Paramount+ and Piazza Entertainment announced today that production has begun on Season 4 of SKYMED, the high-stakes medical rescue drama following young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across the remote skies of Northern Canada. The eight-episode season now shooting in North Bay, Ontario and Manitoba, and will stream exclusively on Paramount+ in Canada, the U.S., Latin America and Brazil, UK, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Additionally, on October 3, Paramount+ in Canada will welcome SKYMED Seasons 1 – 3, introducing the full series to new audiences ahead of the Season 4 premiere in 2026.
Returning to SKYMED for more jaw-dropping rescues 20,000 feet in the air are series regulars Natasha Calis (Nurses) as Hayley, Morgan Holmstrom (Outlander) as Crystal, Mercedes Morris (Ghosts) as Lexi, Sydney Khune (Ginny & Georgia) as Stef, and Aaron Ashmore (Ginny & Georgia) as Wheezer.
New this season, Lauren Lee Smith (Stay Away, Frankie Drake Mysteries) joins in a recurring role as Captain Riley – a globe-trotting pilot with a past connection to Wheezer. Additional newcomers as series regulars include Shawn Ahmed (The Expanse, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) as cocky Flight Nurse Zay Patel, Leishe Meyboom (Riding Shot Gun, Locke and Key) as spirited rookie Flight Nurse Piper Adler, Alexander Eling (The Way Home, Cabinet of Curiosities) as charming First Officer Wyatt Ellis, and Cecilia Lee (Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, Fear Street: Prom Queen) as ambitious pilot, Maya Chang.
SKYMED Season 4 comes in hot with new stories, new drama and new characters flying air ambulances in the remote Canadian North. When Chief Pilot Wheezer and Chief Nurse Hayley welcome a new wave of rookie pilots and nurses to the team, it creates all-new conflicts, chemistry, and chaos, as the returning characters must navigate a whole new vibe on the plane and in the crew house. Exciting rescues and dangerous calls will put them all to the test as they race to save their patients – and each other.
SKYMED Season 4 is produced by Piazza Entertainment in association with Paramount+ in Canada and CBS Studios. The series was created by Julie Puckrin and inspired by her sister and brother-in-law, who met flying air ambulances. Puckrin also serves as executive producer, along with Gillian Hormel and Vanessa Piazza. From Manitoba, Rhonda Baker, and Carrie Wilkins serve as producers. SKYMED is distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The first three seasons of SKYMED were produced by Piazza Entertainment in association with the CBC and CBS Studios. Seasons 1-3 are currently available to stream on CBC Gem and will be available on Paramount+ in Canada on October 3, 2025.
About Paramount+
Paramount+ is a global digital subscription video streaming service from Paramount that features a mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of all ages. Internationally, the streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME®, BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel™, in addition to a robust offering of premier local content. The service is currently live in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Caribbean, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.
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About CBS Studios
CBS Studios is one of the world’s leading producers of entertainment programming, with dozens of globally popular series for broadcast and streaming. The Studio’s expansive portfolio includes a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed programming which includes genre-defining franchises such as NCIS and the STAR TREK universe, fan-favorite comedies such as The Neighborhood and Ghosts, the newly reimagined Matlock, and buzzy international co-productions such as COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS and King & Conqueror.
About Piazza Entertainment
Piazza Entertainment was founded in 2016 by Executive Producer, Vanessa Piazza (SkyMed, Lost Girl, Dark Matter, Nurses, XIII, The Other Half). Piazza Entertainment is a film and television production company established to create premium television programming for the domestic and international markets. Piazza’s partnerships included a multi-year first look deal with international distributor and studio Entertainment One, which concluded in 2019. In addition to SkyMed, Piazza Entertainment has several other projects actively in development.
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