'Heartbreaker' NBC Upcoming Series Story|StarCast|Credit|Promo|Timing|Pics

Heartbreaker is an upcoming American medical drama series that is expected to air on NBC during the 2015–16 television season. The series stars Melissa George as Alex Panttiere, a world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon who struggles to balance her personal and professional life.

Story/Plot of 'Heartbreaker' NBC Upcoming Series

'Heartbreaker' NBC Upcoming Series Story|StarCast|Credit|Promo|Timing|Pics

Based on the real life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato, this unique character-driven medical drama follows Dr. Alex Panttiere (Melissa George, "The Slap"), an outspoken, world-renowned heart transplant surgeon, one of the few women in her field.

Stubborn and fearless, Alex always operates on her own terms. She revels in a racy personal life that's a full-time job in itself, manages the daily demands of skeptical faculty and dutiful interns, and pushes the boundaries of medical science to impressive new heights.

One-hour drama

Star-cast 'Heartbreaker' NBC Upcoming Series

'Heartbreaker' NBC Upcoming Series Story|StarCast|Credit|Promo|Timing|Pics

• Melissa George as Dr. Alex Panttiere
• Dave Annable as Pierson "Pierce" Harris
• Courteney Cox as Jessie Shane
• Shelley Conn as Millicent Newbauer
• D. L. Hughley as Dr. Hackett
• Jamie Kennedy as Dr. Callahan
• Maya Erskine as Gi-Sung
• JLouis Mills as Dr. Forrester
• Joshua Leonard as Max

 Credits 'Heartbreaker' NBC Upcoming Series

• Studio Universal Television

• Executive Producer/Writer

Jill Gordon ("Five," "90210," "My So-Called Life")

• Executive Producers

Amy Brenneman ("Judging Amy"), Brad Silberling ("Jane the Virgin," "Moonlight Mile")

• Co-Executive Producers

Susan Carlson, Eric Carlson, Kelly Meyer and Dr. Kathy Magliato

• Director

Robbie Duncan McNeill ("Blue Bloods," "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce")

Timing 'Heartbreaker' NBC Upcoming Series

Every Thursday 9/8c