Netflix has released the official trailer forPulse, the streaming platform’s first English-language medical procedural series. In Miami’s busiest Level 1 Trauma Center, third-year resident Dr. Danny Simms (Willa Fitzgerald) is unexpectedly promoted when Chief Resident Dr. Xander Phillips (Colin Woodell) is suspended without notice. As a hurricane makes way for Miami, the hospital goes into lockdown, forcing the Maguire Medical Center’s medical team to navigate not only an onslaught of trauma cases but their complicated personal lives. TheNetflix showis set to release on April 3.
Now,Netflixhas released the first officialPulsetrailer, providing a glimpse into the adrenaline-fueled and lovesick emergency room. As a heart monitor steadily beeps, the trailer teases intense medical emergencies, storm-induced chaos, and the unraveling of Simms and Phillips’ illicit romance, which threatens to upend the entire hospital where “everything can change in a heartbeat." Check out the trailer below:
What The New Trailer For Pulse Means
Netflix’s New Medical Drama Starts Off With A Bang
ThePulsetrailer wastes no time in throwing the medical team into the deep end.The frenetic energy of an ER in crisis is palpableas doctors scramble to treat incoming patients while preparing for the hurricane’s full impact. Jack Bannon (Pennyworth), Jessie T. Usher (The Boys), Chelsea Muirhead (Warrior), Daniela Nieves (Vampire Academy), Jessy Yates (Law & Order: SVU), and Néstor Carbonell (Lost) can also be seen in the trailer alongsideWilla Fitzgerald’s Simmand Woodell’s Philips, each portraying medical staff with their own personal and professional baggage.
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Netflix is making a bold entry intothe world of medical dramaswithPulse, proving itself against newer network television and streaming darlings like NBC’sSt. Denis Medical, Max’sThe Pitt, and ABC’s long-runningGrey’s Anatomy, which is currently on season 21. Backed by Emmy-winningLostproducer Carlton Cuse andHawaii Five-Owriter Zoe Robyn,Pulsesets itself apart with its disaster-driven premise, weaving the frenzied urgency of emergency room cases with the chaos of a storm on a path towards destruction.
Our Take On Pulse’s Trailer
A Hurricane, A Messy Romance, And Life-Or-Death Stakes
Pulseis hitting every high-intensity medical drama beat, but with the added chaos ofa disaster thriller. Simms and Phillip’s workplace romance could be an interesting twist as the two are forced to work together among their weary peers. Netflix is clearly aiming to prove itself in the medical drama space, and with Carlton Cuse and Zoe Robyn at the helm,Pulsemight just have the sharp writing and emotional whiplash to pull it off—hopefully, the series manages to maintain its momentum after the storm finally passes.
