Rueben's Ramblings

On January 17, the new PBS mini-series Mercy Street will debut at 10 PM.

The six-part series follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War — New England abolitionist Mary Phinney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead from The Returned) and Confederate supporter Emma Green (newcomer Hannah James).

The cast include Gary Cole, Cherry Jones, Jack Falahee (How to Get Away With Murder), AnnaSophia Robb (The Carrie Diaries), Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother), Luke Macfarlane (Brothers & Sisters and Killjoys) and Cameron Monaghan (Shameless and Gotham).

NOTE: Mercy Street will air every Sunday through February 21.

Here is a trailer for Mercy Street: