'The Knick' Season 1 To Have a 10-Week Special Presentation on HBO Digital Platforms

Before the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning show The Knick launches its second season October 16, exclusively on Cinemax, the first season of the edgy drama series will be available in a special presentation on the HBO digital platforms HBO NOW, HBO GO and HBO On Demand, as well as online affiliate portals, for a limited ten-week period, starting Friday, August 14. Non-HBO and Cinemax subscribers will even have a chance to catch up on season one of the show during a free trial period currently being offered on HBO NOW. In addition, HBO2 will present a marathon of the entire ten-episode first season on Saturday, October 10, starting at noon (ET/PT).

Debuting on Cinemax in August 2014, The Knick was recently nominated for five Emmys, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Steven Soderbergh).

Helmed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Clive Owen as the brilliant but emotionally tortured surgeon Dr. John W. Thackery, the upcoming second season, set in 1901, finds the staff of the Knick in turmoil as they prepare for the hospital to be shuttered in favor of a new building uptown. In this world of corruption, invention and progress, everyone is searching for the new path that will help him or her survive. Whether it's a path toward justice, freedom, love or just plain survival, nothing comes easy. The creators and writing team of Jack Amiel & Michael Begler serve as executive producers along with Gregory Jacobs, Steven Soderbergh, Michael Sugar and Clive Owen.

Cinemax Confirms Original Series Lineup for 2015, Including Returning Shows 'Banshee,' 'Strike Back' and 'The Knick'

Cinemax has confirmed its lineup of original series for 2015, spotlighting a colorful array of characters from different eras in locales around the world. Shows include the returning series Banshee, Strike Back and The Knick.

Banshee returns for its ten-episode third season tomorrow, Jan. 9. Antony Starr stars in the show as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pa., where he continues his criminal pursuits while enforcing his own code of justice. Other returning cast members include Ivana Milicevic as Carrie Hopewell, a notorious jewel thief who lives in Banshee under an assumed identity with her family, who has recently learned of her criminal past; Ulrich Thomsen as Kai Proctor, an intimidating, wealthy businessman who believes he is above the law; Frankie Faison as Sugar Bates, a powerful and wise former boxer and ex-con who is now the owner of the local watering hole; and Hoon Lee as Job, a dangerous transvestite computer hacker who assists Lucas and Carrie in their criminal enterprises. The Emmy-winning show is executive produced by Jonathan Tropper, Peter Macdissi, Alan Ball and Greg Yaitanes.

HBO Will Air First Three Episode of Cinemax Drama 'The Knick' on Labor Day

Viewers can catch up on Cinemax drama series The Knick when the first three episodes of the show are presented back-to-back on HBO this Labor Day, Monday, September 1 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).

Starring Clive Owen and directed by Steven Soderbergh, The Knick is set in New York City, circa 1900, and tells the story of The Knickerbocker Hospital, home to groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who push the boundaries of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics.

Following a hiatus this week, The Knick returns in its usual time slot when the series' fourth episode debuts Friday, September 5 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on Cinemax, with other episodes debuting on subsequent Fridays at the same time.

'The Knick,' Directed by Steven Soderbergh and Starring Clive Owen, Debuts August 8 on Cinemax (Spoilers)

New York City, 1900: The Knickerbocker Hospital is home to groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who push the boundaries of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. The newly appointed leader of the surgery staff is the brilliant, arrogant renegade Dr. John Thackery, whose addiction to cocaine and opium is trumped only by his ambition for medical discovery and renown among his peers.

Into the all-white staff and patient hospital comes the equally gifted Harvard graduate Dr. Algernon Edwards, who must fight for respect while trying to navigate the racially charged city.

Trying to maintain its reputation for quality care while realizing a profit, The Knickerbocker makes an effort to attract wealthy clientele, while literally struggling to keep the lights on.

Starring Clive Owen (Children of Men, HBO's Hemingway & Gellhorn; Oscar nominee for Closer) and directed by Steven Soderbergh (Side Effects; Oscar winner for Traffic; Emmy winner for HBO's Behind the Candelabra), The Knick kicks off its ten-episode season Friday, August 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on Cinemax, followed by other episodes debuting subsequent Fridays at the same time.

'The Knick' to Premiere August 9 on Cinemax

Drama series The Knick will launch its ten-episode season Friday, August 8 p.m. ET/PT, exclusively on Cinemax. Academy Award and Emmy winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Side Effects, HBO's Behind the Candelabra) directs Academy Award and Emmy nominee Clive Owen (Children of Men, HBO's Hemingway & Gellhorn) in the entire season of the show. Set in downtown New York in 1900, The Knick centers on Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff, who push the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics.

The writing team of Jack Amiel and Michael Begler (Raising Helen, Big Miracle) also serves as executive producers, along with Soderbergh, Owen, Michael Sugar (Rendition) and Gregory Jacobs (Behind the Candelabra). Michael Polaire (Behind the Candelabra) produces.

The ensemble cast of series regulars for The Knick includes Andre Holland, Eve Hewson, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance, Michael Angarano, Chris Sullivan, Cara Seymour, Eric Johnson, David Fierro, Maya Kazan, Grainger Hines and Leon Addison Brown.