‘Suicide Squad’ Meets ‘E.R.’ in Globoplay’s ‘Emergency 53,’ a New Series by Famed ‘Under Pressure’ Creative Team

Four years after wrapping Globoplay’s immensely successful medical series “Under Pressure,” Andrucha Waddington and Cláudio Torres have reunited for another procedural commissioned by the major Brazilian streamer. “Emergency 53,” making its first bow at the prestigious Berlinale Series Market, follows a series of doctors, nurses and drivers of a special mobile service unit as they navigate personal and professional dramas while burdened by the responsibility to prevent others from dying. The series is produced by Torres and Waddington’s leading Conspiração banner.

Speaking with Variety ahead of the world premiere, Torres says “Emergency 53” was born from a desire from Conspiração CEO Renata Brandão. “Renata wanted another medical procedural series, but this time with multiple protagonists,” he adds.

“Renata made a great observation: every single country has a medical procedural and yet, there wasn’t one made within the context of Rio de Janeiro. Rio is crazy because it mixes war and a very well-organized society.