| City of Angels | |
|---|---|
| Format | Medical drama |
| Created by | Steven Bochco Paris Barclay Nicholas Wootton |
| Starring | Blair Underwood Vivica A. Fox Michael Warren Hill Harper Phil Buckman Gabrielle Union Maya Rudolph Kyle Secor |
| Opening theme | Performed by: Amy Keys (Season 1) Brian McKnight (Season 2) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 (1 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kevin Hooks Steven Bochco |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | January 16, 2000 – December 21, 2000 |
City of Angels is an American medical drama which ran for two seasons during the 2000 television season on CBS. The series was network television's first predominantly African American medical drama.
Synopsis
The show centered around the professional and personal lives of the doctors and nurses at Angels of Mercy Hospital in Los Angeles, California. While the show brought about familiar faces (Vivica A. Fox, Blair Underwood, and Michael Warren) it was a launching point for actors Hill Harper (who in a controversial episode, was on screen with his buttocks exposed), Gabrielle Union, and Saturday Night Live 's Maya Rudolph. During the second season, Les Moonves, president of CBS, wanted to cancel the show, and many members of the African-American community began a letter-writing campaign (a la Living Single) but to no avail. The show was canceled in December 2000.
Cast
- Blair Underwood as Dr. Ben Turner
- Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Lillian Price (Season 1)
- Michael Warren as Ron Harris
- Hill Harper as Dr. Wesley Williams
- Phil Buckman as Dr. Geoffrey Weiss
- T.E. Russell as Dr. Arthur Jackson
- Viola Davis as Nurse Lynette Peeler
- Maya Rudolph as Nurse Grace Patterson (Season 1, recurring thereafter)
- Robert Morse as Edwin "Ed" O'Malley (Season 1, recurring thereafter)
- Gabrielle Union as Dr. Courtney Ellis (Season 2)
- Kyle Secor as Dr. Raleigh Stewart (Season 2)
- Tamara Taylor as Dr. Ana Syphax (recurring)
- Harold Sylvester as Wendell Loman (recurring)
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