Whereas there presently are not any exhibits on streaming/tv in regards to the lifetime of a modern-day leisure reporter, you may make certain that if there have been, I’d study it with the sharpest important eye doable – and the identical is unquestionably true for anybody in any skilled subject. Hollywood works laborious to recreate actuality on display, however individuals who dwell that actuality are at all times going to evaluate how the fabric traces up with their very own expertise.
An ideal instance of that is that healthcare employees are going to have a really completely different perspective on The Pitt than most, however in keeping with star Katherine LaNasa, the response from that crowd to date has been very enthusiastic. The present, at present up for 13 2025 Emmy nominations, has been successful amongst HBO Max subscribers basically, however LaNasa has gotten suggestions from individuals who truly work in hospitals and heard appreciation for its realism. She lately advised Folks,
I believe they really feel prefer it’s actually correct. I believe they just like the writing, that the writing’s illuminating, both what they’re coping with from administration, what they’re coping with [related to] violence within the office, burnout, fatigue. I believe individuals feeling seen could be very therapeutic for them. So I believe they reply and so they actually respect feeling seen.
One might make that argument that whereas the gory and intense medical instances featured on The Pitt are superb, the bread and butter of the present is depicting burnout and fatigue. Whereas there are numerous medical dramas that dip into the lives of hospital employees, what makes the brand new streaming collection particular is the truth that it has a near-real-time storytelling strategy. The primary episode begins at 7:00am within the emergency room of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Middle, and the 14 episodes that observe depict the occasions that unfurl throughout the following 14 hours – the finale set at 9:00pm on the identical day.
Clearly the present is not going to get every thing proper, and there are storylines crafted to purposefully drive the drama up as a lot as doable, however you may inform that there’s a devoted effort from the filmmakers and stars of The Pitt to make every thing as reasonable as doable, and it is cool that the work has been acknowledged from actual healthcare professionals.
Katherine LaNasa performs Dana Evans, the Cost Nurse within the ER and one of many key leaders in all the insanity that place, and she or he’ll be again in motion in The Pitt Season 2 alongside Noah Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch after her religion within the job is shaken on the finish of Season 1 (she has already spoken about participating in an uber-disgusting sequence throughout manufacturing). The brand new run of episodes is anticipated to air in early 2026, however earlier than then, we’ll discover out if we’ve to start out calling it “the Emmy-winning The Pitt” – with the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards set to air on September 14.