Black Box

Season 1

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Catherine Black, a famed neuroscientist with a job at the Center for Neurological Research and Treatment, struggles with mental illness. However, this is just one of the many secrets she hides from her fiancé and her family.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

Kiss the Sky
E1
Kiss the SkyA bipolar neuroscientist humanely deals with a manic teen who has a brain tumor and a woman with dementia. Her boyfriend proposes but, struggling with her desire to live life to the fullest, she sabotages things by tossing out her meds.
Sweet Little Lies
E2
Sweet Little LiesA brain surgeon kills his patient when he has a seizure during surgery; a young girl hallucinates that her head explodes; Dr Black tries to help but are lies in her way? Her boyfriend confronts her for the truth.
Who Are You?
E3
Who Are You?Will reveals to Catherine he's slept with the hostess at his restaurant in retaliation for her betrayal. Bickman's ego gets the best of him when he performs emergency surgery on a celebrity. Regan reluctantly agrees to allow Esme an opportunity to work with Catherine on a student film. A patient arrives at the Cube and displays signs of being unbalanced.
Exceptional or Dead
E4
Exceptional or DeadCatherine introduces Will as her fiancé to Dr. Bickman. During a moment alone, Dr. Bickman tells Catherine they are more alike than what meets the eye. He explains neither one can ever really find happiness in monogamy. Meanwhile, Ali wonders if she has chosen the right career path when she sees Leo is constantly firing on all cylinders. After a closer look, Ali is certain that something is not quite right about Leo and it’s not his superior memory. Dr. Morely admits a patient that he suspects is having a manic episode, and Dr. Lolita Mahmoud arrives as The Cube’s medicating psychiatrist
Jerusalem
E5
JerusalemDr Black treats Jacob, a rich Jewish man with God delusions; Arthur relapses so Dr Black gives him hallucinogenic mushrooms. Dr. Lark, who refuses to leave the office, gets an ultimatum from her date.
Forget Me
E6
Forget MeDr. Black treats a man with phantom limb pain and a blind woman with visual hallucinations. Her brother tries to get Cat to reconnect with their dad but she resists. Dr. Bickman tells Leo the truth about his memory loss.
Kodachrome
E7
KodachromeIan and Catherine work to remove a bullet from a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist without help from modern technology. Meanwhile, a high-profile makeup artist suffers a minor stroke leaving him color blind; and Catherine meets Will's parents.
Free Will
E8
Free WillDoctor Hartramph refers a patient to The Cube after he complains of headaches and hearing voices. His vivid hallucinations take control of him driving him to strike out with a violent intrusion on the hospital. Catherine takes on a patient diagnosed with Alien Hand Syndrome and struggles to get her relationship back on track with Will.
Sing Like Me
E9
Sing Like MeTrying to help a sax player with hand tremors who fears brain surgery, Dr Black introduces him to her musician father. Leo begs Ian for a letter of recommendation and Catherine declares her feelings for him.
I Shall Be Released
E10
I Shall Be ReleasedDr Black refuses to give up on a girl dying of rabies. She goes manic while searching for a cure and returns Will his engagement ring, this after he'd told her he'd finally fired his mistress Delilah.
Emotion
E11
EmotionA doorman collapses, so Dr. Bickman rushes him to the cube and performs an alternative procedure. Meanwhile Catherine gets depressed after making a tough diagnosis. Joshua fears he's enabling his sister.
The Fear
E12
The FearDr. Bickman tries new therapy with the help of Dr. Lark to get rid of memories of both sweet moments with Catherine and the failed surgery. In the meantime, Catherine's medication is not helping any more due to increased burden; she makes an another hard diagnosis and loses herself completely after burning bridges with everyone. She disappears half-naked to dark forest.
Consequences
E13
ConsequencesAfter undergoing treatment in rehab, Catherine returns to face the fallout at home and at The Cube. While trying to get her life back on track, Esme's biological father arrives and is in desperate need of a transplant. Catherine is faced with the difficult decision of having to reveal the truth to Esme about who her real parents are. Owen is agreeable to having Catherine back at work, though it isn't without strict parameters, making it a challenge for Catherine to earn her credibility back.