Heartbeat (2016 TV series)
| Heartbeat | |
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| Genre |
Medical drama Comedy-drama |
| Based on |
Heart Matters by Kathy Magliato |
| Developed by | Jill Gordon |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Patrick Doyle |
| Opening theme | Strong by Sonna Rele |
| Composer(s) | Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Susie Schelling |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | P.D. Oliver Inc Molly Bloom Productions Reveal Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | March 22 – May 25, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Heartbeat (formerly Heartbreaker during production) is an American medical drama television series based on the real life of Dr. Kathy Magliato, as described in her book Heart Matters. It stars Melissa George as Alex Panttiere, a world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon at the fictional St. Matthew's Hospital in Los Angeles, who struggles to balance her personal and professional life. The series premiered on March 22, 2016, on NBC. On May 13, 2016 NBC canceled the series after one season.
NBC picked up the pilot to series under the name Heartbreaker in May 2015. The series was moved to a midseason release due to George's real-life pregnancy. In December 2015, NBC changed the title from Heartbreaker to Heartbeat. The pilot was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the remainder of the season filmed at Universal Studios in Hollywood.
Heartbeat has received negative reviews among critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 17% approval rating. The site's critical consensus reads: "Heartbeat is a Frankensteined drama made up of hospital genre cliches and unlikable characters, though the cases-of-the-week are sporadically interesting." On Metacritic, the series holds a score of 37 out of 100 based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."
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