Code Black just wrapped its third and final season, but is there a chance for more? Recently, creator Michael Seitzman spoke with Deadline about the possible future of the cancelled CBS TV show.
The medical drama unfolds at Angels Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles — the busiest, most notorious ER in the country. The cast includes Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, Boris Kodjoe, Harry Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth, William Allen Young, Emily Tyra, Noah Gray-Cabey, Emily Alyn Lind, Moon Bloodgood, and Rob Lowe.
In the interview, Seitzman said he’s proud of the how Code Black ended:
One of the things I always wanted to explore in the show is the nature of grief. I wanted to be honest about it, face it head on, and really explore how messy it is, how mysterious it is, and how miraculous it is when we finally see some light. The way we dealt with it for all three seasons, with our patients and our doctors, is something I’m very proud of, especially the way we delved into it with Rob Lowe’s Ethan Willis this season, in looking at his PTSD and the way his mind processed his grief and guilt when it came to his brother.”
However, the CBS series creator revealed he did have plans for a fourth season:
There’s an aspect to Ryan McGarry’s documentary, which inspired the show, which I always found interesting. When the staff was moving from the old LA County Medical Center to the new one. It shook them up in a very particular way. In a way, there were ghosts in that old building that they found they needed and those ghosts didn’t exist in the new building. It affected the way they approached their jobs and their patients and they wondered if they could still be as intimate with them in the new building. I always wanted to do that in Code Black, take our staff out of Angels Memorial and see what would happen if we moved them into a new building. Flying a plane into Angels seemed to make that an easy creative transition.”
And what are the chances of a renewal from another network? Seitzman says they’re all still hopeful:
The studio has reached out to all of the streaming services. To be honest, we haven’t heard back from them yet. We’re hopeful.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of Code Black? Would you watch a fourth season?
This show is AMAZING- tops Greys anatomy by far!!!! Please don’t take it off.
My wife and I love the show. Every episode seemed to have a new surprise or a new message. Hoping for a season four.
This show was the best one on the network! It kept your attention for the entire hour and the characters were all PERFECT!! PLEASE bring it back.
The sign of a good show is how it makes others feel. This show brings hope, drama, love of family. This show could be what people need in there lives. It’s more than just a hospital show. Its bringing true hard feelings that our society have forgotten. It’s what our country needs more than ever. Please don’t end it like this.
Better than some of the other much lost ger running medical programs. Great cast and fresh story lines. Please find a place to continue the journey of Code Black.
Please don’t end this show is amazing and shows real life!!! It’s one of my favorite shows always on the edge of your seat!
I enjoyed every episode of Code Black and I believe it was one of the best TV dramas that I’ve seen in over 50 years of watching TV. I will follow the show to whatever network or provider offers us viewers a Season 4 and beyond.
Loved this show broke my heart to watch series finale
OMG, my hubby and I LOVE this show. SOOOO sad it’s been canceled! We really don’t get it because it’s an amazing show! The relationships between everyone just adds so much to the show! I am so HOPING that another network picks it up!
Please bring back Code Black for a Season Four. It is a great show and love all the cast. It is a favorite show in our house
Please don’t end Code Black. Our family looks forward to watching whenever it’s on and even record the episodes so that we can rewatch. The character interactions are enjoyable as well as the medical storylines.
It’s the only non-news show I regularly watch(ed)
Please do NOT cancel Code Black. Great story lines and cast. There are so few fantastic medical shows on prime time. Code Black is head and shoulders above all of the other med shows. Please either renew or find a new home for it.
One of the best shows I have seen in a long time. I would watch this show for seasons to come. Please don’t cancel this show. Just when I find a show this entertaining they get cancelled. The actors are fabulous and the stories always hold my interest. Seriously how can such a good show get cancelled?????????????????
The network is crazy to cancel this show–it’s one of the best around. I hope another network picks it up==I have loved every episode. The cast is wonderful.