''Sob Pressão'' ( English: ''Under Pressure'') is a Brazilian

medical drama A medical drama is a television show or film in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment. Most recent medical drama (film and television), dramatic programming go beyond the events pertaining to the chara ...

television series created by Luiz Noronha, Cláudio Torres, Renato Fagundes and Jorge Furtado based on the 2016 film of the same name (which was inspired by the Márcio Maranhão book ''Sob Pressão: A Rotina de Guerra de Um Médico Brasileiro''). The series is a co-production of Conspiração Filmes and TV Globo, and premiered on 25 July 2017, on

TV Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...

. The series follows the emergency department doctors and nurses of a precarious public hospital in

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. Júlio Andrade (Dr. Evandro),

Marjorie Estiano Marjorie Dias de Oliveira (born 8 March 1982), known professionally as Marjorie Estiano, is a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter. She became nationally known for her role in Rede Globo's teen soap opera '' Malhação''. In film, Estiano ...

(Dr. Carolina) and Stepan Nercessian (Samuel) 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.

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

* Júlio Andrade as Dr. Evandro Moreira, a skeptical chief surgeon of the medical staff of a public hospital seeking healing for his sick soul *

as Dr. Carolina Almeida, a religious vascular surgeon who seeks in faith the antidote against all the misery she faces in her daily life * Bruno Garcia as Dr. Décio Guedes, a general practitioner *

Stepan Nercessian Stepan Nercessian (born 2 December 1953) is a Brazilian actor and politician of Armenian descent. Nercessian was born in Cristalina, Goiás; his career began in the late 1960s, in the film ''Marcelo Zona Sul''. He also acted on stage and televi ...

as Dr. Samuel Fagundes, the hospital's director (seasons 1–2; guest ''Covid'') * Pablo Sanábio as Dr. Charles Garcia, a resident * Tatsu Carvalho as Dr. Rafael Albertini, a neurosurgeon (seasons 1–2) * Orã Figueiredo as Dr. Amir Salgado, an anesthetist (seasons 1–2) * Heloísa Jorge as Jaqueline Vaz, a nurse (seasons 1–2) * Josie Antello as Rosa, the hospital's receptionist * Alexandre David as Adalberto Santos, the hospital's watchman (seasons 1–2) * Talita Castro as Kelly Cristina Ribeiro, a nursing technique (season 1) * Fernanda Torres as Dr. Renata Veiga, a private consultant later nominated as hospital manager (season 2) *

Humberto Carrão Humberto Halbout Carrão Sinoti (born 28 August 1991) is a Brazilian actor. Filmography Television Film References External links * 1991 births Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian male film actors Bra ...

as Dr. Henrique Figueira (season 2) * Julia Shimura as Keiko Yamada, a nurse (season 2–present) * Drica Moraes as Dr. Vera Lúcia Veiga, an infectologist (season 3–present) * Marcelo Batista as Dr. Gustavo Lemos, an anesthetist (season 3, 4–present) * Jana Guinond as Simone Ramos, a nurse (season 3) * David Junior as Dr. Mauro, a neurosurgeon (''Covid''–present) * Roberta Rodrigues as Marisa, a nurse (''Covid'') * Bárbara Reis as Lívia, a nurse (season 4–present)

Recurring

* Cridemar Aquino as Paulo, a paramedic *

Luís Melo Luís Melo (born November 13, 1947, in Curitiba) is a Brazilian actor. Filmography Television *1985 ''Cata-Vento'' - Gororóba *1995 ''Cara e Coroa'' - Rubinho *1997 ''Anjo Mau (1997 TV series), Anjo Mau'' - Müller *1997 ''O Amor Está no A ...

as José Luiz Almeida, Carolina's father (seasons 1–2) * Ângela Rabelo as Dercília (seasons 1–2) *

Natália Lage Natália Lage Vianna Soares (born 30 October 1978) is a Brazilian actress and television presenter. Career At the age of four years, Natália Lage appeared in several commercials. Natalia Lage has acted in telenovelas since the age of eleven ...

as Madalena Moreira, Evandro's deceased wife (season 1) *

Marcelo Serrado Marcelo Magalhães Serrado (born 10 February 1967 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Marcelo began his career at CAL (Casa de Arte das Laranjeiras) in 1985. He made his television debut in 1987 in the telenovela ''Corpo Sant ...

as Roberto, a state government official working at the Secretary of Health (season 2) *

Joana Fomm Joana Maria Fomm (born September 14, 1939) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Joana Fomm was born in Belo Horizonte, but her mother died when she was still a baby and she was adopted by her uncles in Rio de Janeiro. Career Joana began her a ...

as Mother Superior Graça (season 3) * Ana Flávia Cavalcanti as Diana, a drug addict, and later Evandro's affair (season 3–present)

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2018)

Season 3 (2019)

''Plantão Covid'' (2020)

Season 4 (2021)

Release

Broadcast

''Sob Pressão'' premiered on 25 July 2017 on

in Brazil. In Portugal, the series began airing on 1 December 2017 on

RTP1 RTP1 (''RTP um'') is a Portuguese free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP). It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mains ...

. Teleamazonas acquired the broadcast rights for Ecuador and began airing the series on 4 September 2018. In Italy the series premiered on Sky Atlantic on 3 October 2018. In Argentina, the series began airing on 1 January 2019 on

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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.Globo’s series ‘Under Pressure’ to air at Toronto International Film Festival
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Awards and nominations

References

External links

''Sob Pressão'' on Gshow.com
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