HEARTBEAT on NBC tells the story of a busy, workaholic doctor named Alex Panttiere and her relationships – to the work, to her fellow doctors, to the men in her life, to her interns. While the show will not live on beyond a solid first season run, we spoke with series star Rudy Martinez about what to expect out of the last run of episodes, why ou should revisit the season as a whole, and what’s coming next for him!
NBC shadows worldrenowned cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Kathy Magliato in “Heartbeat,” and executives gave the winter TCAs a look at this unique series. The “Heartbeat” panel consisted of executive producers Amy Brenneman and Brad Silberling, executive producer and showrunner Jill Gordon, co-executive producer Dr. Kathy Magliato, and actors Don Hany, Melissa George, Dave Annable, D.L. Hughley, J Louis Mills, Shelley Conn, Jamie Kennedy, and Maya Erskine. Kathy, tell us, first of all, what got you interested in being a doctor in