2009 Fall TV Premiere: Three Rivers

This fall CBS has a new medical drama series set to air on Sunday nights. Three Rivers takes viewers into the complex lives of organ donors, the recipients and the doctors working on them. While most other medical dramas have probably touched on the organ-donating story arc, this show will revolve around it completely.

Below is CBS’ description for the series:

Three Rivers - THREE RIVERS is a medical drama that goes inside the emotionally complex lives of organ donors, the recipients and the surgeons at the preeminent transplant hospital in the country where every moment counts. However, dealing with donor families in their darkest hour and managing the fears and concerns of apprehensive recipients takes much more than just a sharp scalpel. Leading the elite team is Dr. Andy Yablonski (Alex O'Loughlin), the highly-skilled workaholic lead organ transplant surgeon, whose good-natured personality and sarcastic wit makes him popular with his patients and colleagues. His colleagues include Dr. Miranda Foster (Katherine Moennig), a surgical fellow with a rebellious streak and fiery temper who strives to live up to her deceased father's excellent surgical reputation; Dr. David Lee (Daniel Henney), a womanizing surgical resident who's broken as many hearts as he's replaced; Ryan Abbott (Christopher J. Hanke), the inexperienced new transplant coordinator who arranges the intricately choreographed process of quickly and carefully transporting organs from donor to patient; Dr. Sophia Jordan (Julia Ormond), the head of surgery and a dedicated medical professional; and Pam Acosta (Justina Machado), Andy's no-nonsense operating assistant and best friend. In this high stakes arena, in which every case is a race against the clock, these tenacious surgeons and medical professionals are the last hope for their patients. Carol Barbee, Curtis Hanson and Carol Fenelon are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

As I mentioned earlier, I’m sure most other medical dramas have delved into the touchy subject of organ donating, this series is going to focus entirely on that. Given how hard it probably is for the donor and their family and the desperate situation the recipient is in, I can see how this subject could make for an interesting series.

Three Rivers will air Sundays on CBS (9-10 p.m. ET) starting fall 2009.

CLICK HERE for CBS’ full fall 2009 lineup.

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