cinemax picked up amiel and begler's "the knick" to series, after they wrote the pilot script on spec. steven soderbergh came on board the series as director and executive producer. amiel and begler served as co-showrunners and executive producers, and wrote the majority of the series' episodes. the series premiered on august 8, 2014. it was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes, airing october 2015.