TV Series · 2015
Code Black
45 min · Drama · Canceled
Composite
9.2
IMDb
8.1 / 10
14,656 votes
TMDB
7.8 / 10
285 votes
Local
— / 10
No votes
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.
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Cast
Marcia Gay Harden
Dr. Leanne Rorish
Luis Guzmán
Jesse Salander
Benjamin Hollingsworth
Mario Savetti
Harry M. Ford
Angus Leighton
William Allen Young
Dr. Rollie Guthrie
Emily Alyn Lind
Ariel
Boris Kodjoe
Dr. Will Campbell
Noah Gray-Cabey
Dr. Elliot Dixon
Emily Tyra
Dr. Noa Kean
Moon Bloodgood
Rox Valenzuela
Rob Lowe
Dr. Ethan Willis
Seasons & episodes
Season 1 (18 ep)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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13. First Date
Jan 20, 2016 · 45 min
Angus' older brother, an "all-star" ER doctor, tries to secure a position at Angels Memorial. Meanwhile, Christa's romantic feelings towards Neal begin to grow; and Malaya deals with a patient who is obsessed with her.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Season 2 (16 ep)
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1. Second Year
Sep 28, 2016 · 45 min
The new residents are introduced to the ER. A new doctor from the army who knows many advanced procedures is flown to a shark attack on the beach with Mike Leighton and Leighton falls 20 feet from the helicopter. Dr. Guthrie Jr. is promoted to the director of the ER in addition to the OR.
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2. Life and Limb
Oct 5, 2016 · 45 min
Willis must help a promising soccer player make a life-altering decision after he's seriously injured, and another patient's hesitation to share that she's transgender makes it difficult for the doctors to diagnose her severe abdominal pain.
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3. Corporeal Form
Oct 12, 2016 · 45 min
Willis defies Campbell’s orders when he helps Mario and Heather perform a radical procedure on a maintenance worker stuck under a boiler that exploded. Also, Angus’ father, Dr. Desmond Leighton, tries to seize Power of Attorney over Mike, who is still in a coma, even though Mike granted that right to his brother, Angus.
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4. Demons and Angels
Oct 26, 2016 · 45 min
On Halloween night, Willis, Noa and Elliott rush to the scene of a fire at a haunted theater, where Dr. Nolan and her boyfriend’s son are trapped,
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5. Landslide
Nov 2, 2016 · 45 min
The Angels Memorial doctors treat victims caught in a landslide, and a group of children come in from a camping trip with measles putting the entire ER at risk.
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6. Hero Complex
Nov 9, 2016 · 45 min
Malaya must inform a college student who regains consciousness at Angels Memorial that she's the victim of a rape. Meanwhile, Willis and Campbell butt heads over a terminally ill woman who wants to end her life on her own terms; and a comedian is treated after he collapses on stage during a performance.
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7. What Lies Beneath
Nov 16, 2016 · 45 min
Willis and Campbell are sent to a Russian submarine in U.S. waters to treat a sailor badly wounded during an explosion, and violent convicts injured during a prison riot descend upon Angels Memorial.
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8. 1.0 Bodies
Nov 23, 2016 · 45 min
The doctors treat cult members who unwillingly survived a mass suicide attempt, and Mario decides to connect with his late father’s girlfriend.
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9. Sleight of Hand
Nov 30, 2016 · 45 min
Willis, Leanne and Jesse risk their lives to operate on an injured officer who has an explosive bullet lodged in her leg. Meanwhile, Mario, Noah and Guthrie treat a magician who comes to the hospital with breathing difficulties.
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10. Ave Maria
Dec 7, 2016 · 45 min
A 13-year-old girl arrives at Angels Memorial following a seizure caused by spina bifida and the doctors are shocked to learn she is Campbell's daughter. Meanwhile, a workaholic deaf patient and her translator are treated after their car rolls into the Los Angeles River.
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11. Exodus
Dec 21, 2016 · 45 min
A code black at Angels Memorial takes a turn for the worse when a city- wide blackout leaves the hospital without power or back-up generators. As Campbell and Leanne divert high-risk patients to a nearby care center, Elliot and Heather are trapped in an elevator with a woman in labor, and Willis and Dr. Nolan try to help a 92-year-old woman who thinks it’s 1942.
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12. One in a Million
Jan 4, 2017 · 45 min
Leanne defies Campbell's order and uses the hospital helicopter to reunite a family for the last time. Meanwhile, Willis and Loa use a cell phone app to communicate with an autistic young girl.
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13. Unfinished Business
Jan 11, 2017 · 45 min
Guthrie becomes the hospital's new chaplain and considers undergoing a risky surgery to treat his Parkinson's. Meanwhile, the doctors treat patients involved in an apartment fire.
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14. Vertigo
Jan 25, 2017 · 45 min
After pulling a double shift, Mario risks his own life when he follows Willis to a construction site where two brothers are trapped on a crane 300 feet above the ground.
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15. The Devil's Workshop
Feb 1, 2017 · 45 min
The ER is quarantined when a viral outbreak jeopardizes the lives of the doctors and patients at Angels Memorial. Also, Ariel, the young girl Leanne bonded with a year ago when she lost her father, returns to Angels.
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16. Fallen Angels
Feb 8, 2017 · 45 min
The doctors work with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to find an antidote to the deadly viral outbreak at Angels Memorial. Also, Leanne makes a life-changing decision, and Jesse welcomes a new batch of residents.
Season 3 (1 ep)
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13. The Business of Saving Lives
Jul 18, 2018 · 45 min
Angels Memorial descends into chaos when a plane crashes into the 8th floor. Also, Noa has a car accident and it is up to Mario to save her life. Also, Willis admits to Rox that he needs her in his life and the doctors gather in court to support Leanne for her custody hearing.
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