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To mark the third season premiere of its acclaimed medical drama Transplant, NBCUniversal is partnering with the American Red Cross for a series of blood drives in key cities this October. Branded blood drives will take place Oct. 7-21 at various locations in Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Nashville and Norfolk, Va. The blood drives will include 18 Red Cross donation centers sites across the five markets.

As part of the Transplant blood drives, presenting donors will receive branded T-shirts and dash tumblers and will be able to watch a preview of the series.

Transplant follows the life of charismatic Syrian doctor Bashir “Bash” Hamed (award-winning actor Hamza Haq), who flees his war-torn homeland with his younger sister, Amira (Sirena Gulamgaus), and endeavors to build a new life in Canada. The new season finds Bash continuing his journey to start over and gain citizenship, but with each new milestone comes a different challenge. He’s still being asked to prove himself to his bosses will closely examine who he’s becoming in his adopted country.

The upcoming third season returns Oct. 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

Transplant also stars Laurence Leboeuf as Magalie “Mags” Leblanc, Rekha Sharma as Dr. Neeta Devi, Ayisha Issa as Dr. June Curtis, Jim Watson as Dr. Theo Hunter, Torri Higginson as head nurse Claire Malone, Gord Rand as Dr. Mark Novak and Sirena Gulamgaus as Amira.

Creator Joseph Kay serves as showrunner and executive producer. Rachel Langer, Josée Vallée, Jocelyn Deschênes, Bruno Dubé, and Stefan Pleszczynski also executive produce. Transplant is produced by Sphere Media in association with CTV and Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.

For additional information on the series, please visit NBCUniversal Media Village at www.nbcumv.com.

Blood Drive Locations

Baltimore Mt Hope Red Cross Blood Donation Center

4700 Mount Hope Drive

Baltimore, MD 21215

Timonium Red Cross Blood Donation Center

2405 York Road

Suite 300

Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

Baltimore White Marsh Red Cross Blood Donation Center

8114 Sandpiper Circle

Suite 118

Nottingham, MD 21236

Ann Arbor Red Cross Blood Donation Center

4624 Packard Road

Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Bloomfield Red Cross Blood Donation Center

4190 Telegraph Road

Suite 1200

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302

Farmington Hills Red Cross Blood Donation Center

31150 Haggerty Road

Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Flint Red Cross Blood Donation Center

1401 S. Grand Traverse

Flint, MI 48503

Lansing Red Cross Blood Donation Center

1729 E Saginaw

Lansing, MI 48912

Livonia Red Cross Blood Donation Center

University Park Building 36650 Five Mile Road

Livonia, MI 48154

Riverview Red Cross Blood Donation Center

14031 Pennsylvania Road

Riverview, MI 48192

Warren Red Cross Blood Donation Center

13260 East Eleven Mile Road

Warren, MI 48089

Brentwood Red Cross Blood Donation Center

91 Seaboard Lane

Brentwood, TN 37027

Murfreesboro Red Cross Blood Donation Center

501 Memorial Boulevard

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Nashville Red Cross Blood Donation Center

2201 Charlotte Avenue

Nashville, TN 37203

Irving Red Cross Blood Donation Center

2511 W Lyndon B Johnson Freeway

Irving, TX 75063

Plano Red Cross Blood Donation Center

741 N US-Central Expy

Plano, TX 75075

Norfolk Red Cross Blood Donation Center

250 West Brambleton Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23510

Virginia Beach Red Cross Blood Donation Center

4554 Virginia Beach Boulevard

Suite 105

Virginia Beach, VA 23462