Breathless
Breathless
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Breathless

7.7
Yr 2024
Status Returning Series
Drama
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Series Brief

Overview

A passionate medical team is devoted to saving lives in a bustling public hospital where tensions — and romance — keep their pulses racing.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 64 /100

Critics generally view Breathless as an entertaining, melodramatic Spanish medical series that draws heavy comparisons to Grey's Anatomy. Reviewers note its fast-paced blend of interpersonal drama, romance, and plot twists, following a selfish yet engaging group of doctors working in a high-pressure public hospital environment.

Many outlets praised the series for anchoring its interpersonal melodrama in real-world sociopolitical issues, specifically the strain on Spain's public healthcare system and the push toward privatization. However, critics were divided on its overall execution, with some reviewers arguing that the show struggles to balance its serious commentary with soap opera tropes, rendering it somewhat unmemorable in a crowded TV landscape.

Ultimately, Breathless is considered a fun, pulse-pounding binge for fans craving relationship friction and emergency room urgency, even if it does little to break entirely new ground.

“Spanish Grey's Anatomy Is The Medical Soap You’ve Been Craving”

“Breathless struggles to reconcile two conflicting identities and does little to stand out within a crowded genre.”

“Spain's first medical drama is a character-driven series with a good-looking group of medical personnel and enough complicated relationships between them to keep viewers entertained.”

“This Netflix medical drama has its moments but remains unmemorable in the end.”

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Why fans love it

Breathless lands in the high-stakes environment of a public hospital where the line between professional duty and personal entanglement disappears. The 2024 drama places the stress of industrial action and systemic health crises alongside the physical intensity of its characters. This creates an atmosphere where the pressure to save lives is matched by an urgency in their private connections.

The series stands apart by weaving a central gay relationship directly into the chaotic rhythm of the ward. Manu Ríos anchors a narrative that treats medical exhaustion and human desire with equal weight. Eschewing the clinical distance found in conventional medical procedurals, the show lingers on the intimacy of its cast, grounding its dramatic stakes in the visceral reality of both hospital corridors and bedroom doors.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 20
Longest run 16 eps
Manu Ríos
Manu Ríos
as Biel de Felipe
16 episodes
Borja Luna
Borja Luna
as Néstor Moa
16 episodes
Blanca Suárez
Blanca Suárez
as Jésica Donoso
16 episodes
Najwa Nimri
Najwa Nimri
as Patricia Segura
16 episodes
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
as Pilar Amaro
16 episodes
Ana Rayo
Ana Rayo
as Leonor "Leo" Santapau
16 episodes
Alfonso Bassave
Alfonso Bassave
as Lluís Jornet Blasco
16 episodes
Xoán Fórneas
Xoán Fórneas
as Enrique "Quique" Román
16 episodes
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Macarena de Rueda as Rocío Fuster 16 episodes Marwa Bakhat as May Sader 16 episodes Abril Zamora as Neus 16 episodes Blanca Martínez as Blanca 16 episodes Javier Ballesteros as Emilio 16 episodes Rafa Verdugo as Oscar Amaro 16 episodes Rachel Lascar as Sophie Lafont 8 episodes Gustavo Salmerón as Nicolás de Felipe 8 episodes Pablo Alborán as Jon Balanzetegui 8 episodes Claudia Traisac as Lucía 8 episodes Louise Borel Willemet as Ayudante Sophie 16 episodes Louise Borel as Ayudante Sophie 16 episodes Juan Fleta as Anestesista 1 5 episodes Andie Iannetta 2 episodes Paola Michelle 1 episode Joseph Ewonde as Agustí Samu 3 4 episodes Yvette Filanc 1 episode Anton Kostov 1 episode Lara Löher 1 episode Marta Mestre 1 episode Natalia Agüero Avecilla 1 episode Joan Darós 3 episodes Elia Sanmartín 1 episode Carla Boricó 3 episodes Mariam Huélamo as Instrumentalista 3 episodes Pilar Martínez as Rosa 1 episode Xabier Leal as Herido 1 Accidente Tráfico 1 episode Sandra B as Enfermera Urgencias 2 episodes Irina Gimeno as Embarazada Accidente Tráfico 1 episode Camila Corrales as Odalis 2 episodes Ana Verónica Schultz as Yaneris 2 episodes Jorge Oubel as Samur 1 3 episodes Celia G. Fuster as Residente Amiga 1 episode Carme Juan as Jefa de Enfermeras 2 episodes Cecilia Caraballo Acevedo as Asistente Patricia 1 episode Ana Ruano 6 episodes Carlos Aquillo 1 episode María Albiñana as Periodista 2 Fachada 1 episode Javier García Martín as Periodista 3 Fachada Hospital 1 episode Víctor Callejas as Auxiliar Felicita Néstor 1 episode Rafa de Vera as Doctor Castaño 1 episode Claudia Coelho as Enfermeira Quirofano 1 (OP. Oscar) 2 episodes Raúl Marcos as Anestesista Craneotomía 2 episodes Alex Ricart as Cirujano Odalis 1 episode Paula Stephanus as Enfermera 2 Quirófano 1 episode Allende García 1 episode Alicia Senabre 1 episode Manuel Varón 1 episode Candela Pradas 2 episodes Carlos Cid 1 episode Sigi Calvo 1 episode Luis Daniel Graff 2 episodes Mina Aldana 1 episode Joshiji Numata 1 episode Amin Hamada 7 episodes Kuni Tomita 5 episodes Emilio Mencheta as Ramiro 2 episodes Jordi Jimeno 1 episode Agustina Rodriguez 2 episodes José J. Rodriguez 1 episode Álex Medina 4 episodes Valentina Braceras Funes 2 episodes Mariam Torres 2 episodes Víctor Sáinz as Rodrigo Donoso 3 episodes Carlos Villarino 2 episodes Brenda Lopez 2 episodes Andrés De La LLave 2 episodes
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Keywords

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Details

First Aired
August 30, 2024
Status
Returning Series
Origin
ES
TMDB Votes
112