Fans of Netflix’s Adolescence should check out this equally stress-inducing drama on the streaming service that’s racing up the charts.
It’s currently fourth on the platform’s top 10, behind the Stephen Graham-led drama at number two, with Love on the Spectrum’s new season at number three and serial killer documentary Gone Girls at the top.
However, there’s a strong possibility the new series could go even further as fans have been totally captivated by the 10-part drama so far.
Starring Willa Fitzgerald, best known for portraying Roscoe Conklin in the first season of Prime Video’s Reacher opposite Alan Ritchson, Pulse is the latest gripping medical drama captivating viewers.
Fitzgerald leads the series as Danielle ‘Danny’ Simms, a third-year medical resident at a hospital in Miami who works in a demanding emergency room.
Danny and her colleagues’ jobs soon become even harder when they’re faced with a terrifying natural disaster and the hospital is forced to go into lockdown.
Meanwhile, there’s plenty of juicy drama to get stuck into as well, as Danny’s burgeoning romance with fellow resident Xander Phillips (played by Colin Woodell) gets pulses racing just as fast as the thrills in the ER.
Despite the tried and true premise, echoing other popular medical dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and rivalling HBO’s acclaimed new series The Pitt, and a strong position in the charts, the reviews for Pulse haven’t exactly been stellar.
FandomWire was clearly captivated by the series, calling it “heart-pounding and insanely addictive”, writing it “has the perfect blend of personal storylines while incorporating fast-paced, high-stakes medical drama reminiscent of NBC’s classic ER”.
However, even this positive review admits, “the series does miss some deeper emotional moments when it comes to their professional jobs.”
Meanwhile, Decider was much more scathing, penning: “Pulse is one of the most generic medical dramas we’ve seen in some time, with characters who aren’t compelling and medical situations that are eye-rolling to watch.”
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And a brutal one-star write-up from a Google review slammed the Netflix drama: “Wow, where do I start with this absolute mess?
“This show is a seriously pathetic excuse of a medical drama. The scenes are patchy with no real direction. The characters lack chemistry. The so-called medical emergencies are non-existent.”
They concluded: “Worst medical drama I have ever watched. Storylines are nonsensical. Don’t waste your time watching.”
Will you be tuning into Pulse or is this one doctor’s appointment you’ll want to miss?
Pulse is available to stream on Netflix.
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