Everyday heroes face gritty, suspenseful challenges, forging intimate bonds within a dangerous, rewarding profession.
Earnest. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Peacock.
Some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language, about what a TV-14 should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
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An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
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