Noah Wyle revealed that he was inspired to create The Pitt — alongside executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill, who also worked on ER — after witnessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the American healthcare system.

The Pitt is nominated for best drama, joining a very short list of medical shows that have reached this category. ER and Marcus Welby, MD, remain the only winners. Wyle is competing as lead actor, while Katherine LaNasa is nominated for supporting actress. Together, the cast and the series represent a strong presence at this year’s event.

Season 2 will pick up 10 months after the final hour of Season 1, which concluded April 10. Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill hinted that Season 2 will take place over Fourth of July weekend during a day-long shift, which will likely see all kinds of ER patients.

Dr. Robby was actor Noah Wyle, the star and a producer of the show, and the dozens of patients, doctors and nurses around him were actors cluttering this 18,000-square-foot stage that seemed just like a real hospital — minus,

At a recent event, one of the directors of The Pitt revealed how Noah Wyle went the extra mile for his co-workers.

"The focus was always on the mental health of the people that are in these jobs," Pitt star Noah Wyle told the audience at the HBO Max Emmy Nominee Celebration on Sunday. "That was the thesis of Season 1: to say that the fragility of our [health-care] system is commensurate with the fragility of the practitioners — and that if we support them and respect them,

The HBO series debuted an episode about a measles outbreak the same week measles cases accelerated in the U.S.

Everyone can't stop talking about The Pitt, and with its emotional payoff, weekly release schedule, and 15-episode season, it feels like old school TV is back! The season finale of Max's new medical drama hits the streamer on April 10,