Sob Pressão (English: Under Pressure) 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 (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.
The series follows the emergency department doctors and nurses of a precarious public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Júlio Andrade (Dr. Evandro), Marjorie 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. TV 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 Júlio Andrade as Dr. Evandro Moreira, a skeptical chief surgeon of the medical staff of a public hospital seeking healing for his sick soul Marjorie Estiano 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 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 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 as José Luiz Almeida, Carolina's father (seasons 1–2) Ângela Rabelo as Dercília (seasons 1–2) Natália Lage as Madalena Moreira, Evandro's deceased wife (season 1) Marcelo Serrado as Roberto, a state government official working at the Secretary of Health (season 2) Joana Fomm as Mother Superior Graça (season 3) Ana Flávia Cavalcanti as Diana, a drug addict, and later Evandro's affair (season 3–present)
Episodes <onlyinclude>
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 TV Globo in Brazil. In Portugal, the series began airing on 1 December 2017 on RTP1. 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 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.Globo's series ‘Under Pressure’ to air at Toronto International Film Festival
Season Timeslot (BRT/AMT) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Rank viewers (points) Date Viewers(points) Date Viewers(points) 1 Tuesday 10:30pm 9 25 July 2017 28.2 19 September 2017 27.3 2017 #1 27.45 2 11 9 October 2018 22.5 18 December 2018 21.0 2018 #1 21.3 3 Thursday 10:30pm 14 2 May 2019 19.8 25 July 2019 25.0 2019 #1 22.3
Awards and nominations + Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref2017Troféu APCABest SeriesBest ActorJúlio AndradeBest ActressMarjorie EstianoBest DirectorAndrucha Waddington and Mini KertiMelhores do AnoBest Actor in a SeriesJúlio AndradeBest Actress in a SeriesMarjorie EstianoPrêmio Contigo! OnlineBest SeriesBest Actor - SeriesJúlio AndradeBest Actress - SeriesMarjorie EstianoPrêmio Extra de TelevisãoBest SeriesBest ActorJúlio AndradeBest ActressMarjorie Estiano2018Troféu APCADramaturgy Best ActorJúlio AndradeBest ActressMarjorie EstianoPrêmio Extra de TelevisãoBest SeriesBest ActorJúlio AndradeBest ActressMarjorie Estiano Prêmio Contigoǃ Online Best Series 2019 International Emmy Award Best Performance By an Actress Marjorie Estiano Melhores do AnoBest Actor in a SeriesJúlio AndradeBest Actress in a SeriesMarjorie Estiano Prêmio Contigo! Online Best Series Best Actress - Series Marjorie Estiano Best Actor - Series Júlio Andrade Best Supporting Actress Drica Moraes Troféu APCABest Series Best Director Andrucha Waddington Best ActorJúlio AndradeBest ActressMarjorie Estiano 2020 Prêmio Contigo! Online Best Series PRÊMIO CONTIGO! ONLINE 2020 - Série do ano Best Actress - Series Marjorie Estiano PRÊMIO CONTIGO! ONLINE 2020 - Atriz de série Best Actor - Series Júlio Andrade PRÊMIO CONTIGO! ONLINE 2020 - Ator de série Best Supporting Actor - Telenovela or Series Bruno Garcia PRÊMIO CONTIGO! ONLINE 2020 - Ator coadjuvante de novela ou série Best Supporting Actress - Telenovela or Series Josie Antello PRÊMIO CONTIGO! ONLINE 2020 - Atriz coadjuvante de novela ou série Roberta Rodrigues
References
External links Sob Pressão on Gshow.com