Heartbeat (2016)
Synopsis
Based on the real life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato, this unique character-driven medical drama follows Dr. Alex Panttiere, an outspoken world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon and one of the few women in her field. Stubborn and fearless, Alex always operates on her own terms. Watch as she revels in a racy personal life, manages the daily demands of skeptical faculty and dutiful interns, and pushes the boundaries of medical science to impressive new heights.
First Air Date: 2016-03-22
Last Air Date: 2016-05-25
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 10
Created By: Jill Gordon
Networks: NBC
Top Cast
- Melissa George as Dr. Alex Panttiere
- Don Hany as Dr. Jessie Shane
- Shelley Conn as Dr. Millicent Patel
- Dave Annable as Dr. Pierce Harrison
- Maya Erskine as Nurse Ji-Sung
- Rudy Martinez as Marty
- Jamie Kennedy as Dr. Callahan
- JLouis Mills as Forester
- Joshua Leonard as Max
- D.L. Hughley as Dr. Hackett
Seasons
Season 1 (2016)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Pilot
A new patient who is in critical need of a heart transplanthas to rely on Dr. Panttiere and the unconventional methods she uses.
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Ep. 2: Twins
An ethical debate begins after Alex suggests performing some risky surgery on conjoined twins that have been diagnosed with cancer.
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Ep. 3: Backwards
Alex sees a young man who is only able to recite sentences backward as a chance to try out some new technology.
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Ep. 4: 100,000 Heartbeats
Alex and Pierce are at odds about whether the hospital should provide an experimental treatment for patients with advanced-stage cancer. In other events, Max wants to change the family dynamic with Alex and Ji Sung connects with Callahan.
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Ep. 5: The Land of Normal
A patient questions Alex's ability to leave personal grief outside the OR when she performs heart surgery on the anniversary of her sister's death; Millicent dates an artist; Pierce wants to be more of a part of Alex's family.
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Ep. 6: The Inverse
A case brings back memories for Alex, Jesse and Millicent as they fight to save a heart transplant patient when she sustains devastating injuries in a car crash.
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Ep. 7: Permanent Glitter
Alex and Ji-Sung fight to save the life of a transgender woman with breast cancer; a consultant from another hospital forces Jesse to confront her feelings for Alex.
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Ep. 8: Match Game
When Alex's father needs a new kidney, an unlikely donor emerges and family secrets threaten to destroy the close relationship between father and daughter.
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Ep. 9: Sanctuary
Alex (Melissa George) and Jesse (Don Hany) put the hospital's reputation on the line while trying to fulfill the dying wish of a young heart patient.
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Ep. 10: What Happens in Vegas... Happens
In the Season 1 finale, a mysterious illness sends the hospital into lockdown; and leaves Alex fighting to save the lives of Jesse, Pierce and Ji-Sung. In other events, Millicent deals with the consequences when Alex disobeys the CDC; and an elderly man's search for his missing wife causes Alex to make a major decision about her love life.
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