7.044 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestIn 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 Alex disobeys the CDC; and an elderly man's search for his missing wife causes Alex to make a major decision about her love life.
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.
Acting
Melissa George commits to Alex's contradictions—brilliant surgeon, disaster person.
Production
Based on actual Dr. Kathy Magliato's memoir, rare real-woman surgeon story.
Creator
Jill Gordon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dr. Kathy Magliato was one of fewer than 10 female heart transplant surgeons in the US when her memoir published; the show's immediate cancellation suggests networks still fear complicated women leads.
Melissa George injured her hip during filming and incorporated the limp into Alex's physicality—explaining why the brilliant surgeon sometimes moves like she's been through trauma herself.
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