Year 2015 Video Release 2015-08-11 Studio HBO Home Entertainment Genre TV Series MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Set in downtown New York in 1900 The Knick is a groundbreaking new scripted drama from Oscar R and Emmy R winning director Steven Soderbergh starring Oscar R nominee Clive Owen, who also received a Golden Globe nomination for this series. The Knick centers on the Knickerbocker Hospital dubbed The Knick , which faces a major upheaval due to poor finances and an exodus of wealthy patients. The one remaining star is Dr. Thackery played by Clive Owen who along with the hospital staff of surgeons, nurses and other personnel must struggle to keep both themselves and the hospital going.