'The Night Shift' with Eoin Macken picked up by NBC
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Image via Merlin's KeepNBC has picked up The Night Shift with a 13-episode order.
"As part of a deal reached with Sony that saw cult comedy Community renewed for a fifth season, NBC just picked up Blacklist, Night Shift and Welcome To The Family to series with 13 episode orders."
"Penned by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, The Night Shift follows a group of Army doctors working the late shift at a San Antonio Hospital. The drama is produced by Sony Pictures Television and stars Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Freddy Rodriguez, Ken Leung, Jeananne Goossen, Robert Bailey Jr and Brigid Brannagh. The pilot was directed by Pierre Morel, with Sachs and Judah serving as executive producers." (from TV Wise)
In a more detailed summary via Deadline, it appears that Eoin's character is the central figure in the series.
"Welcome to the night shift, where every day is a fight between the heroic efforts of saving lives and the hard truths of running a hospital. At San Antonio Memorial, the men and women who work the wee hours are a special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan (Eoin Macken, “Merlin”). After a grueling tour of duty in the Middle East, T.C. is about to learn that his toughest battles will be fought right at home. He and his irreverent team of late-night docs, including Topher (Ken Leung, “Lost”) and Drew (Brendan Fehr, “Roswell”), know how to let off steam with the casual prank or two, but when lives are at stake they are all business. Unfortunately, the night shift is now under new management and boss Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez, “Six Feet Under”) is more interested in cutting costs than helping people. But T.C. has never met a rule he couldn’t break, or a person he won’t stand up to. And it’s clear that not even Dr. Jordan Santos (Jill Flint, “The Good Wife”), T.C.’s ex-girlfriend and now Ragosa’s second in charge, has a chance at keeping him in line. If Ragosa wants a war, he’ll get one.Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “Freaks and Geeks”) and Pierre Morel (“Taken”) serve as executive producers. “Night Shift” is a production of Sony Pictures Television."