# ‘Transplant’ Creator Joseph Kay Sets Overall Deal at Netflix

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/transplant-creator-joseph-kay-sets-overall-deal-at-netflix/
- Published: 2026-10-28T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T14:20:08+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/transplant-creator-joseph-kay-netflix-1236741252/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Joseph Kay has signed an exclusive overall deal with Netflix.
- His first project is an untitled family drama.
- Kay created the four-season medical series *Transplant*.

## Summary

Joseph Kay, the creator and showrunner of medical drama *Transplant*, has signed an exclusive overall deal with Netflix. He will develop and write new television series for the service in Canada, beginning with an untitled family drama, expanding a working relationship that has included producing and consulting roles.

*Transplant* ran for four seasons and followed Syrian refugee and doctor Bashir “Bash” Hamed as he tried to rebuild his medical career in Toronto. Kay has also worked on Netflix’s *North of North* and the upcoming adaptation of *This Summer Will Be Different*, and his other writing credits include *Ransom*, *This Life* and *Republic of Doyle*.

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