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