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The show was well received by critics, with the show winning five Primetime Emmy Awards out of 24 nominations, including one win for Falco and Wever each.
Development and production.
"Nurse Jackie" was created by Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem, and Evan Dunsky. Brixius and Wallem served as showrunners for the first four seasons and shared executive producer duties with Caryn Mandabach and John Melfi. Showtime ordered an initial 12 episodes. Before the premiere, Brixius told the New York "Daily News" that "
to write and executive-produce a television series based on his novel "jPod". Its 13 one-hour episodes aired in Canada in 2007. The show was cancelled despite a major viewer-initiated campaign to save it.
In February 2013, NBC announced that it was in negotiations with the actress Christina Ricci for her to star as Karen McNeil in a pilot for a television adaptation of Coupland's novel "Girlfriend in a Coma" put together by "Nurse Jackie" co-creator Liz Brixius.
Film