Transplantseason 4 is the official end to the Canadian medical drama, but American audiences will have to wait to watch the show. Ahighly underrated TV procedural,Transplantis a 2020 Canadian medical drama that follows Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed (Hamza Haq), a Syrian Civil War refugee and the newest resident at York Memorial Hospital. Despite his long career in medicine, issues with foreign conversions of his credentials force him to start at the lowest rungs of the hospital where he faces all the problems a new workplace and home can bring.
The show first premiered in February 2020 on CTV, with seasons two, three, and four coming over the next few years. It’san underrated medical dramathat deserves more attention both for its hospital plotlines and for centering a Syrian character in the show. While many medical dramas are known for their ensemble casts,Transplantis mainly focused on Bash, which may shrink the story, but ensures the audience is firmly engaged with the character. Despite its popularity,four seasons are all fans are going to get ofTransplant.
Transplant Showrunner Joseph Kay Always Intended The Show To Be Four Seasons
Kay Only Wanted To Tell A Portion Of Bash’s Life
Transplantseason 4 sees Bash finally at the finish line to complete his residency at York Memorial. He and his sister, Amira (Sirena Gulamgaus), have officially become Canadian residents after years of pushing, but that doesn’t mean they always feel at home in their new country. These plot points feel like the ending of Bash’s story, which is why it’s not totally surprising that theshowrunner, Joseph Kay, only ever intended to have four seasons. He said (viaNBC),
“I’d always intended a four-season window into Bashir’s life as he completes his medical residency for a second time, sets down roots in Canada, and learns to shed some of his past, and it’s incredibly fulfilling to be able to tell his complete story.”
Kay only wanted to show a snapshot of Bash’s life, a crucial few years that saw him struggling with his past to improve his future. It’s a bold choice, but a wise one. Television is filled with countlessshows that went on for far too long, turning into parodies of themselves, or completely losing the ideas that made them interesting in the first place.
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A good story needs a strong ending just as much as it needs a strong beginning. Kay clearly understands that and by giving his characters a proper ending, he avoids turning them into caricatures and losing the qualities that madeTransplantso beloved by viewers.
Transplant Season 4 Has Yet To Air In The US (But NBC Says It’s Only A Matter Of Time)
NBCUniversal President Jeff Bader Says NBC Has The Episodes
WhileTransplantseason 4 has already aired in Canada, premiering on August 17, 2025, and ending on June 28, 2025, the show has yet to come stateside. Historically, it’s taken a long time for a season ofTransplantto reach American TVs. There were 15 months between the season 2 finale and season 3 premiere on NBC, soit could still be quite a while until season 4 arrives. Jeff Bader, president of program planning strategy for NBCUniversal Entertainment said about season 4, “[It] is in our inventory, we have it,” (viaTVLine).
It’s not currently known when Transplant season 4 will air and devotees of the drama are going to have to wait to find out what happens to Bash.
Bader continued,
“It will definitely air on NBC, it’s just a matter of when we need it and where we schedule it.”
So NBCUniversal has access to the season but is either waiting for approval to air it or is waiting for an appropriate time slot in their packed schedule, which recently finished Olympics' coverage over the summer. It’s not currently known whenTransplantseason 4 will air and devotees of the drama are going to have to wait to find out what happens to Bash.
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Transplant follows Dr. Bashir Hamed, a Syrian doctor who flees his war-torn homeland, seeking to rebuild his medical career and new life at a busy emergency department in Canada.
