"I'm a single mother, and I have three kids. But I talked it over with them and they said, 'Go for it, Mom.' I also don't think of me being the star. I feel if it's not a circle, I don't want to be in it.
It's a true ensemble of people working together."Īnd though she has done only a handful of episodes, Harden is already calling "Code Black" a career highlight. The cast is fantastic, and the writing is sublime." "This is some of the hardest and most interesting work I've ever done.
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The series was inspired by an award-winning documentary from physician Ryan McGarry exploring the life-and-death chaos of the country's busiest emergency department at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. The term "code black" refers to the moment when the influx of patients is so great that it overwhelms the hospital staff and not everyone can be treated properly. McGarry is an executive producer of "Code Black," working with show runner and executive producer Michael Seitzman (CBS' "Intelligence"). The cast includes Luis Guzman ("We're the Millers"), Bonnie Somerville ("NYPD Blue"), Raza Jaffrey ("Smash") and William Allen Young ("Moesha"). Seitzman and McGarry said "Code Black" will be distinct from other medical dramas because of its realism and attention to detail where the proceedings can be messy and turbulent. Actual trauma nurses work alongside the actors on and off camera and often give instructions during the frantic treatment scenes. The series has bloody and graphic moments - one life-saving procedure in the pilot may be tough for some viewers to watch. "It's authenticity with specific intent, to show the humanity behind the chaos," said McGarry.Īs rehearsals went on with Grace in the lead, the producers said they felt they needed to make a change. "Ultimately, she was too young," said Seitzman (Grace is 31). "We needed the character to have a history of experience and pain, a sense of gravitas and credibility.
Marcia was in a different role when we made the change.