{ "id": "ep8x9f3xqt", "slug": "skymed", "title": "SkyMed", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_genres", "label": "Genre and subject-scripted series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_genres" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_genres.medical_drama", "label": "Medical drama series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_genres.medical_drama" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.other.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Other (Canada, Oceania, polar regions, oceans) · 2021 and later: Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "path": [ { "id": "geo.other", "label": "Other (Canada, Oceania, polar regions, oceans)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2021", "label": "Other (Canada, Oceania, polar regions, oceans) · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.other.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.other.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" } ] } ], "excerpt": "SkyMed is a Canadian medical drama created by Julie Puckrin about young nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada. Airing on CBC and Paramount+ since July 10, 2022, it has run four seasons and 35 episodes.", "snippet": "SkyMed is a Canadian medical drama created by Julie Puckrin about young nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada. Airing on CBC and Paramount+ since July 10, 2022, it has run four seasons and 35 episodes.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_genres.medical_drama", "markdown": "# SkyMed\n\n**SkyMed** is a Canadian television medical drama about young nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote [Northern Canada](https://www.edgepedia.org/northern-canada). Created by Julie Puckrin, it premiered on [Paramount+](https://www.edgepedia.org/paramount) in the United States on July 10, 2022 and airs in Canada on CBC and its streaming platform CBC Gem.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/skymed) • [2](https://c21media.net/news/cbc-paramount-renew-air-ambulance-medical-drama-skymed-for-second-season/) Four seasons comprising 35 episodes have been produced, with the fourth season premiering on May 21, 2026.[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/skymed)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premise | Budding nurses and pilots fly air ambulances across remote Northern Canada, combining high-stakes medical rescues with personal storylines[4](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/skymed//) |\n| Creator | Julie Puckrin, who also serves as executive producer with Vanessa Piazza and Gillian Hormel[2](https://c21media.net/news/cbc-paramount-renew-air-ambulance-medical-drama-skymed-for-second-season/) |\n| Production | Piazza Entertainment in association with CBC and CBS Studios[2](https://c21media.net/news/cbc-paramount-renew-air-ambulance-medical-drama-skymed-for-second-season/) |\n| First aired | July 10, 2022 (Paramount+, US)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/skymed) |\n| Seasons | 4 seasons, 35 episodes total; Season 4 (8 episodes) premiered May 21, 2026[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/skymed) |\n| Filming locations | North Bay, Ontario, and Manitoba[5](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/skymed-season-4-everything-you-need-to-know/) |\n| Distribution | CBC and CBC Gem in Canada; Paramount+ exclusively in the US, UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, and Germany[2](https://c21media.net/news/cbc-paramount-renew-air-ambulance-medical-drama-skymed-for-second-season/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and format\n\nThe series follows a close-knit group of nurses and pilots stationed in Northern Canada, where extreme conditions make every rescue unpredictable. Unlike hospital-based medical dramas, SkyMed unfolds in motion, inside aircraft cabins, remote wilderness outposts, and isolated communities, blending emergency response with evolving personal relationships and professional rivalries.[5](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/skymed-season-4-everything-you-need-to-know/) Paramount's own description emphasizes the young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across Northern Canada, weaving together intense personal journeys with medical rescues in the most remote conditions.[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/skymed)\n\nPuckrin has said the idea came from her own family: the series about nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada was inspired by her sister and brother-in-law, and she thought the setting would be perfect for a television show.[6](https://bcliving.ca/entertainment/celebrity/cbcs-skymed-takes-the-drama-to-the-skies/)\n\n### Season 4\n\nSeason 4 introduces new rookie pilots and medics who unsettle the crew dynamic as leaders begin losing control, rookies push limits, and emotions override protocol. The season's episodes include \"Incoming,\" in which Chief Nurse Hayley and Chief Pilot Wheezer audition rookie medics and pilots; \"Kidneys Out,\" in which a kidney disappears from a grounded SkyMed plane; and \"77 Hours,\" in which Crystal and Zay are trapped in a mine.[5](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/skymed-season-4-everything-you-need-to-know/) • [10](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/skymed/episodes/) The finale, \"Stick the Landing,\" has the flight crew come together as SkyMed faces an uncertain future.[10](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/skymed/episodes/)\n\nSeason 3 had ended with the episode \"Chasing Sunsets,\" in which chopper pilot Bodie (Aason Nadjiwon) suffers a serious injury on the eve of his wedding to Madison (Emilia McCarthy) but pulls through, and the vows are exchanged.[5](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/skymed-season-4-everything-you-need-to-know/)\n\n## Production and broadcast history\n\nThe series is produced by Piazza Entertainment in association with CBC and [CBS Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/cbs-studios), with Paramount Global Content Distribution handling international distribution outside Canada.[2](https://c21media.net/news/cbc-paramount-renew-air-ambulance-medical-drama-skymed-for-second-season/) Season 1 was produced through Skymed One Manitoba Inc. in Winnipeg and Skymed One Ontario Inc. in Toronto, and aired as an ongoing drama series on CBC English Television during the 2021–2022 broadcast year.[7](https://site-cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/impact-and-accountability/regulatory/crtc/2022/cbc-english-services-en/2021-2022_CBCSRC_Appendix_3_Programs_of_National_Interest-Decision-2013-236.pdf)\n\nCBC and Paramount+ renewed the show for a second season in March 2023, with filming underway in Ontario and Manitoba.[2](https://c21media.net/news/cbc-paramount-renew-air-ambulance-medical-drama-skymed-for-second-season/) Paramount+ announced the Season 4 renewal on June 11, 2025, with production beginning later that summer and returning cast members Natasha Calis, Morgan Holmstrom, Mercedes Morris, Sydney Kuhne, and [Aaron Ashmore](https://www.edgepedia.org/aaron-ashmore).[8](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/skymed/releases)\n\nSeason premieres on Paramount+ in the United States have followed a pattern of roughly one-year gaps: Season 1 on July 10, 2022, Season 2 on January 15, 2024, Season 3 on May 15, 2025, and Season 4 on May 21, 2026. In the United Kingdom, the seasons arrived on August 23, 2022, January 15, 2024, May 15, 2025, and May 21, 2026 respectively.[9](https://www.geektown.co.uk/tvairdates/skymed/) Season 4 was filmed in Canada's North Bay, Ontario, and Manitoba, and all eight episodes launched at once on May 21, 2026.[5](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/skymed-season-4-everything-you-need-to-know/)\n\n## Cast\n\nThe ensemble cast is led by Natasha Calis as Hayley, Morgan Holmstrom as Crystal, and, in the first season, Ace \"Aason\" Nadjiwon as Bodie and Praneet Akilla as Chopper.[2](https://c21media.net/news/cbc-paramount-renew-air-ambulance-medical-drama-skymed-for-second-season/) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/skymed) • [13](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-studios/shows/skymed) Other principal cast members include Mercedes Morris as Lexi, Aaron Ashmore as Wheezer, Sydney Kuhne as Stef, Thomas Elms as Nowak, and Kheon Clarke as Tristan.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/skymed)\n\nSeason 4 added [Lauren Lee Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/lauren-lee-smith) as Captain Riley, Shawn Ahmed as Flight Nurse Zay Patel, Leishe Meyboom as Flight Nurse Piper Adler, Alexander Eling as First Officer Wyatt Ellis, and Cecilia Lee as Pilot Maya Chang, alongside the returning core of Calis, Holmstrom, Morris, Kuhne, and Ashmore.[5](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/skymed-season-4-everything-you-need-to-know/)\n\n## Reception and status\n\nOn Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an average Popcornmeter (audience) score of 78 percent based on more than 50 ratings, with no critic reviews tallied on the Tomatometer.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/skymed) The show has received one Leo Award win with three nominations, three UBCP/ACTRA Award nominations, and three Canadian Screen Award nominations.[11](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/skymed/)\n\nAs of September 2026, Paramount+ has not announced a renewal for a fifth season; reports circulating online of a May 2027 premiere date for Season 5 have no press release or credible reporting behind them.[12](https://mail.businessupturn.com/entertainment/hollywood/hollywood-web-series/skymed-season-5-renewal-status-release-possibilities-and-everything-known-so-far/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [SkyMed, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/skymed)\n2. [CBC, Paramount+ renew air ambulance medical drama SkyMed for second season, C21Media](https://c21media.net/news/cbc-paramount-renew-air-ambulance-medical-drama-skymed-for-second-season/)\n3. [Skymed, Paramount Global Content](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/skymed)\n4. [SkyMed, Paramount Press Express](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/skymed//)\n5. [SkyMed Season 4: Everything You Need To Know, Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/skymed-season-4-everything-you-need-to-know/)\n6. [CBC's SkyMed Takes the Drama to the Skies, BC Living](https://bcliving.ca/entertainment/celebrity/cbcs-skymed-takes-the-drama-to-the-skies/)\n7. [Appendix 3, Programs of National Interest Report, CBC English Television 2021–2022](https://site-cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/impact-and-accountability/regulatory/crtc/2022/cbc-english-services-en/2021-2022_CBCSRC_Appendix_3_Programs_of_National_Interest-Decision-2013-236.pdf)\n8. [SkyMed Releases, Paramount Press Express](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-plus/shows/skymed/releases)\n9. [SkyMed UK & US TV Premiere Date, Geektown](https://www.geektown.co.uk/tvairdates/skymed/)\n10. [SkyMed Seasons & Episodes, Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/skymed/episodes/)\n11. [SkyMed Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/skymed/)\n12. [SkyMed season 5: Renewal status, release possibilities and everything known so far, Business Upturn](https://mail.businessupturn.com/entertainment/hollywood/hollywood-web-series/skymed-season-5-renewal-status-release-possibilities-and-everything-known-so-far/)\n13. 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