Valerie Chu

Valerie Chu, executive story editor who shaped this nurse-centered script. Katherine LaNasa, actor playing Charge Nurse Dana Evans, on portraying toughness and vulnerability. Patrick Ball, actor playing Dr. Frank Langdon, on his character’s arc and return to work. They talk about a nurse-focused storytelling choice, character reconnections, on-set emotional scenes, and the writers’ room decisions behind the hour.