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Code Black

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Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.

Synopsis

Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.

Episodes

Seasons & episodes

3 seasons

Pilot

1. Pilot

Sep 30, 2015 45 min

Four new first-year residents are immediately put to work by the ER's tough-minded residency director Dr. Leanne Rorish.

We Plug Holes

2. We Plug Holes

Oct 7, 2015 45 min

Christa saves a woman's life and then pleads with Neal to perform a surgery that will save the patient's reproductive future. Meanwhile, Mario gets into a fight with a patient after he delivers a diagnosis that could end the man's hockey career.

Pre-Existing Conditions

3. Pre-Existing Conditions

Oct 14, 2015 45 min

The doctors work 36 consecutive hours in code black and must deal with a distraught mother of two sons who were in a devastating car accident. Meanwhile, Mario bullies Angus into performing an unnecessary operation and lets Angus take the blame when Leanne finds out.

Sometimes It's a Zebra

4. Sometimes It's a Zebra

Oct 21, 2015 45 min

A new surgical attending Cole Guthrie joins Angels Memorial with the help of his estranged father and clashes with Leanne over their contrasting approaches to medicine. Christa has a crisis of confidence in the middle of a procedure on her first infant since the loss of her son.

Doctors with Borders

5. Doctors with Borders

Oct 28, 2015 45 min

Neal clashes with his neurosurgeon father over how to treat his gravely ill mother, whose mysterious symptoms force Angels Memorial to quarantine Trauma One.

In Extremis

6. In Extremis

Nov 4, 2015 45 min

Leanne must deal with the difficult decision of whether to save Tom Moreno (Michael Trucco), the police officer who helped her during her family's accident, or his shooter, who has more serious injuries. Also, when Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend, Carla Niven (Shiri Appleby), arrives at the hospital with pain in her arm, Malaya is shocked by her MRI results.

Buen Arbol

7. Buen Arbol

Nov 11, 2015 45 min

Angus utilizes his background in psychology when a woman cannot remember how she injured herself and others; Christa bonds with the mother of a patient with cystic fibrosis.

You Are the Heart

8. You Are the Heart

Nov 18, 2015 45 min

Christa must handle all emergencies at Angels Memorial that happen outside the emergency room; Malaya arranges a bone marrow drive for Carla; Leanne turns down a date.

The Son Rises

9. The Son Rises

Nov 25, 2015 45 min

When the lead actor of the musical “The Lion King” tour arrives at Angels Memorial with a throat infection, Leanne gives him a diagnosis that puts both his career and life in jeopardy. Also, the doctors and the cast of “The Lion King” help a 17-year-old boy deal with the difficult decision of taking his father off life support,

Cardiac Support

10. Cardiac Support

Dec 2, 2015 45 min

Leanne becomes rattled at the thought of losing Jesse, as he fights for his life after suffering a massive heart attack. Meanwhile, Mario asks the residents to cover for him so he can search the city for a patient’s son, which goes against Neal’s direct order not to leave the hospital

Black Tag

11. Black Tag

Dec 9, 2015 45 min

Heavy fog at the scene of a massive multi-vehicle accident puts the doctors in danger; Jesse's confidence has taken a hit; Carla's condition turns critical.

The Fog of War

12. The Fog of War

Jan 13, 2016 45 min

As the doctors treat patients from the chaotic multi-vehicle accident, a love triangle begins to build between Mario, Angus and Heather. Also, when Malaya learns that Carla is at the hospital, she goes against Carla's wishes and stays by her side during the delivery of her baby. Shiri Appleby guest stars.

The Fifth Stage

14. The Fifth Stage

Jan 27, 2016 45 min

Leanne visits a prison to finally confront the drunk driver who killed her family. Meanwhile, Malaya begins to feel uncomfortable around her patient.

Diagnosis of Exclusion

15. Diagnosis of Exclusion

Feb 3, 2016 45 min

After a violent incident inside the hospital results with some grave injuries, the doctors are questioned. Christa and Neal admit their relationship to human resources.

Hail Mary

16. Hail Mary

Feb 10, 2016 45 min

Christa is feeling insecure after Neal's former girlfriend makes a return to the hospital after a year of volunteering in Haiti.

Love Hurts

17. Love Hurts

Feb 17, 2016 45 min

Christa has to try and ignore her personal feelings as she and Grace attempt to help a patient who says he was abused at a camp for troubled teenagers.

Blood Sport

18. Blood Sport

Feb 24, 2016 45 min

Mario confronts Angus about his Adderall abuse and Christa is surprised to learn how romantically involved Neal and Grace were before she left for Haiti. Also, Dr. Mark Taylor returns to help Leanne find the money in their budget to keep Jesse and the nurses from walking out.

Ensemble

Cast

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Leanne Rorish

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Jesse Salander

Benjamin Hollingsworth

Benjamin Hollingsworth

Mario Savetti

Harry M. Ford

Harry M. Ford

Angus Leighton

William Allen Young

William Allen Young

Dr. Rollie Guthrie

Emily Alyn Lind

Emily Alyn Lind

Ariel

Boris Kodjoe

Boris Kodjoe

Dr. Will Campbell

Noah Gray-Cabey

Noah Gray-Cabey

Dr. Elliot Dixon

Emily Tyra

Emily Tyra

Dr. Noa Kean

Moon Bloodgood

Moon Bloodgood

Rox Valenzuela

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Dr. Ethan Willis

Annie Heise

Annie Heise

Production

The details

Release

2015

Seasons

3 seasons

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