How ‘The Pitt’ Became Such a Breakout Hit

How ‘The Pitt’ Became Such a Breakout Hit

Welcome to It’s a Hit! In this series, IndieWire speaks to creators and showrunners behind a few of our favorite television programs about the moment they realized their show was breaking big. Writer/producer/showrunner John Wells is a busy man. He’s produced and/or created countless hit series over the decades (“E.R.,” “China Beach,” “Southland”), many at his home at Warner Bros. since 1986, collecting six Emmy wins along the way. More are in t…

'The Pitt' Review (2025)

“ER” was ‘90’s America. HBO Max’s “The Pitt” is 2024’s. Its creator, R. Scott Gemmill worked on “ER,” as did the series’ star Noah Wyle, so its doubtless viewers will draw comparisons. And yet the two shows are distinct, purposive personalities. Novelist Michael Crichton created the former as an homage to his med school internship [...] The post ‘The Pitt’ is a Medical Show for Modern Times and a Changing Society appeared first on The Movie Buff.