| Polseres vermelles | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Albert Espinosa |
| Written by | Albert Espinosa |
| Screenplay by | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Catalan |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
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| Production location | Catalonia |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV3 |
| Release | January 24, 2011 (2011-1-24) – April 22, 2013 (2013-4-22) |
Polseres vermelles (Eastern Calatan:[pulˈseɾəzβəɾˈmɛʎəs], literally "Red bracelets", known inEnglish asThe Red Band Society)[1] is aCatalan television show, created byAlbert Espinosa. He and director-producer Pau Freixas had previously worked together on the filmHerois [ca].
The show draws on Espinosa's childhood experiences,[1] telling the story of a group of children and teenagers who meet as patients in the children's wing of a hospital.
The first season of the show, originally planned for four seasons, aired onTV3 in 2011, with a second one premiering in January 2013. The Spanish channelAntena 3 aired the first season, dubbed into Spanish asPulseras rojas, in summer 2012[2] and the second one in late 2013.
In October 2011, it was announced thatSteven Spielberg'sDreamWorks andMarta Kauffman had reached an agreement with TV3 for an American remake ofPolseres Vermelles.[3]In November 2013, theFox Network announced it would be adapting the series, withMargaret Nagle fromBoardwalk Empire set to write the script.[4]Besides the American version, the series has been adapted in other countries, as well, most notably inItaly andGermany.
ThePolseres vermelles group has six members. In the first episode, Benito (Andreu Benito), an older patient who acts as a mentor to Lleó, explains that every group of friends includes six types: the Leader, the Second Leader, the Indispensable, the Handsome One, the Clever One, and the Girl. The formation of the group follows this theory.[5]
He turns 15 during the first season and has been at the hospital for two years. He has cancer and has had his leg amputated. He shares a room with Jordi. He is in love with Cristina.
He arrives at the hospital in the first episode. He is 14 years old. He has cancer and has to have a leg amputated. In season one he has feelings for Cristina and they date for a while until she breaks up with him because she's in love with Lleó. In season two it shows that even after their breakup they continue to be good friends.
She is the only girl in thePolseres. She lives on a different floor. She suffers fromanorexia. During the first season, she debates whether she is in love with Jordi or Lleó. Towards the end of the first season she chooses Lleó, realizing that he's the one she's truly in love with.
He is admitted to the hospital after fainting on the playground. At first, he doesn't want to make friends, but as it becomes clear that he will be hospitalized for some time he joins thePolseres.
He is the oldest of thePolseres, but he seems like a young child. He hasAsperger's syndrome, which makes him seem a bit odd. He arrives at the hospital because of a motorcycle accident.
The kid of the group. He is in acoma after jumping off a diving board. His mother visits him frequently and speaks to him. He has a special relationship with Toni because he can communicate with him despite being in a coma. Roc serves as the show's narrator.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | January 24, 2011 (2011-1-24) | May 2, 2011 (2011-5-2) | |
| 2 | 15 | January 14, 2013 (2013-1-14) | April 22, 2013 (2013-4-22) | |
| Country/language | Local title | Channel | Date aired/premiered |
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 Egypt | مسلسل الشريط الاحمر الشريط الاحمر الشريط الأحمر alsharit al'ahmar (الشريط الأحمر) | Middle East Television | 17 May 2018 |
 Peru | Pulseras rojas | América Televisión | 27 April 2015 |
 Chile | Pulseras rojas | TVN | 31 March 2014 |
 France | Les Bracelets rouges | TF1 | 5 February 2018 |
 Germany | Club der roten Bänder | VOX | 9 November 2015 |
 Italy | Braccialetti rossi | Rai 1 | 26 January 2014 |
 Russia | Красные браслеты | Channel One | 25 November 2017 |
 Slovakia | Červené pásky | Markíza | 3 March 2020 |
 Ukraine | Красные браслеты | STB | 25 November 2017 |
 United States | Red Band Society | Fox | 17 September 2014 |
 Quebec | Les Bracelets Rouges (Québec, Canada) | TVA | 4 January 2022 |