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Forbes
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Pulse': Why Does Danny In Netflix Medical Drama Look So Familiar?
Willa Fitzgerald in "Pulse." Pulse — a new medical drama on Netflix — stars Willa Fitzgerald as Dr. Danny Simms. What else has Fitzgerald starred in? A Netflix original series created by Zoe Robyn, Pulse began streaming on Netflix on Thursday. The official summary for the 10-episode series reads, 'As a hurricane barrels towards Miami's busiest Level 1 Trauma Center, third-year resident Dr. Danny Simms (Willa Fitzgerald) is unexpectedly thrust into a promotion when beloved Chief Resident Dr. Xander Phillips (Colin Woodell) is suspended. 'Amid the worsening storm and an onslaught of trauma cases, the hospital goes into lockdown, and Danny and Phillips must find a way to work together — even as the bombshell details of a complicated and illicit romance between them begin to spill out. The rest of the ER is left to process the fallout of their relationship while balancing their own challenges, both personal and professional, as they work under the pressure of life-or-death stakes. Because for this tight-knit group of doctors, saving their patients' lives is often less complicated than living their own.' Pulse also stars Jessie T. Usher, Tom Cole, Jessica Rothe, Jack Bannon and Jessy Yates. Fitzgerald's screen career dates back to 2007 with a supporting role in the family movie For the Love of a Dog. Fitzgerald's career then shifted to mostly television series, including a recurring role as Emma Miller in the medical drama Royal Pains and a supporting role as Lola Laffer in the political comedy-drama Alpha House. Here's a look at other TV series and films Fitzgerald has appeared in, which explains why she looks so familiar. Willa Fitzgerald's breakthrough role came in the slasher horror dark comedy Scream: The TV Series, where she plays the lead role of Emma Duval for the first two seasons from 2015-2016. An original anotholgy series produced by MTV, Scream: The TV Series is set in the fictional town of Lakewood, where Emma finds herself in the middle of a string of murders commited by — like the Scream movie series — a masked killer. Willa Fitzgerald and Alan Ritchson in "Reacher" Season 1. Willa Fitzgerald stars as Margrave, Ga., Police Officer Roscoe Conklin opposite Alan Ritchson's Jack Reacher in the first season of the Prime Video series. During the season, Roscoe and her boss, Oscar Finlay (Malcolm Goodwin), team with Reacher to solve the mystery behind the murder of Reacher's brother and uncover a counterfeiting syndicate involving corrupt local officials. Since each season of Reacher is based on one of author Lee Child's Jack Reacher books, Fitzgerald only appeared in the first season of the series. However, in a 2024 phone conversation the actor said she is game to return for another season of Reacher if the opportunity presents itself. 'I don't have any insider knowledge about whether there will be more Roscoe or not,' Fitzgerald said. 'I'm as much in the dark as anyone else, but I love playing that character and I loved getting the chance to help initiate the Reacher television universe. Willa Fitzgerald in "The Fall of the House of Usher." Willa Fitzerald stars as the young version of Madeline Usher (Mary McDonnell) in director Mike Flanagan's original Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher, based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story and other works by the legendary author. Fitzgerald's turn as Madeline Usher — the twin sister of Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood and Zach Gilford as the young version) — earned her a Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television nomination at the Critics Choice Awards. In the supernatural horror series, Roderick Usher is the corrupt CEO of Fortunato Pharmaceuticals while Madeline Usher is the company's COO. The Fall of the House of Usher also stars frequent Flanagan collabororators Carla Gugino, Kate Siegel and Henry Thomas. Willa Fitzgerald in "Strange Darling." Willa Fitzgerald stars as The Lady opposite Kyle Gallner's The Demon in Strange Darling, a twisty serial killer thriller from writer-director J.T. Mollner. Told in six non-linear chapters, Strange Darling kicks off with Chapter 3—where we see The Lady is being hunted down by The Demon with a shotgun in hand. As the film unfolds, the story reveals that not everything is as it seems. For Fitzgerald, Strange Darling ended up being a rare projects that fired on all burners. 'I am unequivocally proud of this movie and that's a really gratifying experience to have at this point in my career,' Fitzgerald said in a phone conversation to discuss the film. 'Obviously I've been in this industry for a while now and I've done a lot of things that I'm proud of ,but I think it's a moment to celebrate when something is made and you see the final product and you're like, 'Oh, yeah. That's what I thought it would be because that is so often not necessarily the result. 'That doesn't mean that a movie is not good and you're not proud of it, but with Strange Darling, we knew what we were making and we successfully executed that vision,' she added. 'That is a landmark accomplishment when making a piece of art where everybody is on the same page. That is a rare experience.' Willa Fitzgerald in "Alarum." Willa Fitzgerald kicked off 2025 with a starring role opposite Scott Eastwood in the crime thriller Alarum. Also starring Sylvester Stallone, Alarum follows Eastwood and Fitzgerald's Joe and Laura, a pair of married spies who are under attack from various intelligence agencies because they've come into possession of a stolen hard drive containing ultra-sensitive information. Fitzgerald and Eastwood have both been cast in the upcoming movie adaptaton of It Ends with Us author Colleen Hoover's hit novel Regretting You. The Josh Boone-directed drama starring Allison Williams and Mckenna Grace is currently in production and is pegged for an Oct. 24 theatrical release. Pulse, starring Willa Fitzgerald, is new on Netflix.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix in April: 5 top movies and shows coming to the streamer
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The advent of a new month means more than just turning over a page on the paper calendars that we're definitely all still using (right?). It's also a chance to look ahead and see what the next few weeks hold for you in streaming terms, since the biggest and best streaming services do now hold an outsized influence on what we get up to most evenings. If you're a Netflix subscriber, then this April looks like it could provide quite a bumper crop – even by the streaming giant's lofty standards, I think this seems like a seriously packed month. There are some major shows arriving and returning, alongside one of the most exciting-looking original movies it's had coming in years. So, if you want to know about five highlights you shouldn't miss this month, read on. Streaming from: 3 April Looking to directly compete with HBO's hit The Pitt, Pulse looks like a really compelling story set in a hospital. It has its finger on, erm, the pulse, too – the story centres on a young female doctor who finds herself promoted in controversial circumstances. She steps into the role of a suspended doctor whose suspension came about because they were in a relationship. That's the sort of extremely messy personal and professional situation that can really fuel great drama, so I'm hoping it kicks off a new success story for Netflix. Not least because lead actress Willa Fitzgerald has been great in everything I've ever seen her in. If you're a lapsed ER addict, pay attention to this one. Streaming from: 10 April Netflix series don't come much more iconic than Black Mirror – it played a pretty clear part in establishing Netflix's capabilities when it came to original material when the streamer took it over years ago. Now, it's back for a seventh run of episodes, each of which will once again be a standalone story that almost certainly edges into very dark territory. We don't actually have a clear sense of what stories to expect since the season's trailer keeps things deliberately vague, but that's a good thing. After all, a massive part of the fun with Black Mirror is in turning on an episode with no expectations, then coming out roughly an hour later feeling like your whole perspective on life has changed. Streaming from: 24 April As a marker of how impressive a month this is looking like for Netflix, it has another massive season of TV in the form of You, which is wrapping up after years of successfully creeping people out big-time. The serial killer drama returns to New York as it looks to bring the saga of Joe to a murderous end. The big question, of course, is whether he'll get away with it, or finally be foiled – either in the form of a lifetime in jail or a bloodier end. My money's on the latter, but it's safe to say that millions of fans will be tuning in to find out what's going to happen in late April. Streaming from: 17 April I can't prove, on any level, that Netflix looked at the success of Yellowstone over the last half-decade and decided that it wanted a slice of that modern-western pie. However, when I watch the trailer for Ransom Canyon, that sure starts to feel like a credible theory to me. It offers up glimpses of what looks like a fun, melodramatic family saga that's all about land and identity, if that sounds familiar. Expect sweeping romance, explosion of surprising violence, and long arcs that might well span years – if it becomes successful enough to warrant further seasons, of course. Streaming from: 25 April When you stick Tom Hardy in the lead role in a gritty action movie written and directed by Gareth Evans, you grab my attention in a big way. Evans' work on The Raid and The Raid 2 is absolutely stellar, and if he can capture any amount of that magic in Havoc then it should be a surefire hit. The story will follow a down-on-his-luck detective who gets pulled into a bigger conspiracy when he witnesses a drug deal go bad, and it looks like things will be incredibly frenetic from the off. Evans is a master at choreographing the camera during long action sequences, so here's hoping we get plenty when the movie arrives at the end of the month.
Boston Globe
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
This week's TV: Michelle Williams in ‘Dying for Sex,' Kevin Bacon in ‘The Bondsman,' and more
1. 'Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer' Today on Netflix: 'How would you feel if nobody came looking for you?' asks one concerned citizen, about the long-unsolved disappearances of multiple sex workers in Long Island's Suffolk County. What is the value of a human life, and how far will law enforcement go to pursue justice, are questions at the heart of this three-episode true-crime docuseries about the victims of the murderer who became known as the Long Island Serial Killer. The fiend discarded at least seven corpses at New York's Gilgo Beach during a killing spree that stretched from 1996 to 2011. Advertisement 2. 'The Bondsman' Thursday on Prime Video: 3. 'Pulse' Thursday on Netflix: Just when you thought it had flatlined, the medical show (whether drama or comedy) has returned on steroids. Following in the Crocs of 'Pitt,' 'Doc,' and 'St. Denis Medical,' along comes the fast-paced 10-episode series 'Pulse,' set in a hectic Miami trauma unit. The series' regulars include Justina Machado, Willa Fitzgerald, Colin Woodell, Jessie T. Usher, and Daniela Nieves, among many others, as medical professionals who compete and seduce between bedpan changes, open-heart surgeries, hurricanes, and power outages. Advertisement 4. 'Karma' Friday on Netflix: Catch the K-thriller tsunami with this action-packed South Korean series. Strangers — a nightmare-plagued physician, a debtor drowning in IOUs, a man tasked with doing the unthinkable, and an unjustly unemployed worker — are united by karma. The tension and action ratchets up in this crime story based on a web comic, as each character discovers their own darker instincts, and the horrible consequences of their individual actions bind them together in unspeakable secrets. 'Squid Game''s Park Hae-soo leads the ensemble. 5. 'An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile' Sunday on CBS at 8 p.m. then streaming on Paramount+ the next day: The London Palladium (site of famous performances by Judy Garland and the Beatles) hosted a one-night-only concert recorded on March 26 by John and Carlile. The longtime friends perform songs from their new album, 'Who Believes in Angels?' The pre-taped one-hour primetime special will also include classic songs from both artists' set lists.
