But Season 1 is not just about saving lives. It is a war on two fronts: the medical front against trauma patients, and the administrative front against Dr. Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodríguez), the slick, by-the-book hospital administrator who wants to shut down the night shift altogether.
: Dr. TC Callahan and the new night shift chief, Dr. Jordan Alexander, are exes with lingering feelings. The "Docs with Benefits" The Night Shift - Season 1
Counterbalancing TC is his best friend and fellow veteran, (Ken Leung). If TC is the id, Topher is the ego. Also a former army medic, Topher possesses a calm, steady demeanor that makes him the glue holding the night shift together. He is the peacekeeper, the one who translates TC’s brilliance into administrative speak for Ragosa, and arguably the moral center of the show. But Season 1 is not just about saving lives
