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Transplant (2020)

Transplant poster
Genre
drama
Country
Canada
Length
4 seasons, 49 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 141 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Syrian refugee and doctor named Bashir Hamed works as a medical resident in a busy Toronto emergency room. He navigates the challenges of starting over in a new country while saving lives and earning the trust of his colleagues.

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What happens

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, and is rebuilding his career as a medical resident in the emergency department at the fictional York Memorial Hospital in Toronto. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on January 2, 2022, on CTV, then March 6 on NBC. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a third season by CTV and NBC. Season 3 premiered on September 23, 2022. Season three consisted of 13 one-hour episodes, and aired in fall 2022 and winter 2023. In March 2023, the series was renewed for a fourth season by CTV. In September, Kay announced that the fourth season would conclude the series, noting that he had always planned it as a four-season arc. The fourth season premiered on October 6, 2023, and consisted of 10 one-hour episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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