CANADIAN ‘TRANSPLANT’
NBC picked up series during pandemic, plans to carry second season
You have questions. I have some answers.
Q: Do you have any info on one of our favorites, “Transplant”? It’s about a Syrian doctor and his younger sister arriving in the U.S. and adapting to life in general here and working in a hospital.
A: The series starring Hamza Haq was originally made for Canada’s CTV network, then picked up by NBC to fill one of the gaps caused by pandemic-related delays in other programs. (Well, that’s my view. NBC says the show “continues its goal to bring the best entertainment to its audience through traditional and non-traditional pipelines.” It made a similar move in picking up “Nurses,” another Canadian import.) “Transplant” has done well enough in Canada for CTV to order a second season, and NBC plans to carry that as well.
Q: Do you know if and when Season 2 of “Bridgerton” will be on Netflix?
A: The costume drama from Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland company will indeed get a second season on the streaming service, with production set to begin this spring and the focus on the character Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey). Based on the novels by Julia Quinn, the series has been the biggest in Netflix’s history, the company says, watched in about 82 million households worldwide in its first four weeks on the air.
Q: There was a new show called “The Baker and the Beauty.” It was only about four or five episodes. Would you know if it is coming back?
A: There are no plans for it. Based on an Israeli series, it aired for nine episodes on ABC in 2020. It was also reportedly among the least-watched shows on the network. ABC decided not to continue it, and no one else has either.
Q: There was a TV series with Alan Cumming as a former CIA agent partnering with a young female detective. Will this be on again?
A: Not with new episodes. CBS dropped the show, called “Instinct,” after two seasons in 2019. If you want to see the old episodes, they are on DVD, and Amazon Prime Video has them.