‘Transplant’ Summoned Back By NBC For 2 More Seasons Amid Writers Strike
deadline.comIn May 2020, two months into the production shutdown caused by the global pandemic, NBC acquired Canadian medical drama Transplant, which landed on the network’s Covid-impacted fall schedule.
In December of that year, NBC picked up Season 2 of the show. In May 2023, two weeks into the WGA strike which could lead to a mass production shutdown if a deal is not reached soon, NBC has acquired Seasons 3 and 4 of Transplant, likely as strike contingency.
Like in 2020, Transplant is not on the fall NBC schedule the network is unveiling at the upfronts. It was in August 2020 when NBC slid Transplant into its fall lineup when it became clear that no fresh episodes of the network’s scripted series would be ready for September.
NBC is taking a similar wait-and-see approach this time, though most of its scripted shows on the fall schedule unveiled today are expected to have at least a few episodes ready for September.
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