Sob Pressão


Sob Pressão is a Brazilian medical drama television series created by Luiz Noronha, Cláudio Torres, Renato Fagundes and Jorge Furtado based on the 2016 film of the same name. The series is a co-production of Conspiração Filmes and Rede Globo, and premiered on 25 July 2017, on Rede Globo.
The series follows the emergency department doctors and nurses of a precarious public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Júlio Andrade, Marjorie Estiano and Stepan Nercessian all reprised their movie roles for the television series.
Production for the first season started at the beginning of March 2017. Filming began 10 April 2017. Rede Globo renewed the show for a second season in May 2017, before the first one even started airing. The second season premiered on 9 October 2018.
In May 2018, the series was renewed for a third season.

Plot

Inside a chaotic emergency room in Rio de Janeiro, a team of doctors are torn between their internal personal conflicts, the difficulties of the profession and the surprising dramas behind each patient's history, in a heroic attempt to save lives. A talented surgeon and a faith-driven doctor will find strength in each other to face this extremely harsh routine.

Cast

Main

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

Release

Broadcast

Sob Pressão premiered on 25 July 2017 on Rede Globo in Brazil. In Portugal, the series began airing on December 1, 2017 on RTP1. Teleamazonas acquired the broadcast rights for Ecuador and began airing the series on September 4, 2018. In Italy the series premiered on Sky Atlantic on October 3, 2018. In Argentina, the series began airing on January 1, 2019 on Telefe.

Reception

Viewership

Aired in Brazil since 25 July, in Globo's late prime time, the series attracts a high audience, reaching an average of more than 38 million viewers per episode.

Awards and nominations