‘Nightwatch’ Follows Teams of New Orleans Emergency Responders

A&E Premieres New Nightwatch Series
Dennis Schorr, Jr., Chief Terence Morris and CPTN Jerome Baudy star in A&E’s ‘Nightwatch’ (Photo by Richard Knapp / Copyright 2014)

A&E’s set to introduce the new series Nightwatch, set in New Orleans and executive produced by Dick Wolf, on January 22, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT. The nonfiction series will have a nine-episode season one run and will follow teams of New Orleans emergency responders working the busy and stressful overnight shift.

In addition to Wolf, the series will be executive produced by Tom Thayer, Rasha Drachkovitch, Shelly Tatro, Drew Tappon, Lily Neumeyer, and Devon Graham.

Details on Nightwatch, Courtesy of A&E Network:

In the historic city of New Orleans, police officers, firefighters and EMTs working the overnight shift answer as many as a thousand emergency calls a night. Nightwatch follows multiple sets of partners in the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services unit who cover the intense and unpredictable period from 8 PM to 4 AM as they battle time and circumstance to save lives.

The skills, dedication and determination that these critical and dangerous jobs require are on full display nightly while each new traumatic call comes in. As the city’s heroes, one thing remains clear – the job of an emergency responder in NOLA is not only about saving lives, it’s being there as a support system for the community of people in this diverse and inspiring city.

In the premiere episode of Nightwatch, a man discovered in the street bleeding from numerous gunshot wounds brings multiple teams of EMT’s to the scene. While they work furiously to keep the victim alive before taking him to the hospital, the police immediately begin the investigation. As the evening goes on, the calls keep coming. The fire fighters encounter a case of suspected arson and the EMT’s at the scene of a car accident catch a driver who refuses to admit he is on drugs.