Heartbeat: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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, one of the few women in her field. Stubborn and fearless, Alex always operates on her own terms. She revels in a racy personal life that's a full-time job in itself, manages the daily demands of skeptical faculty and dutiful interns, and pushes the boundaries of medical science to impressive new heights.

Series details

• Title: Heartbeat
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Medical
• Premiere date: 2016-03-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-05-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 3078

Cast and credited roles

• Melissa George — Dr. Alexandra "Alex" Panttiere
• Dave Annable — Dr. Pierce Harrison
• Don Hany — Dr. Jessie Shane
• Shelley Conn — Millicent Patel
• Maya Erskine — Nurse Ji-Sung Myrong
• JLouis Mills — Forrester Marcus
• Jamie Kennedy — Dr. Casey Callahan
• Joshua Leonard — Max Elliot
• D.L. Hughley — Dr. Myron Hackett

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-03-22; final listed air date 2016-05-25; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Heartbeat on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.