Transplant (TV series)

2020 Canadian medical drama television series

Transplant

Genre| Medical drama
Created by| Joseph Kay
Starring|

* Hamza Haq
* Laurence Leboeuf
* Ayisha Issa
* Jim Watson
* Sirena Gulamgaus
* Torri Higginson
* Grace Lynn Kung
* Sugith Varughese
* Linda E. Smith
* Kenny Wong
* John Hannah

Country of origin| Canada
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 4
No. of episodes| 49
Production
Executive producers|

* Joseph Kay
* Jocelyn Deschênes
* Bruno Dube
* Rachel Langer
* Randy Lennox
* Stefan Pleszczynski
* Virginia Rankin
* Jeremy Spry
* Sarah Timmins
* Tara Woodbury
* Josee Vallee

Running time| 40 minutes
Production companies|

* Sphère Média Plus
* Bell Media
* NBCUniversal International Studios

Original release
Network|

* CTV (Canada)
* NBC (U.S.)

Release| February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26) –
January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)

Transplant is a Canadian medical drama television series created by Joseph Kay, which premiered on February 26, 2020, on CTV. The series centres on Bashir "Bash" Hamed, a doctor from Syria who comes to Canada as a refugee during the Syrian Civil War,[a] and is rebuilding his career as a medical resident in the emergency department at the fictional York Memorial Hospital in Toronto.[1]

In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season,[2] which premiered on January 2, 2022, on CTV, then March 6 on NBC.[3][4]

In February 2022, the series was renewed for a third season by CTV and NBC.[5] Season 3 premiered on September 23, 2022.[6] Season three consisted of 13 one-hour episodes, and aired in fall 2022 and winter 2023.[7]

In March 2023, the series was renewed for a fourth season by CTV.[8][9] In September, Kay announced that the fourth season would conclude the series, noting that he had always planned it as a four-season arc.[10] The fourth season premiered on October 6, 2023,[11] and consisted of 10 one-hour episodes.[12]

## Premise

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Transplant follows Dr. Bashir "Bash" Hamed, a Syrian Civil War refugee and the newest resident at York Memorial Hospital, as he navigates through numerous obstacles to resume a career in the high stakes world of emergency medicine.

## Cast and characters

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* Hamza Haq as Dr. Bashir "Bash" Hamed, an emergency medicine resident at York Memorial Hospital. Due to issues around recognition of foreign credentials, he was unable to get a job with a hospital in the pilot, and instead works as a line cook at a Middle Eastern restaurant; however, he soon has an opportunity to prove his mettle when a serious accident occurs at the restaurant, and his training and experience in a war zone enables him to save lives, using emergency medical techniques that can be performed without conventional medical equipment, before the first responders arrive.[13]
* Laurence Leboeuf as Dr. Magalie "Mags" Leblanc, a driven emergency medicine resident with health and personal issues which she is struggling to stay on top of in the high-stress environment of a hospital emergency room.[13]
* John Hannah as Dr. Jedediah "Jed" Bishop (seasons 1–2; guest season 4), the gruff but compassionate Chief of Emergency Medicine at York Memorial.[13]
* Ayisha Issa as Dr. June Curtis, a gifted trauma surgery resident who is emotionally guarded and struggles to open up; in the second season, she applies for and wins the job of chief resident.[13]
* Jim Watson as Dr. Theo Hunter, a pediatric emergency medicine fellow, later an attending physician from Sudbury who struggles with having to be away from his wife and kids while he completes his residency.[13]
* Sirena Gulamgaus as Amira Hamed, Bash's sister, who is twelve during season 1, and fourteen by "Baggage" (season 3, episode 2).[13]
* Torri Higginson as Claire Malone, the head emergency nurse, later nurse practitioner, who is also in a romantic relationship with Jed.[13]
* Grace Lynn Kung as Vivian Barnes (season 1), the hospital's social worker.[13]
* Sugith Varughese as Dr. Aajay Singh, a general surgery attending physician.[13]
* Linda E. Smith as Dr. Wendy Atwater (seasons 1–2), the attending physician who is the residents' immediate supervisor.[13]
* Kenny Wong as Arnold Wong, an emergency nurse.[13][14]
* Mariah Inger as Rhoda DaSilva, an emergency nurse.[13]
* Eddie G. as Lou, a security guard at the hospital.[13]
* Eli Shankji as Saleh, Bashir's friend, a Syrian refugee working with Doctors Without Borders in Lebanon.[13]
* Fayçal Azzouz as Khaled (seasons 1–2), Bashir's friend, a Libyan refugee claimant in Canada.[13]
* Gord Rand as Dr. Mark Novak (seasons 2–4), the acting Chief of Emergency Medicine at York Memorial following Jed's stroke.
* Nora Guerch as Rania (seasons 2–3), an old friend of Bash's from Syria whom he had believed for several years to be dead.
* Atticus Mitchell as Jake Cooper (season 2), a medical student supervised by Theo.
* Rekha Sharma as Dr. Neeta Devi (seasons 3–4), Bishop's replacement as chief of York Memorial's emergency department.
* Ali Momen as Dr. Karim Esfahani (seasons 3–4), Bashir's therapist
* Marianne Farley as Dr. Elizabeth Bergeron (seasons 3–4), the attending physician who becomes supervisor of the ER department, Theo's girlfriend
* Mark Rendall as Elliot (season 4), the doctor who sponsored Bashir and Amira to Canada

## Episodes

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Season| Episodes| Originally aired

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1| 13| February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)| May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
2| 13| January 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)| April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)
3| 13| September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)| February 3, 2023 (2023-02-03)
4| 10| October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)| January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)

### Season 1 (2020)

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* Note: Premiere date in table reflects CTV premiere date.

No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date| Canadian viewers
(millions)

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1| 1| "Prestare Cura"| Holly Dale| Joseph Kay| February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)| 1.31[15]

When Bashir Hamed finds himself at the site of a tragic accident, his medical training takes over as he works to save the wounded.

2| 2| "Tell Me Who You Are"| Holly Dale| Story by : Sarah Glinski
Teleplay by : Joseph Kay| March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)| 1.27[16]

Bash's experience as a doctor in Syria informs his unconventional approach as he joins the staff at York Memorial.

3| 3| "Your Secrets Can Kill You"| Holly Dale| Rachel Langer| March 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)| 1.19[17]

As Bash's future at the hospital hangs in the balance, he diagnoses a young patient with a rare disease that could have been prevented; Mags is faced with a case she cannot solve, as June tries to keep her personal life private.

4| 4| "Saleh"| Alain DesRochers| Jenn Engels| March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)| 1.21[18]

Dr. Bishop puts extra pressure on Bash, while Theo feels powerless when something happens to one of his daughters back home; a patient puts Mags' moral convictions to the test and June tries to improve her social skills.

5| 5| "Eid"| Alain DesRochers| Nikolijne Troubetzkoy| March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)| 1.41[19]

Bash does his best to celebrate Eid with his sister Amira, but she wishes they could continue the traditions they had back home; Theo treats a teenage patient who wants to avoid telling his parents why he's in the hospital.

6| 6| "Trigger Warning"| Alain DesRochers| Lynne Kamm| April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)| 1.28[20]

An incident at work causes Bash to second-guess himself; Mags is inspired by a firefighter devoted to her work, even if it means risking her life on a daily basis, and June must learn to work with others.

7| 7| "Far From Home"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Anar Ali| April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)| 1.50[21]

Bash wants to make things right with Amira after their lives are turned upside down once again.

8| 8| "Birth and Rebirth"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Sami Khan| April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)| 1.60[22]

Bash and Amira settle into a new environment; while at the hospital Bash helps a worried couple expecting their first child; Dr. Bishop puts Mags to the test by personally evaluating her performance in the emergency department.

9| 9| "Under Pressure"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Tamara Moulin| April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)| 1.47[23]

Bash provides medical care to a friend who is reluctant about treatment, while Mags has her hands full with a young woman who seems to be withholding information; Dr. Bishop offers Mags an incredible opportunity.

10| 10| "Collapse"| Érik Canuel| Nikolijne Troubetzkoy| May 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)| 1.70[24]

When an explosion takes place near the hospital, Bash runs toward the danger; when a schoolgirl is brought into the hospital in cardiac arrest, Theo does everything he can to save her.

11| 11| "Orphans"| Érik Canuel| Lynne Kamm| May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)| 1.43[25]

Bash finds himself connecting with an unlikely patient, while Mags strives to find balance in her life; Theo has a difficult discussion with his wife, Melissa; June attempts to connect with a closed-off teenage patient.

12| 12| "Relapse"| Érik Canuel| Rachel Langer| May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)| 1.59[26]

When a young mother addicted to opioids nearly dies, Bash must figure out whether she's using again, or if something else is causing her deadly symptoms; Mags tries to help a patient who isn't healing properly, while June is blindsided by her father.

13| 13| "The Only Way Out Is Through"| Érik Canuel| Joseph Kay| May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)| 1.68[27]

Bash and Mags race to save a woman with mysterious symptoms who was nearly killed by their team's medical error; Theo tries to help a gravely ill teen and his family deal with the possibility that medical hope has run out.

### Season 2 (2022)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date| Canadian viewers
(millions)

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14| 1| "Guardrail"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern| January 3, 2022 (2022-01-03)| 1.16[28]

Bash's life is upended when he is reunited with a woman from his past.

15| 2| "Jasmine"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay| January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)| 1.06[29]

Rania's arrival triggers unwanted memories for Bash. Mags can't win her new boss' approval.

16| 3| "Sever"| Daniel Grou| Adam Barken| January 24, 2022 (2022-01-24)| 1.11[30]

June gets the job as Chief Resident and learns that it's not as easy as she thought. Bash and the others fight for Dr. Bishop, and Bash learns some news from his new boss.

17| 4| "Contact"| Daniel Grou| Tamara Moulin| January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)| 1.09[31]

Dr Bishop returns and apologizes for his past; Theo juggles his own personal life as well as his work life. Mags assaults a rude patient.

18| 5| "Roads"| Chloé Robichaud| Anusree Roy| February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07)| 1.14[32]

Theo has to figure out what's ailing a patient. Bash's friend is detained by the CBSA

19| 6| "Liberty"| Chloé Robichaud| Julie Puckrin| February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14)| 1.25[33]

Bash has to defend a patient from the police. Bishop learns some troubling news about his job. Mags helps out another staff member at the hospital. Theo struggles with his divorce.

20| 7| "Control"| Bosede Williams| Sami Khan| February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)| 1.16[34]

Bash faces a decision that means life or death for a patient. Bishop is still looking for his successor. Mags can't decide between two departments.

21| 8| "Scars"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Carmine Pierre-Dufour| March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)| 1.12[35]

A crow brings back memories for Bash. Mags and Bash get served for medical malpractice. June learns more about her dad's condition. Theo helps a patient with an uncommon ailment.

22| 9| "Between"| Kim Nguyen| Tamara Moulin| March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)| 1.09[36]

Mags loses a patient. Bishop continues to look for a replacement. One of Theo's patients helps to discover an ailment in another patient.

23| 10| "Shadows"| Kim Nguyen| Rachel Langer| March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)| 1.10[37]

The power goes out in the hospital, and everyone scrambles to help the best they can. Bash performs an amputation in the dark. June's father dies. Mags visits her childhood doctor, and Theo helps a child with heatstroke.

24| 11| "Locked"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Adam Barken| March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)| 1.18[38]

Bash and Amira go on a trip together.

25| 12| "Saviours"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Rachel Langer| March 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)| 1.04[39]

Bash saves a man who is hit by a car after storming off a bus. Dr. Bishop and Dr. Novak start accepting that they work together. Theo goes above and beyond for a patient.

26| 13| "Free for What"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay| April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)| 1.10[40]

Tensions run high as Bash tries to convince Bishop not to resign. Mags makes a career-changing decision, and Theo is involved in an accident.

### Season 3 (2022–23)

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27| 1| "Fracture"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay| September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)

The new chief of the ED is on scene when a worker falls while working on wires. Bash disagrees with the new ED chief over a patient with DID. Theo returns to the ED after the helicopter crash he was involved in at the end of season 2, and Mags is still adjusting to her new position in cardiology.

28| 2| "Baggage"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Rachel Langer| September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)

When Bash meets Mags' parents for the first time over dinner, Mags' dad chokes, only for Bash to save him using the Heimlich Manoeuvre. Theo helps a woman who is afraid of needles, and she later accuses him of assault. Claire is overseeing a new nurse, who is very ambitious when it comes to patient justice. Bash helps a man who is intersex and has ovarian cysts. The new medical director opens up a little more to her staff.

29| 3| "Hospital Beige"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Shelley Eriksen| October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)

Bash struggles with Canadian sanctions against sending money to his friend Saleh in Syria. Bash also has to work with a patient who took a controlled dose of ketamine. June works with Dr. Singh in the Trauma OR while Dr. Novak is away. She also offers to send the money to Saleh for Bash. A patient of Theo's returns and is denied a kidney transplant.

30| 4| "Multiple Choices"| Wiebke von Carolsfeld| Joseph Kay & Ahmad Meree| October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)

While starting his dual residency in trauma surgery, Bash must make some difficult decisions. Bash takes his Canadian Citizenship Test. Mags must determine whether her boss really cares about the results of their research or the fame from it. Theo and Arnold help a patient who has a swastika tattoo on his chest. Theo reaches out to the woman who claims he assaulted her. Mags has an arrhythmia in her heart.

31| 5| "Nadir"| Kim Nguyen| Rachel Langer & Abul Malik| October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)

A patient of Bash's brings back some unwanted memories. Mags recovers from her arrhythmia and requests Dr. Devi let her return to work as an ER doctor. Theo helps a patient's father deal with his son's condition. June gets answers about Shay's whereabouts. Bash asks for help.

32| 6| "Audition"| Sharon Lewis| Tamara Moulin| October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)

Amira auditions for a school and forges Bashir's signature to do so. A diabetic patient's son gets crushed between two vehicles after storming out of the hospital, and it's up to Bash and Mags to save him. Theo apologises for the crash. Amira runs away.

33| 7| "Work to Rule"| Sharon Lewis| Rachel Langer & Kinana Issa| November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)

Struggling with the burden of increased patient services from Dr. Devi's changes, the nurses begin work to rule job action. Bash reels from Amira's decision to run away, reluctantly allowing her to stay with Rania. Mags treats a highly sensitive patient.

34| 8| "And So it Goes"| Éric Tessier| Laura Good| November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)

Bash attends his citizenship interview, where he finds himself recalling his painful past in Syria as his life is scrutinized. Theo needs Bash's help with a young patient who fears deportation if social services discover his family is undocumented. Mags helps a recovering addict who swallowed her keys.

35| 9| "Rumination"| Éric Tessier| Tamara Moulin| December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)

Bash's psychiatrist suggests an unexpected form of therapy. Mags gets evicted and meets an old patient who holds a grudge. Theo makes some questionable choices with a patient's mother. June's personal and professional worlds collide.

36| 10| "Unstuck in Time"| Wiebke von Carolsfeld| Carmine Pierre-Dufour| January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)

Bash and Amira finally become Canadian citizens, but Amira's invitation for Mags to accompany them on a trip to New York strains Bash and Mags' relationship when Mags reproaches his self-sabotaging insecurity. Theo struggles with decisions on treating an activist patient. Bash tries saving a couple whose wedding was waylaid by gunfire but disagrees with Dr. Novak's decisions. Mags' demanding teen patient needs birth control and June struggles with an old habit.

37| 11| "A Sort of Homecoming"| Peter Stebbings| Joseph Kay| January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)

A software glitch takes down the emergency department; Bash explores a new terrain by working at a refugee camp in Lebanon; Mags searches for a new cardiologist; June is fed up with her bosses; Theo attempts a stable dating life.

38| 12| "Tariq"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27)

In Lebanon, Bash assists with a cholera outbreak and an individual patients, before meeting his old friend Tariq, who had once betrayed and caused Bash to be arrested and detained in Syria. Mags finds a cardiologist who suits her needs for treatment. June is asked to oversee the euthanasia of a doctor with a terminal condition. Theo deals with Dr. Bergeron being promoted over him and her ambivalence with continuing her relationship with him while intending to stay married to her estranged husband.

39| 13| "The Luxury of Memory"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| February 3, 2023 (2023-02-03)

Bash returns to Canada and decides not to continue his surgical residency. June decides to support Dr. Devi for Mags, which brings her in conflict with Dr. Novak. Theo witnesses a devastating event and is warned that he may lose his medical licence for violating a previous patient's privacy against her wishes. In the past, Bash makes the decision to board a smuggler's boat with Amira in hopes of a future away from refugee camps.

### Season 4 (2023–24)

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40| 1| "Crete"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)

Bash and Mags learn they will be competing for the sole ER fellowship position when Dr. Devi decides to hire only one graduating resident to allocate funds for more nurses. June, now a fully qualified doctor, sees her mentor in a new light, while struggling with authority in the trauma OR. Theo sees patients virtually while suspended from the hospital, but longs for action. In the past, Bashir and Amira are detained at a refugee hospital in Crete, where Elliot, a Canadian doctor, suggests they immigrate to Canada.

41| 2| "Sinkhole"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Kinana Issa| October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)

Bash jumps into a sinkhole to save a trapped pedestrian. While attempting to contain a potential outbreak at the hospital, Mags faces the possibly of an impending heart transplant for herself. June clashes with Novak in the trauma OR. Theo does whatever it takes to help a boxer with severe chest pain. Claire is having trouble adjusting after a past assault.

42| 3| "Home"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20)

Bash tries to reconnect with Elliot, after parting from his family abruptly years earlier. Bash and Mags fall into friendly competition at work in hopes of proving to Dr. Devi who should be hired for the fellowship. June tries group therapy for her self-harm issues. Theo faces a tribunal in hopes of getting his job back.

43| 4| "Decisions"| Chloé Robichaud| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27)

Devi decides between Bash and Mags. Bash helps a young single father with nowhere else to turn, but is forced to confront the consequences of his impulsive actions. June and Novak take different approaches with a resident. Theo treats a teen patient with a connection close to home. Mags receives news that a donor heart is available and a perfect match.

44| 5| "Heart"| Jeanne Leblanc| Rachel Langer & Ahmad Meree| November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)

After Mags reveals she will have a heart transplant, Bash finds himself losing track of his memory at work. June treats a patient whose phobia prevents him from surgery. Theo clashes with a protective family doctor while trying to help a returning young patient. Claire looks for help but finds Devi stretched thin.

45| 6| "Fever Dream"| Caroline Labrèche| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)

Mags undergoes transplant surgery and copes with the aftermath aided by her family and Bash. Bash balances personal and professional stress. June confronts Novak's self-sabotaging behaviour, while admitting she wants stability to start a family of her own. Theo navigates a visit from his father and thwarts Liz's attempt to meet his family.

46| 7| "Torn"| Samir Rehem| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24)

Bash turns down a promising position at another hospital, while assisting a doctor in a remote location. Mags returns to York Memorial and confronts Claire about her mental health challenges alongside Devi and other colleagues. Theo is frustrated with Devi's lack of trust in him as he fights to help a patient.

47| 8| "All I Have Is How I Feel"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05)

June accepts an job offer in Cleveland, but Mags wonders if June is running away from personal issues. When Liz calls out Theo for breaking rules again to help patients, Theo is confronted with the idea he should reconsider becoming a family physician. As his residency is ending, Bash contemplates opening a clinic instead of looking for a stable position. He and Mags support each other while treating a couple glued together, but must face the fact Mags' body is rejecting her heart transplant.

48| 9| "Who Is Mags?"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)

The loss of Mags affects her friends at York Memorial and they are reunited with Dr. Bishop at her funeral. Bash keeps recalling the day he met Mags and is consoled by Dr. Bishop after Bash confesses he felt he didn't deserve the relationship he had with Mags. June recruits Novak to help a patient who was injured in an accident after trying to abandon his infant daughter at the hospital, but is furious that Novak has finally agreed to become co-chief of the trauma OR as she still intends to go to Cleveland. Theo admits to his father his fears that he's in the wrong place in his life again. Claire renews her relationship with Bishop. Dr. Devi offers Bash an opportunity to stay at York Memorial.

49| 10| "Never Too Late to Start Again"| Stefan Pleszczynski| Joseph Kay & Rachel Langer| January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)

The ER department responds to a gas leak, in the midst of the staff making decisions about their futures. Dr. Devi fights to remain as the head of the ER. After working together on a patient with uterine fibroids, Novak makes a case for June to stay and work with him in the trauma OR. Theo chooses to return to family medicine and move forward in his relationship with Liz. Inspired by Amira and his memory of Mags, Bashir decides to leave York Memorial and open a clinic dedicated a community medicine and public health.

## Production

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Produced by Sphère Média Plus, the series entered production in June 2019.[42][43]

The series is primarily filmed in Montreal,[44] with some limited location shooting in Toronto for establishing shots and other scenes which require a clear Toronto geographic marker.

Production on the second season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, but commenced in February 2021.[45]

## International broadcast

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In May 2020, NBC acquired the U.S. broadcast rights for the series alongside another imported Canadian medical drama series Nurses from Global, with it set for December premiere; it premiered on September 1, filling a timeslot usually held by its own medical drama New Amsterdam (whose next season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[46][47] On December 11, 2020, NBC picked up the second season, which premiered on March 6, 2022.[48][49] In July 2023, NBC originally announced season 3 would premiere on October 5, 2023, moving to Thursdays at 9 p.m. to fill the timeslot of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Law & Order: Organized Crime's fourth season was pushed back to mid-season of the 2023–24 season due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike delaying certain productions in Hollywood, with the original Law & Order and SVU airing repeat episodes on Thursdays at 8 p.m. However, on August 28, it was announced that NBC pushed back the premiere date to October 12, delayed by a week as part of schedule changes for the fall lineup.[50][51]

In New Zealand, the series is available for streaming on TVNZ OnDemand.[52] In French Canada, the series airs on Vrak, simultaneously with its broadcast on CTV,[53] and later on Noovo.[54]

In November 2020, Sky Witness acquired the UK rights to the drama after striking a deal with international distributor NBC Universal Global Distribution.[55]

In Brazil, the series is available for streaming on Globoplay.[56]

In Malaysia, the series aired on PRIMEtime.

In Australia, the series aired on Nine Network, and is available to stream on 9Now.[57]

## Reception

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### Critical response

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John Doyle of The Globe and Mail wrote that the show's positioning of Bash as an immigrant struggling for acceptance in his adopted country set the show apart from other medical dramas: "The plot device that kick-starts the series—and Episode 1 sure comes with a kick—might seem ludicrous, but it gets your attention and signals what themes in Transplant are about to blossom. It's about the terror and frustrations that immigrants experience, trying to use their skills in a new country. Much is made of Bashir's knowledge and knowhow being heightened by his experience working in a war zone with few resources. He can intuit medical problems and injuries faster than most of his colleagues. This does not, however, make him either distinctly heroic or arrogant. Given his situation, he's actually an extremely vulnerable man. He's not the irascible Dr. House, nor is he the spookily wise young virtuoso at the heart of The Good Doctor." He praised the series and Haq's lead performance in particular, ultimately concluding that "There are numerous medical dramas that move with a breathless, hectic pace and then stop for some romance or heart-warming moments. Transplant has some of that, but there is an astutely Canadian spin on the familiar. It gives grim articulation to the issues of immigration and the harried, under pressure immigrant experience. It's not entirely original, but certainly superior to the usual and disarmingly different."[58]

In his year-end review of television in 2020, Doyle named Haq and Leboeuf as having given two of the year's best performances in Canadian television.[59]

For etalk, Christine Estima also favourably reviewed many aspects of the show, giving special praise to its choice to avoid positioning its two female doctors, June and Magalie, as competitive rivals, instead presenting them simply as doctors who respect and support each other even if they don't always agree.[60]

In advance of the show's American premiere, John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal reviewed it positively, calling it the best medical show currently airing on American television and potentially one of the better dramas ever aired by NBC in its history.[61] The Hollywood Reporter observed that it was "not a hugely innovative or adventurous medical drama" and had a "heavy reliance on that House trope of a loved one bringing in a patient, only to have the loved one be the one with the actual medical mystery", but that Hamed was "an interesting main character" and Haq was a "solid leading man, giving Bashir a frazzled soulfulness, but never making him saintly". In conclusion, it was felt that "in a fall in which the broadcast drama slate is populated mostly by mediocre acquisitions and dismal holdovers from last midseason, there's value to an above average new show like Transplant."[62]

The industry trade magazine Playback named Haq as Canadian television's breakout star of 2020.[63]

### Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations received by Transplant Award  | Year  | Category  | Nominee(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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Canadian Screen Awards | 2021 | Best Dramatic Series | Transplant | Won  | [64]
Best Actor in a Drama Series | Hamza Haq | Won
Best Makeup  | Bruno Gatien, Marlène Rouleau, Mariane Simard for "Birth and Rebirth"  | Nominated
Best Photography in a Drama Program or Series  | Pierre Gill for "Pilot"  | Nominated
Best Direction in a Drama Series  | Holly Dale for "Pilot"  | Won
Best Writing in a Drama Series  | Joseph Kay for "Pilot"  | Won
2022 | Best Dramatic Series  | Transplant | Won  | [65]
Best Actor in a Drama Series  | Hamza Haq  | Won
Best Actress in a Drama Series | Laurence Leboeuf | Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Ayisha Issa | Won
Best Casting in a Television Series, Fiction | Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, Jason Knight, John Buchan  | Won
Best Makeup  | Bruno Gatien, Julie Brisebois — "Guardrail"  | Nominated
Photography in a Drama Program or Series  | Pierre Gill — "Guardrail"  | Won
Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series  | Annie Ilkow — "Contact"  | Won
Writing in a Drama Series  | Joseph Kay — "Free for What"  | Won
Audience Choice Award  | Transplant | Nominated  | [66]
Writers Guild of Canada | 2021  | Best Writing in a Drama Series  | Lynne Kamm for "Triggering Warning"  | Nominated  | [67]
Joseph Kay for "Pilot"  | Nominated
Tamara Moulin for "Under Pressure"  | Nominated

## Explanatory notes

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1. ^ 2011–present

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## External links

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* Transplant at IMDb
* Transplant at CTV
* Transplant at NBC

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