The Pitt: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Noah Wyle stars as the head of a hard-pressed ER
Year: 2025
Certificate: 15
In ER, Noah Wyle played Dr John Carter, the bright-eyed trainee with the white coat that had his name embroidered onto it. In The Pitt, it's easy to see him as the jaded older version of that bushy-tailed medic. Dr Robby (Wyle) cuts a more casual, careworn figure, wears a blue hoodie as he runs the ER at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Centre, handling all that comes his way with a kind but knowing gaze. That includes the four trainee doctors that just joined his staff.
Created by R Scott Gemmill (a writer on ER) and produced by John Wells (who produced ER), this medical procedural has a core that does feel very, very ER, and also shares both that show's sense of humour and its keen eye for the harsh realities of balancing budgets with humanity. It differs in two ways. Firstly, it unfolds in real time, with each episode tracking an hour on shift at the Pitt with Dr Robby and co and, as such, the pressure builds and builds across each series. Secondly, it's almost entirely just about work so there's no Dr Ross and Carol-style romantic subplots.
The first series went down a storm in the US with audiences and critics, picking up five Emmy awards, and is likely to do so everywhere else. Both series run for 15 episodes/hours each and a third has been ordered. Series two is being released weekly following the launch of HBO Max in the UK on 26 March. (15 episodes)
