Step behind the curtain and discover how Noah Wyle and the talented cast of Max's The Pitt prepared to embody the fast-paced, high-stakes world of emergency medicine in this gripping new medical drama. Created by NCIS: Los Angeles showrunner R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt premiered on Max on January 9, 2025, and takes viewers into the heart of a bustling trauma center. Set in the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital, each episode unfolds in real-time, chronicling one hour of a single, intense 15-hour emergency department shift. The cast, which includes Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, and Shabana Azeez, underwent rigorous training to master the authenticity of their roles, learning medical techniques and shadowing real-life healthcare professionals to bring their characters to life with precision and emotional depth. The result is a series that immerses viewers in the chaotic, yet heroic, world of trauma medicine, showcasing the incredible dedication and resilience of those on the front lines.
The Pitt Cast:
Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell and Shabana Azeez
Stream The Pitt now on Max!
The Pitt Cast:
Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell and Shabana Azeez
Stream The Pitt now on Max!
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00:00There have been many, many medical shows,
00:02and this is something you haven't seen before.
00:05Coming through.
00:06We really want this to be the most accurate medical show
00:09that we've ever had on TV.
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00:15We are able to bring a tremendous amount
00:17of authenticity to the show.
00:18Incoming.
00:19We did two weeks of boot camp with the actors.
00:22They need to look proficient on camera.
00:24This is doctor school, which is just completely bonkers.
00:28We were all put into a stage
00:30and surrounded by five to six medical professionals.
00:33It was amazing because we got to work
00:35with the doctors one-on-one.
00:36We got to practice all of the procedures
00:39on dummies and mannequins.
00:41On one hand, I was walking in as the old pro,
00:43and on another hand, I was walking in
00:45just as much of a newbie as everybody else.
00:47We did it all. We learned to sew.
00:48We learned to trach.
00:49I'm really good at traching,
00:50and I'm really glad that I'm not playing a doctor
00:52because I can't sew anything up.
00:54Does the resident know how to suture,
00:56or do I need to teach?
00:57CPR definitely surprised me.
00:59I never realized how fast it is.
01:02The doctors were very insistent that when we do CPR,
01:04we need to look like we're doing it for real.
01:07It's 120 beats per minute,
01:08and the reason you do it is pumping blood into the heart.
01:11They taught us intubating a patient,
01:13which is to breathe for them.
01:15We learned how to use the camera
01:16to look at the vocal folds.
01:18You can breathe for people.
01:19Good job.
01:20I will say I was really good at intubating.
01:22The coolest skill might be that we can all ultrasound now.
01:25It's really trippy, because we had volunteers,
01:28and we just put gel on their belly
01:29and do the whole ultrasound.
01:30We do rehearsals for big trauma scenes
01:32because there's so much to do.
01:34The lines come rapid fire.
01:36The procedure comes rapid fire.
01:37There's so many moving pieces.
01:39It becomes a bit of a dance, really,
01:41where everyone has their own choreography.
01:43I feel like a little challenge every now and then.
01:45We were told that bumping into each other
01:47is very realistic, so we never really shied away from it.
01:50The main thing that we got from the medical boot camp
01:52was to feel in the world and get used to that.
01:55I'm running on a hamster wheel, like, so fast
01:57to keep up with these actors.
01:59I can't say enough about this ensemble.
02:01Good luck.
02:02If you need me, I'll be saving lives.