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Season 1 – Heartland

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That homespun title notwithstanding, this poignant new drama series is set in the high-stakes world of the organ donor and cardiac care business at St. Jude Tranplant Center, where organ transplant pioneer Dr. Nathaniel Grant routinely puts his career on the line and takes chances to save the lives of his patients. If anything, his ex-wife, Kate Armstrong, has an even harder job, working as an organ donor coordinator and trying to persuade grieving families on the fence to donate the organs of their departed loved ones. Grant's heroic style is not, needless to say, embraced by his mentor, Dr. Bart Jacobs, now administrator of the hospital, but he does get support from Dr. Thomas Jonas, who has returned to St. Jude 14 years after a fellowship with Grant. Also on staff: inexperienced Dr. Simon Griffith, nurse Jessica Kivala (Grant's girlfriend) and insightful nurse Mary Singletary.
Heartland — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Its heart may be in the right place, but Heartland is nothing more than a conventional medical drama.

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Barry Garron The Hollywood Reporter 09/24/2019
[A] fairly generic medical drama. Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 09/24/2019
"Heartland" doesn't use its talent in service of anything other than predictable, inoffensive stories and a contrived relationship between the two leads. No one has the chance to shine. Go to Full Review Dorothy Rabinowitz Wall Street Journal 09/24/2019
"Heartland" (created by David Hollander) is, nonetheless, an affecting and smart treatment of a complex theme. Go to Full Review MaryAnn Johanson MTV 09/24/2019
Nobody doesn't like Treat Williams, but his Dr. Nathaniel Grant, transplant surgeon, is a bit tiresome. Go to Full Review Ed Bark Uncle Barky 09/24/2019
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[A] straight-ahead, conventionally rendered medical series. Go to Full Review Alan Pergament Buffalo News 09/24/2019
[A]t least the show has its heart in the right place and could spark an increase in organ donation. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Craig S @RT63177975 08/26/2023 Even the cows can't act in this show. See more 04/13/2021 Heartland is great, simple, but great, EXCEPT FOR THE CHARACTER AMY. From season one she is the sullen, untalented, boring, over protected, over glamourised dreadfully selfish ,self centred family member. The actress Amber Marshall, who owns the ranch, is an awful wooden actress,yet seems to be never criticised by anyone!!! Now i know producers need her farm, and she is very aware of that, but come on!! Write her less parts at least... Her character does NOTHING, yet all other characters are making money. Amy is still at grandpas, and fed,watered,laundry done,food cooked etc. Its too stupid for words See more 10/17/2019 I love the show. But Lou can go bye bye. She is the worse character on the show. She's a brat spoiled and extremely whinny and selfish know it all . See more 10/03/2019 Great show. Been watching since season 1. See more Read all reviews
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Treat Williams

Dr. Nathaneil "Nate" Grant

Kari Matchett

Kate Armstrong

Rockmond Dunbar

Dr. Thomas Jonas

Chris Martin

Dr. Simon Griffith

Morena Baccarin

Nurse Jessica Kivala

Danielle Nicolet

Nurse Mary Singletary

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 18, 2007 Pilot Dr. Grant tries to save the life of a teenage girl in need of a new heart; Kate tries to convince a grieving grandmother to donate her grandson's organs. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 25, 2007 I Make Myself Into Something New Dr. Grant refuses do to a living donation for a dying alcoholic; a new doctor arrives to take Dr. Grant's old position. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 2, 2007 Picking Up the Little Things A patient's last chance for a new liver is a living donation from her brother, who is incarcerated for murder; Dr. Grant treats a 13-year-old heart-transplant patient. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 9, 2007 Mother & Child Reunion Dr. Jonas seeks Dr. Grant's approval to perform a uterine transplant on an infertile woman; Dr. Grant tries to save an infant with a rare heart-defect. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 16, 2007 The Places You'll Go Racial tensions delay an organ recovery; a woman who got an illegal transplant in Mexico has complications; Kate starts dating. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 23, 2007 Domino Effect Dr. Grant and his team perform a complex six-patient procedure; Dr. Griffith's behavior begins to interfere with his relationships; Dr. Jonas' wife arrives; Dr. Jacobs' condition worsens. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 30, 2007 A Beautiful Day A gunman who shot two people and killed himself is a possible organ donor; a potential organ recipient wants to share his new liver with another patient; Kate trains a new coordinator. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 6, 2007 As We Are So Wonderfully Done With Each Other Dr. Jacobs' family members try to keep him alive despite his wishes; Dr. Jonas approves a risky procedure after he takes charge of the hospital; Simon works hard to impress his superiors. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 13, 2007 Smile Dr. Grant must give the eulogy at his mentor's funeral; a crisis arises at the hospital when it is found that a donor had microscopic cancer. Details

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Season Info

Director
Steve Gomer, Bill Norton
Screenwriter
David Hollander, Julie Siege
Network
TNT
Rating
TV-14 (L|V|S)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 18, 2007