This is excellent news for fans of hospital series, which are not only about the romances of the employees, but especially about the tough daily hospital life: with ‘The Pitt’ comes part of the ‘Emergency Room’. , and the new series is intended to be in the same vein as the famous emergency room series, which wrote TV history with its fifteen seasons.
The leading role in ‘The Pitt’ goes to one of the most famous doctor actors from ‘Emergency Room’: Noah Wyle. In “ER” he played Dr. John Carter, who started season 1 as an inexperienced rookie intern and ended season 15 (after a two-season absence) as a senior doctor. In “The Pitt” Noah Wyle is NOT cast as Dr. Carter is featured because it is not a sequel to “Emergency Room.” Wyle will don the white coat in a new leading role, the name of which has not yet been announced.
“The Pitt”: Noah Wyle practices in Pittsburgh
How According to reports, Noah Wyle will not only star but also produce. But he’s not the only one with “ER” experience: John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill, who also produced “Emergency Room,” are also on board “The Pitt” in this capacity. R. Scott Gemmill also serves as showrunner on the new hospital series.
“The Pitt” takes its series title from its setting: Pittsburgh. It is about the daily lives of employees of a large clinic, and just like in ‘Emergency Room’, the stories shown must be as realistic as possible. According to streaming service Max, “The Pitt” will be a “realistic observation of the many challenges facing healthcare workers in contemporary America.” This is shown “through the lens of the heroes working on the front lines in a modern hospital in Pittsburgh.”
Not just ‘The Pitt’: Netflix makes hospital series ‘Pulse’
Warner streaming service Max has immediately ordered the entire first season of ‘The Pitt’ with 15 episodes. But Max isn’t the only streaming service throwing its hat into the hospital series ring to get a piece of the successful ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ pie. While ABC’s current medical flagship is now entering its twentieth season, the competition is preparing to perhaps take the crown with new, fresh series.
Netflix recently released the hospital series ‘Legumesannounced, which is set in an accident clinic in Miami and also has a familiar face from “Emergency Room” and also from the “Grey’s” spin-off “Private Practice” on board: Justina Machado in one of the leading roles: