Collider: What made this TV series stand out for you?
What was the potential you saw in this?
There was just so much humanity in the script, and I was really drawn to that.
Does it feel like there is more room to grow, in that sense?
Thats a huge decision.
Its really hard to have distance from that at the time its happening to you.
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Go behind the scenes of PULSE, the emotional medical drama from Zoe Robyn & Carlton Cuse.
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Is it more challenging to sound like a doctor or to convincingly look like a doctor with patients?
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FITZGERALD: Thats so funny.
I truly am such a nerd.
Ive loved medical shows for a lot of my life.
Im a huge fan of earlyGreys AnatomyandHouse.
We were just so supported.
I always looked forward to the days with the medical stuff like, Oh, this will be fun.
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When youre shadowing a doctor, did you know whether youd be queasy or not going into that experience?
And I did see some pretty gnarly things come in.
I was actually shocked by my ability to be chill.
That was definitely wild.
I also learned that Hepatitis C can live on surfaces for an ungodly number of days.
Everyone at the hospital was like, Just dont touch anything.
It was a great privilege to also get to go do that.
Most of us have some sort of experience there.
Your character has a very complicated family dynamic.
She loves her sister, but her sister is in a wheelchair because of their father.
What was it like to explore all of that, on top of everything else that youre doing?
FITZGERALD: We got so lucky in getting Chris Mulkey to be our dad.
I really adored working with him.
It all just clarified itself.
Its really special to get to have that in the season.
Theres a lot of pressure and self-imposed responsibility that older siblings grow up understanding.
Shes having a hard time, but thats life.
Pulse premieres April 3, only on Netflix.
This series would also not be in an emergency room in Miami if it didnt somehow involve a hurricane.
FITZGERALD: Carlton Cuse is the king of hurricanes at hospitals.
The hospital system has so many diverse pressures that are not being addressed, and thats one of them.
Its a really great way to start off this season that is also incredibly real.
Seeing the ways that everyone interacts with that situation also tells you a lot about those characters.
Its also always interesting when you get to have a lot of people stuck in space together.
Its a real pressure cooker of a way to begin.
FITZGERALD: Thats true!
In this series, its the first time we see your characters together in that way.
What was it like to figure all of that out?
I love working with Colin [Woodell].
FITZGERALD: In a lot of ways, Sam is Dannys only friend.
FITZGERALD: I love the last episode.
It does a lot of really satisfying things for the audience.
I love the final moment that we got to have with Danny, as she floats in the ocean.
I dont think were necessarily going to see Danny just suddenly free and easy and breezy.
I hope for a couple of episodes maybe that could be her reality.
But I think theyve left it in a good spot to go a lot of different directions.
The series is the first-ever English-language medical drama from the streamer.
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