CTV launches new original drama Transplant next month

TORONTO – Canadians must love hospital procedurals. CTV announced today its new series Transplant is set to air Wednesdays at 9 p.m. beginning February 26. The comes on the heels of Global’s new show Nurses, which launched this month. The CTV original comes from Sphère Média Plus, the producers behind Bell Media's 19-2, in association with NBCUniversal International Studios. NBCUniversal is also handling global distribution of Transplant. The series (13x60) features Dr. Bashir "Bash" Hamed (Hamza Haq, pictured), a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine who makes the difficult decision to flee his country with his younger sister...