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Many medical dramas have attempted to replicate the success of Grey’s Anatomy and ER. Many have failed, not coming nearly as close to the popularity that both series reached (with Grey’s Anatomy still being renewed for more seasons to this day). They’ve set the standard, one that’s tough to achieve and consists of a combination of great acting, excellent storytelling, and a loyal audience. This year, several medical dramas had close premieres, each vying for the attention of lovers of the genre. While Max’s The Pitt has been the most popular, Fox’s Doc, NBC’s Brilliant Minds, and CBS’ Watson have all snagged renewals, too. Netflix‘s Pulse, on the other hand, has received mixed reviews since its premiere on the streamer on April 3, 2025, and its fate has now been sealed.

According to Deadline, Pulse won’t get another chance to prove critics wrong as the Netflix original has been cancelled after one season. It seems like the decision came a month before the news came out. Deadline said that the cast, which featured Willa Fitzgerald as Danielle “Danny” Simms and Colin Woodell as Xander Phillips, and creatives were told that the show was axed over a month ago, and that they were already up for new jobs. Perhaps the lack of critical acclaim despite solid viewership was a factor in Netflix’s decision to pull the plug on the medical drama. The publication revealed that Pulse clearly didn’t benefit from being the last to market, seeing how many of the other shows in the genre that debuted this year were renewed for a sophomore season. When Pulse premiered, The Pitt, which stars Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, was almost finished with its first season. In fact, on the exact same date, April 3, 2025, episode 14 of The Pitt aired. Not only did the Max series probably steal the shine that day, but its fourteenth episode also had a guest-star appearance from horror legend Brad Dourif, which made its rounds in the media with fans eager to watch him on-screen alongside his daughter, Fiona Dourif.

Pulse could have also been affected by its plot, which involved sexual harassment in the workplace. Although the medical drama spent four weeks in the top ten of Netflix’s weekly global chart (English), it wasn’t enough to continue to follow the professional and private lives of emergency and surgical residents at Maguire Hospital, a level-one trauma center in Miami, during the race for Emergency Medicine Chief Resident. Alongside Willa Fitzgerald and Colin Woodell, Pulse also starred Jessie T. Usher, Justina Machado, Jack Bannon, Daniela Nieves, Néstor Carbonell, Jessica Rothe, Arturo Del Puerto, Ash Santos, and Santiago Segura.

The First Half of ‘Pulse’ Was a Lot to Unpack

First impressions are crucial when it comes to productions today. If a viewer isn’t hooked within the first half of a season, they are unlikely to finish watching the show. According to a MovieWeb’s own Greg Archer, Pulse provided a lot of information in the first few episodes, perhaps too much at once, as well as an oddly unearned familiarity. The review reads:

The new Netflix medical drama Pulse feels like one of those seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, when the established series had already earned its confidence and gained audience loyalty. All the characters were familiar, so much so that the showrunners tried to mix things up with creative leaps, such as the plane crash seasons, or Season 17, which revolved around the pandemic. From the get-go, Pulse assumes — blindly or intentionally, it’s still a bit head-scratching — that the audience already cares about the characters on screen and knows them off the bat.