Spectrum Originals, the video-on-demand service for Charter Communications subscribers, continues its scripted drama rollout with the medical-themed limited series Temple. Originally developed by U.K. programmer Sky, Temple stars Mark Strong as Daniel Milton, a respected surgeon who is tormented by the sudden decline in health of his wife, Beth (Catherine McCormack). When all options to save her life fail, a distraught Daniel goes off the grid and establishes an illegal medical clinic underneath the Temple tube station in London.

Aided by his trusted but quirky assistant Lee Simmons (Daniel Mays), Daniel provides medical help to those unable — or, in the case of criminals, unwilling — to go to the hospital. The series kicks off with an action-packed sequence in which Jamie Harris, a young bank robber played by Tobi King Bakare, is shot in the stomach by a police officer he eventually runs over with his getaway car. Jamie contacts his friend Lee, who brings him to the underground clinic where Daniel reluctantly (and graphically) saves Jamie’s life by removing his bullet-ridden spleen.

In order to effectively operate on Jamie, Daniel lures his close friend and fellow doctor Anna Willems (Carice van Houten) to the underground clinic. The series then evolves into a characterdriven narrative in which the main characters are thrust into a world of crime and medicine. As the patient count increases, Daniel, Lee and Anna struggle to keep their illegal practice shrouded in secrecy while wrestling with the moral implications of their actions.

Temple, based on the Norwegian drama Valkyrien, is at times an edge-ofyour- seat thriller that takes viewers on an emotional rollercoaster over the course of eight episodes. Temple is the latest entry in Spectrum’s portfolio of original series, which also includes Bad Boys spinoff L.A.’s Finest and a Mad About You reboot.

A comedy about the trials and tribulations of a single woman serving as a caregiver for her disabled adult sister has become the latest pickup for Charter’s new Spectrum Original Content division, Variety reports.

E is for Edie is created by writer Jeanie Bergen, who reportedly based the story on own life. Bergen’s script earner her one of five coveted positions in Aaron Sorkin’s Master Class for screenwriting. Bergen previously wrote for the Verizon go90 series Zac & Mia.

It’s the second series acquisition for Charter Original Series under the direction of former NBCU and Fox executive Katherine Pope. In June, the new production unit picked up LA’s Finest, a buddy cop drama starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba that was originally slated to go to NBC.

Charter did not immediately respond to inquiries for comment about the new series acquisition.

Last year, Charter entered agreements with AMC Networks and Viacom, in which the cable company would have first U.S. rights, and the media companies would own subsequent windows.

“We see original content as a way to further differentiate the Spectrum customer experience,” Charter said in a statement issued in January. “We have previously announced our co-production plans with AMC and Viacom, and we will continue to explore opportunities for the development of original content. We have no comment beyond that at this time.