S01E01 Pilot
A new patient who is in critical need of a heart transplanthas to rely on Dr. Panttiere and the unconventional methods she uses.
Heartbeat
S01E08: 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.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Twins
An ethical debate begins after Alex suggests performing some risky surgery on conjoined twins that have been diagnosed with cancer.
S01E03 Backwards
Alex sees a young man who is only able to recite sentences backward as a chance to try out some new technology.
S01E04 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...
S01E05 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...
S01E06 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.
S01E07 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.
S01E08 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.
S01E09 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.
S01E10 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...
Cast
Melissa George
Dr. Alex Panttiere
Don Hany
Dr. Jessie Shane
Shelley Conn
Dr. Millicent Patel
Dave Annable
Dr. Pierce Harrison
Maya Erskine
Nurse Ji-Sung
Rudy Martinez
Marty
Jamie Kennedy
Dr. Callahan
JLouis Mills
Forester
Joshua Leonard
Max
D.L. Hughley
Dr. Hackett
Caitlyn Larimore
Lynn
Bryan Espino
Intern
