NBC Acquires 13-Episode Canadian Medical Drama TRANSPLANT

HEALTHY ‘TRANSPLANT’ CROSSES BORDER AS NBC ACQUIRES HIT CANADIAN MEDICAL DRAMA

Story of Doctor Rebuilding His Career Is Major Success Story for CTV, Canada’s #1 Broadcaster

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – May 14, 2020 – NBC has acquired the hit medical series “Transplant,” a major success story on Canada’s CTV network.

NBC has a long and storied history with successful medical series, including, of course, “ER” and its current hits “New Amsterdam” and “Chicago Med.”

TRANSPLANT Season 1 - CTV Canada - NBC — TRANSPLANT — Season: 1 — Pictured: (l-r) Torri Higginson as Claire Malone, John Hannah as Jed Bishop, Hamza Haq as Bashir Hamed, Jim Watson as Theo Hunter, Laurence Leboeuf as Magalie Leblanc, Ayiah Issa as June Curtis — (Photo by: Fabrice Gaetan/Sphere Media/NBC)

Since the Feb. 26 premiere on CTV, Canada’s #1 broadcaster, “Transplant” has built a strong audience and is the most-watched Canadian series with total viewers this broadcast year, seeing ongoing week-over-week audience growth.

About TRANSPLANT

The 13-episode series centers on Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine who fled his country with his younger sister, Amira. Together they struggle to build a new life in Canada as Bash strives to rebuild his career in medicine.

“Transplant” stars Hamza Haq (“Quantico”), Laurence Leboeuf (“The Disappearance”), John Hannah (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), Jim Watson (“Mary Kills People”) and Ayisha Issa (“Polar”).

Creator Joseph Kay serves as executive producer along with Jocelyn Deschenes, Bruno Dube, Randy Lennox, Virginia Rankin, Jeremy Spry and Tara Woodbury.

Developed at CTV, “Transplant” is produced by Sphère Média Plus in association with CTV and NBCUniversal International Studios, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios. NBCUniversal Global Distribution handles worldwide distribution for the series.

About NBC

NBC Entertainment develops and schedules the network’s primetime, late night and daytime programming. NBC’s quality programs and balanced lineup have earned the network critical acclaim, numerous awards and ratings success. NBC has won the last six September-September 52-week seasons in the 18-49 demo, and for the 2018-19 season, also ranked #1 counting entertainment programs only, scripted programs only and alternative programs only.

NBC has earned more Emmy Awards than any network in television history.

NBC’s 2019-20 drama slate is highlighted by pop culture phenomenon “This Is Us,” second-year hit series “Manifest” and “New Amsterdam”; the Windy City trifecta of “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med” and “Chicago P.D.”; the record-breaking 21st season of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” James Spader-starrer “The Blacklist,” “Blindspot” and “Good Girls,” as well as new additions “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector” and “Council of Dads.” NBC’s current comedy lineup includes the final season of “Will & Grace,” “Superstore,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and newcomers “Perfect Harmony” and “Indebted.”

Unscripted series for NBC include four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition hit “The Voice,” perennial #1 most-watched summer series “America’s Got Talent” and its winter companion “America’s Got Talent: The Champions,” summer hit series “Songland,” four-time Emmy nominee “American Ninja Warrior,” “Ellen’s Game of Games,” the Melissa McCarthy-led “Little Big Shots,” “The Titan Games,” “World of Dance,” “Making It,” “Hollywood Game Night” and “The Wall.”

In late night, NBC regularly delivers #1 broadcast results with “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Saturday Night Live” and its newest entry in the daypart, “A Little Late with Lilly Singh.” NBC daytime’s “Days of our Lives” consistently ranks among daytime’s top programs in the valuable women 18-34 category. The five-time Emmy Award-winning NBC.com streams full episodes and provides original content for NBC entertainment shows online and through apps for mobile and tablet devices.

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