan as Tom Wakefield
- Hannah Hodson as Camille Hawthorne
- Vanessa Lengies as Kelly Epson
- Christina Moore as Candy Sullivan
- Collins Pennie as Marcus Leeds
Guest cast
- Julia Campbell
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Kevin Kilner
- Douglas Smith as Curtis
- John Rubinstein
- Christy Carlson Romano
- Adam Garcia as Nick Mancini
- David Rees Snell
- D. B. Woodside
- Anne Ramsay
- Kai Lennox as Alex Lewison
- Amy Pietz
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | June 16, 2009 | August 18, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 10 | June 22, 2010 | August 24, 2010 |
| Season 3 | 10 | June 14, 2011 | August 16, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Richmond Trinity Hospital's chief nursing officer Christina Hawthorne tries to stop an end-stage cancer patient's attempt at suicide. |
June 16, 2009 |
| 2 |
Healing Time A patient with dementia believes Christina is his wife. |
June 23, 2009 |
| 3 |
Yielding Christina creates a makeshift ICU bed for a woman whose son isn't ready to let her go; Bobbie helps Kelly with a case involving an infant swallowing rubbing alcohol; Ray tries to spend time with Candy. |
June 30, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No Excuses Richmond Trinity is shut down and Christina along with Bobby Jackson, Kelly Epson, Ray Stein, and Tom Wakefield transfer to a new hospital on the verge of being closed itself. Christina is named director of nursing and clashes with the old director. Christina and Tom's feelings begin to develop. A woman dies due to lack of medical attention. |
June 22, 2010 |
| 2 |
The Starting Line Christina pays a visit to the ethics committee when she opposes the hospital's refusal to treat a heroin-addicted patient. Elsewhere, a mother reveals a game-changing secret to her adopted son; and Camille forges a bond with hospital worker Marcus. |
June 29, 2010 |
| 3 |
Road Narrows When he sustains critical injuries in a car crash, Tom fears that he may never be able to perform surgery again. Meanwhile, Candy returns from her tour of duty in Afghanistan. And a child must disclose a hard truth about his grandmother to save her life. |
July 6, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
For Better or Worse Christina and Tom's wedding doesn't go as planned, Nick investigates the cause of an attack at the hospital. Candy finally goes into labor after almost losing her life. |
June 14, 2011 |
| 2 |
Fight or Flight Tom and Christina deal with the explosion at the hospital and her pregnancy differently. Camille may have found a new love interest. Bobby and Christina argue over hospital duties. Also a little girl is left at the front of the hospital for no apparent reason. |
June 21, 2011 |
| 3 |
Parental Guidance Required Nick asks Christina for help with his mom who is ill, Dr. Steve shaw gets a surprise visit from his father. An internal affairs investigator comes to James river looking into the events surrounding the attack that recently took place. Tom is becoming concerned with Camille's interest in the new doctor at the hospital practicing under Tom. |
June 28, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TNT |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 16, 2009 |
| Last aired | August 16, 2011 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |