Twenty years ago, “Grey’s Anatomy” opened with the premise: What if a pretty surgical intern hooked up with her hot neuro attending and romance ensued? “Pulse,” a new medical drama created by Zoe Robyn (“Hawaii Five-0,” “The Equalizer”), attempts a twist on this premise: What if a resident hooked up with her chief … and then she accused him of sexual harassment?
It’s a compelling spin on a problematic trope (work romance between people with a significant gap in power dynamic), but does it work? The answer is: Sort of.
Created by Zoe Robyn (“Hawaii Five-0,” “The Equalizer”) with Carlton Cuse (“Lost,” “Jack Ryan”) as co-showrunner, Netflix’s “Pulse” drops us in the midst of two separate storms.