From 2014 to 2015, the Steven Soderbergh-directed period drama The Knick was a huge hit with critics and audiences. Then, two years after the second season, Cinemax announced it was cancelled.

Why? It had the misfortune of falling victim to a programming shakeup at Cinemax’s parent company, HBO, which wanted to better compete with streamers and make finding its next Game of Thrones a priority.

So, The Knick ceremoniously fell on the chopping block, lost to history. But despite being short-lived, it’s one of HBO Max’s best original series. See why Watch With Us thinks it needs to be your next binge-watch.

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