Red Band Society
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| Based on | Polseres vermelles by Albert Espinosa |
| Developed by | Margaret Nagle |
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| Narrated by | Griffin Gluck |
| Composer(s) | John Swihart |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Location(s) | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Running time | 42–45 minutes |
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| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Picture format | 720p (16:9 HDTV) |
| Audio format | Surround |
| Original release | September 17, 2014 – February 7, 2015 |
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Red Band Society is an American teen medical comedy-drama television series, developed by Margaret Nagle, that aired on Fox for the 2014–15 American television season. The series premiered on September 17, 2014.
Based on the Catalan drama series Polseres vermelles, the series is a dramedy focused on a group of teenagers living together as patients in a hospital's pediatric ward. This is the first medical series to focus on hospital patients.
On November 26, 2014, it was confirmed the show would stop production after its original 13-episode order, and the show was pulled from the schedule after episode 10.
On January 13, 2015, it was announced that the show was officially canceled, and the final three episodes of the series would air starting on January 31 and ending on February 7, 2015, with a two-hour finale.
A remake of Polseres vermelles, known in English as The Red Band Society, was originally developed for ABC in 2011 by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman, but the network chose to not move forward after first production stages. In November 2013, Fox announced a new project to bring an adaptation of the Catalan television show in the United States held by Warm Springs and Boardwalk Empire writer Margaret Nagle. On January 17, 2014, the project received a pilot order, plus additional backup scripts.
On May 6, 2014, Fox picked up the pilot with a series order for the 2014–15 season.
On January 13, 2015 the series was cancelled by Fox.
Red Band Society has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 58%, based on 48 reviews, but a rating of 40% based on its 25 Top Critics. The site's consensus reads, "Its premise may be questionable and its light-hearted tone is occasionally overbearing, but Red Band Society succeeds on the strength of its young characters." On Metacritic, the show has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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