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Necessary Roughness

Genres: Drama
Broadcast on: eKasi+, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Showcase, M-Net Series Zone, eExtra

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Broadcaster information
International channels
USA Network : 29 Jun 2011 - 21 Aug 2013

South African channels

M-Net Series : 04 Sep 2012 - 04 Jun 2013
M-Net Series Zone : 13 Aug 2013 - 06 Mar 2015
M-Net Series Showcase : 02 Dec 2013 - 03 Feb 2014
eKasi+ : 16 May 2016 - 23 Jan 2017
eExtra : 10 Sep 2017 - 25 Mar 2018

About the Show

Necessary Roughness is an American television drama series created by Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro which centers on a tough Long Island divorcee who, in order to make ends meet, gets a job as a therapist for a professional football team. Her career begins to take off when athletes, musicians, politicians and other celebrities start to request her tough love therapy.

Dr. Dani Santino (Callie Thorne) thought she had it all figured out: she had a beautiful home, a successful husband, two great teenaged kids, and a satisfying career as a psychotherapist.

But when she caught her husband cheating, Dani's perfect world began to unravel, and she was forced to find a way to keep her family, her finances, and her sanity intact.

Then a romantic encounter with Matt (Marc Blucas), the handsome trainer of the local pro football team, the New York Hawks, leads to the chance for Dani to demonstrate her special brand of "tough love" therapy.

Before she can say "Hail Mary," Dani has taken on the team's unpredictable star wide receiver, Terrence "TK" King (Mehcad Brooks), as a patient and has become the most sought-after therapist for pro athletes and other high-profile personalities on Long Island.

Even with the ups and downs of being a newly divorced single parent and being employed by a demanding organisation with its very own "Fixer" — the mysterious Nico (Scott Cohen) — Dani begins to find her footing.

Created and executive produced by Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro (Miami Medical). Kevin Dowling (Go On) also serves as executive producer. Inspired by a true story, Necessary Roughness is a Sony Pictures Television and Universal Cable Productions co-production.


Starring

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Dani Santino

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Matthew Donnally

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Nico Careles

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Lindsay Santino

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Ray Santino Jr.

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Terrence King

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Paloma Madsen

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Connor McClane


New season: Necessary Roughness 2

03 Dec 2017 | Written by: Shows Editor | From: Today's TV Highlights
CHANNEL: eExtra | The Hawks face problems even before the new season begins as the team's owner is getting divorced.


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