Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestMercy Point is an American science fiction series that ran from the fall of 1998 to the midsummer of 1999 on UPN. The series, set in the mid-23rd century, took place on a deep-space medical space station that catered to the medical needs of both humans and aliens, and served as a crossroads for both human and alien civilizations, as well as between the military and civilian agencies of human culture. While short-running, the series benefited from complex characters and intriguing hints at the greater universe outside of the hospital's hull. It was created by Trey Callaway, David Simkins, and Milo Frank and executive produced by Trey Callaway, Michael Katleman, Lee David Zlotoff, Peter Guber, Scott Sanders, and Joe Voci.
Production
Ambitious world-building on a network TV budget.
Writing
Hints of a larger mystery that never got resolved.
Creator
Trey Callaway
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mercy Point debuted two months after ER's peak popularity, trying to capture that medical drama magic in space — UPN cancelled it after 8 episodes, leaving it a fascinating 'what if' of 90s sci-fi.
Creator Trey Callaway later co-wrote I Still Know What You Did Last Summer the same year, making 1998 his very strange double feature of space hospital and slasher sequel.
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