Kris Wyld
Director
Pulse (2017)
Series 1
When successful high-flier Frankie Bell is brought crashing to earth by chronic kidney failure she targets an alternate future. Eight years on she is in her second year as a practicing doctor starting her first day in a Renal rotation. Driven to use her second chance to save others, Frankie must confront an ailing health system, and face her toughest challenge - learning to let go.
Released July 20, 2017
Episode 55 min
17+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.medical-drama, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.health, imdb.doctor, imdb.medicine, imdb.medical, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, The CW, Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Clandestine Beyond, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Beyond Entertainment, Media Musketeers
Network: ABC TV
8.0
S1E1 - Episode 1
Transplant patient and now doctor, Frankie starts her first day in Renal rotation; best friend Lou battles surgery's boys' club; and flatmate Tabb starts as an intern.
July 20, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Frankie takes on the system to save a patient, and lands in trouble. Lou finds out it’s not always wise to have an affair with a boss; and Tabb questions his ability as a doctor.
July 27, 2017, midnight
6.0
S1E3 - Episode 3
When a heart transplant patient dies, Frankie fears the surgeons will close ranks to cover up a medical error. Lou realises she and best friend Frankie may be on different sides.
Aug. 3, 2017, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
When a patient wants to turn off the device keeping her alive, Steele tries to dissuade her. Lou feels betrayed when Frankie takes on a Root Cause Analysis into a patient’s death, threatening her job.
Aug. 10, 2017, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
When Berger learns Frankie has a fever in the middle of a hospital outbreak, he forces her into a bed for treatment, putting her secret at risk of exposure.
Aug. 17, 2017, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
Tanya Kalchuri is forced to tell Frankie she read her medical files - a breach of professional ethics; while Berger works with Eli Nadar to save a patient from deportation.
Aug. 24, 2017, midnight
8.0
S1E7 - Episode 7
On the eve of an investigation into a patient's death, Frankie realises that all doctors are fallible when faced with the reality of a health system that isn't always able to cater for all.
Aug. 31, 2017, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
Chad Berger's days as a doctor are coming to an end, but he is determined to see through a complex set of paired kidney exchange transplants. Will he be able to do so, or will his own condition get to him?
Sept. 7, 2017, midnight
Network: ABC TV
Episode Runtime: 55 min.
Season Runtime: 445 min.
Released: July 20, 2017
Last Air Date: Sept. 7, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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