Justina Machado has been tapped to lead Netflix’s first-ever medical procedural series.
The new medical drama, titled “Pulse,” will center on the staff of Miami’s busiest Level 1 Trauma Center as they navigate medical emergencies as “young ER doc Dani Simms is unexpectedly promoted to Chief Resident amidst the fallout of her own provocative romantic relationship,” according to the official logline.
Machado will star as Natalie Cruz, “a brilliant and politically-savvy doctor, who oversees both administration and medicine in her role as the chair of surgery and emergency medicine.”
Zoe Robyn (“The Equalizer”) created “Pulse,” and will serve as co-showrunner alongside Carlton Cuse (“Lost,” “Locke and Key”).