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Genre | Medical drama |
Created by | Michael Seitzman |
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Composer(s) | Clinton Shorter |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 34 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 40–44 minutes |
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Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
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Original network | CBS |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Original release | September 30, 2015 | – present
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Code Black is an American medical drama television series created by Michael Seitzman which premiered on CBS on September 30, 2015. It takes place in an overcrowded and understaffed emergency room in Los Angeles, California, and is based on a documentary by Ryan McGarry. On May 16, 2016, the show was renewed for a 13-episode second season which premiered on September 28, 2016. On November 14, 2016, CBS added three more episodes to bring the season two total to 16.
The show centers on the fictional Angels Memorial Hospital, where four first-year residents and their colleagues must tend to patients in an understaffed, busy emergency room that lacks sufficient resources.
On January 27, 2015, the show's pilot episode was green lighted by CBS. On June 4, Brett Mahoney was appointed as executive producer for Code Black.
On October 23, 2015, CBS ordered six new scripts for Code Black. The following month, CBS ordered five additional episodes. CBS renewed the show for a second season in May 2016.
On February 17, 2015, Marcia Gay Harden was cast as Christa, a soccer mom who lost her son to cancer. On February 23, Melanie Kannokada was cast as Malaya, a doctor beginning her residency.Maggie Grace was cast as Dr. Leanne Rorish, the lead of the show, the following day. On March 3, Luis Guzman was set to star as Jose Santiago, a senior nurse. The character's name was later changed to Jesse Salander. The following day, Raza Jaffrey was cast as Neal, and Ben Hollingsworth was set to star as Mario, a new resident. When Grace left the show before filming began, the role of Leanne was then given to Harden, and Bonnie Somerville was cast in Harden's role as Christa.