Set in a hospital inspired by the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit (MMU) at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, Combat Hospital charts the frantic lives of the hospital’s resident doctors and nurses from Canada, America, the UK and other allied countries. This candid, entertaining and sometimes brutal series follows Canadian trauma surgeon Rebecca Kincaid, played by Michelle Borth, as she experiences relentless life and death battles on the surgeon’s table that transcend politically-charged stereotypes and is confronted with making the tough decisions that come with the realities of frontline medicine. Other cast members include Terry Chan, Luke Malby, Karen Oberoi and Arnold Pinnock.

Combat Hospital is a joint production of Canada’s Sienna Films and the UK’s Artists Studio with Carrie Stein at 3 Arts Entertainment and Simon Vaughan at Lookout Point heading up international sales. Executive Producers are Jennifer Kawaja and Julia Sereny for Sienna Films and Gub Neal, Justin Thompson-Glover and Patrick Irwin for Artists Studio. The Executive Producer/Showrunner is Dan Petrie Jr. will head up the writing room on the show which was originally created by Jinder Chalmers and Douglas Steinberg.

Daniel Petrie Jr. is best known as the one of the screenwriters of the mid-1980s hit movie, Beverly Hills Cop and The Big Easy as well as the director of Toy Soldiers. He was also president of the WGA (Writers Guild of America) from 2004 to 2005. He is the son of Daniel Petrie and although born in the United States holds dual Canadian-US citizenship.

The series is slated to premiere on Global TV and ABC on June 21st.