AN HBO MAX ORIGINAL SERIES · FROM JOHN WELLS & R. SCOTT GEMMILL
THE PITT
One shift. Fifteen hours. Real time.
Noah Wyle leads the charge through the emergency department America actually has.
- EPISODES
- 15
- HOURS
- 15
- SHIFTS
- 1
- STATUS
- EMMY® WINNER — BEST DRAMA
SEC.01 / ADMISSIONS
THE CONCEIT
EVERY EPISODE IS ONE HOUR. THE CLOCK NEVER STOPS.
ELAPSED ON YOUR SCROLL
07:00
AM — SHIFT BEGINS
Most medical shows compress. The Pitt refuses. Each episode plays out across one continuous hour of a single emergency-department shift — fifteen episodes, fifteen hours, no time jumps, no rescue montages, no mercy.
At Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center — the Pitt — chief attending Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) runs an overcrowded, underfunded ED where the waiting room never empties and the ambulances never stop. The camera stays in the room. The clock stays on the wall. What happens to the staff happens while you watch.
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01
REAL TIME
An hour of story is an hour of your life. Tension accrues like interest — nothing is edited away.
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02
NO SAFETY NET
Understaffed. Underfunded. Over capacity. The system is the antagonist, and it never codes.
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03
ONE FLOOR
Trauma bays, triage, the waiting room, the roof. Every corridor earns its keep.
SEC.02 / TRIAGE — RED
TODAY IS JULY 4
SEASON 2 · TEN MONTHS LATER · THE BUSIEST SHIFT OF THE YEAR
It’s Robby’s last shift before a three-month sabbatical — on the Fourth of July, the night American emergency medicine dreads. Fireworks. Grills. Boats. Amateur hour, all night long.
- 07:00
The handoff
Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi arrives to take over as chief attending — with AI tools, new protocols, and no interest in Robby’s blessing.
- 07:12
The return
Dr. Langdon is back from rehab, cleared to work, and not everyone is ready to hand him a scalpel.
- ALL DAY
The holiday
Explosions, burns, lake rescues — a powder-keg shift on the country’s 250th birthday, with Dana’s recovery still unfolding.
SEC.03 / STAFF ROSTER
THE DAY SHIFT
TAP A CHART TO FLIP IT — EVERYONE ON THIS FLOOR IS CARRYING SOMETHING
ALSO ON THE BOARD: LAËTITIA HOLLARD AS EMMA NOLAN · SHAWN HATOSY AS DR. JACK ABBOT (NIGHTS)
SEC.04 / SHIFT LOG
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR
TWO SEASONS · THIRTY EPISODES · THIRTY HOURS OF ONE FLOOR
SEC.05 / SCREENING ROOM
FEEL THE PACE
SIRENS. GURNEYS. NO CUTS.
SEASON 2 — OFFICIAL TRAILER · 2 MIN
FIELD STILLS — DRAG / SCROLL
SEC.06 / COMMENDATIONS
THE PROGNOSIS IS EXCELLENT
ONE SEASON IN, THE PITT IS THE MOST DECORATED DRAMA ON TELEVISION
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77TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS
Outstanding Drama Series
Plus Noah Wyle — Lead Actor in a Drama, and Katherine LaNasa — Supporting Actress in a Drama. 13 nominations in its first year.
2025 -
GOLDEN GLOBE® AWARDS
Best Television Series — Drama
Noah Wyle — Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama. The second season’s coronation.
2026 -
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
Best Drama Series
Noah Wyle — Best Actor in a Drama Series · Katherine LaNasa — Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
2026
“One of the best shows of 2025 — and it’s already poised to be one of the best shows of 2026.”
DECIDER
“A medical procedural set in a Pittsburgh emergency room is the best show on television.”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Respect them. Protect them. Trust them.”
R. SCOTT GEMMILL — EMMY® ACCEPTANCE, DEDICATED TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS
SEC.07 / DISCHARGE PAPERS
SCRUB IN
Both seasons are streaming now on HBO Max. Season 2’s fifteen hours land weekly on Thursdays — the finale arrives April 16. Season 3 is already on the board.
- SEASON 1 — 15 EPISODES · STREAMING
- SEASON 2 — WEEKLY THURSDAYS · STREAMING
- SEASON 3 — CONFIRMED · IN PRODUCTION
- ALSO AVAILABLE IN ASL ON HBO MAX
