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Season 1 – Black Box

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World-famous neurologist Dr. Catherine Black works in a state-of-the-art center known as The Cube that draws patients with rare and often hallucinogenic conditions from all over the world. Despite her enormous success, Dr. Black carries secrets that she hides from both her colleagues and loved ones, principle among which is that she herself has bipolar disorder. The only person who knows everything is her psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hartramph, who also acts as a mentor and mother figure to Catherine.
Black Box — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Despite a strong cast that includes Kelly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave, Black Box relies too heavily on unusual medical cases to offset a string of silly TV cliches about mental illness.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald Should divert lovers of bodice-ripping medical procedurals. Rated: 3/5 Mar 10, 2021 Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Will the writers keep Catherine cycling in and out of bipolar episodes and superficial cases weekly, as an easy way to stoke the drama? She doesn't deserve that, and neither do viewers. May 27, 2020 Full Review Esther Breger The New Republic Turning a diagnosis into a magic tool for crime-solving is simpler than writing a complicated, fully realized character. It's a sign of how reliant TV is on easy formula. Apr 25, 2014 Full Review Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago This medical procedural gets hopelessly lost in the details and struggles to maintain a balance between its lead character's personal problems and the standard case-of-the-week plot lines. Jul 2, 2018 Full Review Jessica Rawden CinemaBlend It sounds intriguing, but what makes Black Box such a unique endeavor also makes it a chaotic, hellish program. Rated: 1.5/5 Apr 29, 2014 Full Review Matt Fowler IGN Movies Black Box is awful. It aims for high art, but it's pure juvenilia. Rated: 2/10 Apr 24, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shannon L This was so good!! I was shocked when it was canceled Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent show. One of the best I've seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member One thing I like about the series is the crossover of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. Too bad it's now cancelled. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Honestly, this show was absolutely outstanding. I feel that it was truly ahead of its time. The only thing that brought it down was how cerebral it was. There was always a lot to think about after every episode, so much so that it could overwhelm its audience. But the casting and writing was so smart and well executed, no one was to blame for the demise of the show other than the audience. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member absolutely amazing!! must have a season 2!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Love love love this show. Excellent storyline, great acting and a drama that grabs you and doesn't let go. Excellent fresh spin on a medical drama. Hope there is a season 2 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Kelly Reilly

Dr. Catherine Black

Ditch Davey

Dr. Ian Bickman

David Ajala

Will Van Renseller

Ali Wong

Dr. Lina Lark

Laura Fraser

Reagan Black

David Chisum

Joshua Black

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 24, 2014 Kiss the Sky Dr. Catherine Black tells her therapist that she is feeling unstoppable; Dr. Ian Bickman joins the staff at The Cube; Catherine's boyfriend pushes her to marry him. Details Episode 2 Aired May 1, 2014 Sweet Little Lies Medical students try to figure out why a young nanny is having hallucinations; after the chief of neurosurgery has a seizure, the doctors are asked to reveal medical conditions that could harm patients. Details Episode 3 Aired May 8, 2014 Who Are You? Will tells Catherine that he slept with the hostess at his restaurant; Bickman performs emergency surgery on a celebrity; Regan allows Esme to work with Catherine on a student film; a patient shows signs of being unbalanced. Details Episode 4 Aired May 15, 2014 Exceptional or Dead Dr. Bickman talks to Catherine about monogamy after she introduces him to Will; Ali questions her career path; The Cube's medicating psychiatrist arrives. Details Episode 5 Aired May 22, 2014 Jerusalem Esme turns to Catherine for help winning a boy's heart; a woman seeks help when she learns her husband liquidated his assets and gave away his car and apartment; Catherine and Owen help Dr. Reynaud deal with his fear of death. Details Episode 6 Aired May 29, 2014 Forget Me Joshua and Catherine have different thoughts on their past; a decorated soldier struggles with an injury; Will makes a discovery. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 19, 2014 Kodachrome Drs. Bickman and Black must perform a procedure to remove a bullet from a journalist without the help of modern technology; a makeup artist becomes color blind after a minor stroke; Catherine starts to panic about the future. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 26, 2014 Free Will When Dr. Hartramph refers a patient to The Cube after he complains of headaches and hearing voices, his hallucinations cause him to lash out at the hospital; Catherine treats patient who has with alien-hand syndrome. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 3, 2014 Sing Like Me Dr. Black works on a music study; Catherine turns to an unexpected source to help treat a street musician's tremors; a shocking proposal. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 10, 2014 I Shall Be Released A patient is convinced he is dead; Esme is hired at Will's restaurant and discovers the truth about Delilah; Will thinks Catherine is hiding a secret. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 17, 2014 Emotion Dr. Bickman's doorman has an aneurysm; Catherine is depressed after revealing a difficult diagnosis to a young mother. Details Episode 12 Aired Jul 24, 2014 The Fear An increasingly manic Catherine refuses Dr. Hartramph's urgings to be admitted into a hospital; Catherine encourages Bickman to have Lina rewire his brain; a woman worries about her behavior in a dangerous situation. Details Episode 13 Aired Jul 24, 2014 Consequences Catherine must face the fallout at home and at The Cube; Esme's father shows up needing a transplant; Owen gives Catherine strict parameters for her return to work. Details

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Season Info

Director
Simon Curtis, John Krokidas, Tricia Brock, Bronwen Hughes, Eric Stoltz
Executive Producer
Ilene Chaiken, Amy Holden Jones, Bryan Singer, Anne Thomopoulos, Oliver Obst, Gary Michael Walters, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
Screenwriter
Amy Holden Jones, Ilene Chaiken, Ish Goldstein, Oanh Ly, Michael Madden, Gary Lennon, Matthew Robinson
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG (L|D)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 24, 2014