COMBAT HOSPITAL - is a fictional medical procedural set in 2006 at the only military hospital providing advanced surgical care in all of Southern Afghanistan. (KEN WORONER/SIENNA FILMS PRODUCTIONS ICC INC.) ELIAS KOTEAS, ARNOLD PINNOCK
Politics are downplayed in the new ABC drama Combat Hospital (Tuesdays, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT).
At least that’s what actors Elias Koteas and Michelle Borth tell us. The two star in the medical drama set in Afghanistan – and more than the rigors of war, the two say their challenges were tapping into the character as well as mastering the medical jargon.
In the video below, Koteas and Borth explain just how tough it was and how Combat Hospital is still a work in progress for them.