A NEW FACE
A well-known actor from the small screen has joined the cast: Morris Chestnut, already seen in the series American Horror Story and Rosewood. He plays here Dr. Barrett Cain, renowned neurosurgeon hired by Red Rock Mountain Medical to restore the finances of Chastain Hospital. A character as talented in medicine as he is ruthless with his colleagues
A FAMILY VIRUS?
When fiction meets reality… At the end of season 3, the Chastain hospital is infected with a dangerous virus, Candida auris, which is very difficult to get rid of once it has spread… If this scenario Strangely echoing the Covid-19 pandemic, which started in the United States at the same time as the filming of these episodes, the production clarified that it was pure coincidence. As for the real pandemic, it will be well addressed in the series, but in season 4, currently broadcast across the Atlantic.
A LITTLE AIR OF EMERGENCY
You won’t see him on screen, but a flagship actor in the series Emergency room hides in this third season. This is Paul McCrane, who played Doctor Robert Romano in the pioneer of American medical series. Also passed behind the camera for Chicago Fire, Empire, Scandal or Grey’s Anatomy, he directed, for the third time, an episode of The Resident, the third of this season, titled Race against death.
CONRAD AND NIC, FINALLY HAPPY?
After two years of looking around, Conrad (Matt Czuchry) and Nicolette (Emily VanCamp) are together again. A love story eagerly awaited by fans, and which will quickly evolve … Anyway, in love as at work, season 3 will be synonymous with roller coasters for the hero.
A LITTLE SHORTER SEASON
Like more than seventy American series, The Resident saw its shooting abruptly interrupted in March 2020 because of the health crisis. As a result, this season 3 has only 20 episodes instead of the 24 initially planned. As a gesture of solidarity with health professionals who were fighting at the same time against the pandemic, the production had donated its medical equipment. A beautiful action, later imitated by other series, such as Grey’s Anatomy, Good Doctor and New Amsterdam.
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