Black Box

Black Box

Unlike any doctor you've ever met.

Created by Amy Holden Jones

On ABC

20141 season13 episodes60 min6.4 / 10

A visually ambitious medical procedural that pairs rare neurological cases with a protagonist's hidden mental illness, blending diagnostic mystery with personal vulnerability.

Catherine Black is a world-famous neurologist at the state-of-the-art medical institution known as "The Cube". Catherine is brilliant, beautiful, and at the top of her game, though she's hiding a secret of her own: she's bipolar. Each week, the doctors on staff attempt to unravel the mysteries of the brain and are constantly challenged by cases never-before-seen on television. The medical stories are moving, bizarre and a visual feast. The personal stories are riveting. The patients have rare, highly visual, often hallucinogenic and startling conditions, which we’ll see through their eyes as Catherine diagnoses and treats them.

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