B Positive

B Positive is an American television sitcom created by Marco Pennette, who also executive produces alongside Chuck Lorre for Warner Bros. Television. The multi-camera series premiered on CBS on November 5, 2020 as a Thursday night entry in the 2020–21 television season.

Premise
The series is about a therapist and newly divorced father with B-positive blood who needs a kidney donor. When he's unable to find a donor within his family, a woman from his past offers him one of hers.

The series is based around the true story of series creator Marco Pennette, who received a kidney transplant in 2013.

Cast

 * Thomas Middleditch as Drew Dunbar
 * Annaleigh Ashford as Gina Dabrowski
 * Kether Donohue as Gabby
 * Sara Rue as Julia Dunbar
 * Izzy G as Maggie Dunbar
 * Terrence Terrell as Eli Russell

Development
The series was among the 14 pilots ordered by CBS in February 2020 and was fast tracked to series the following March, as the pilot had already been completed before production at Warner Bros. Television was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pilot was the only pilot completed for the 2020–21 television season for any of the broadcast networks in advance of the upfronts. On May 8, 2020, CBS picked up the series, and CTV followed soon after, picking up the series on June 23, 2020. On October 26, 2020, Jim Patterson joined the series as an executive producer and co-showrunner. The series premiered on November 5, 2020. On December 21, 2020, CBS gave the series a five-episode back order, making the total number of episodes ordered to 18.

Casting
On February 19, 2020, it was announced that Annaleigh Ashford had been cast in the pilot. On March 2, 2020, it was announced that Kether Donohue and Sara Rue had joined the cast. The following day, it was announced that Thomas Middleditch had joined the cast in the lead role. Alongside the series picked up announcement, it was reported that Kamryn Kunody was cast in a starring role. On August 11, 2020, Maggie Elizabeth Jones joined the cast in a recasting, replacing Kunody. On September 25, 2020, Terrence Terrell was cast as a series regular. On October 12, 2020, Izzy G was cast to replace Jones in a second recasting while Linda Lavin, Briga Heelan, Darryl Stephens, Bernie Kopell, and David Anthony Higgins were cast in recurring roles and Darien Sills-Evans was cast to guest star.

Marketing
On May 19, 2020, a 30 second teaser for the series was released by CBS.[9]