Underplayed Gems

Northern Exposure (1990)

Northern Exposure poster
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Length
6 seasons, 110 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 202 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A New York doctor is sent to a remote Alaskan town to fulfill a contract. He navigates life among the eccentric locals and slowly finds a new sense of community.

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What happens

Northern Exposure is an American comedy-drama television series that originally aired on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. The series follows the eccentric residents in the fictitious town of Cicely, Alaska. Rob Morrow starred as New York City native Dr. Joel Fleischman, whose med school tuition was underwritten by the government of Alaska in exchange for him practicing medicine for four years in the state. In the first episode, the newly graduated doctor is shocked to learn that instead of being assigned to a modern hospital in Anchorage as he had expected, he is being sent to the remote town of Cicely to serve as the area's only general practitioner. The first season was centered around Fleischman's fish-out-of-water experiences in rural Alaska and his attempts to get out of his contract. As the series progressed, it developed into more of an ensemble show, with episodes focused on other residents of the town. Northern Exposure received 57 award nominations during its six-season run and won 27, including the 1992 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, two additional Primetime Emmy Awards, four Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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