TV series

In a Heartbeat

2000–2001 · 1 season

A gentle, earnest teen drama that balances school life with the serious responsibility of emergency response.

Overview: In a Heartbeat was a Disney Channel Original Series inspired by real life EMT squads whose staff consists of high school students located all over the country. The series follows the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school and trying to maintain their lives as normal teenagers. In Canada, the series was aired on Family Channel while in the United States it was aired on the Disney Channel. The series is based on Post 53, a real EMT emergency response program run by high school students in Darien, CT.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, uplifting and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, friendship, family, work
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
family
work
healing
Places: school
small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none