Time to check the pulse on Max's spiritual successor to ER.

The new Max medical drama chronicles a 15-hour shift at a fictional Pittsburgh emergency room. The second episode of The Pitt — the new Max medical drama starring Noah Wyle as the chief attending doctor in an overwhelmed emergency room in Pittsburgh — ends with the grimmest four minutes I've seen on TV in a while.

When watching the premiere of Max medi- cal drama "The Pitt," one might feel as if they've stepped into a time machine. The series stars Noah Wyle, who rose to stardom in the future-celebrity-studded cast of "ER.

R. Scott Gemmill and executive producer John Wells talk about crafting the new Noah Wyle-led series, and the perks of making a procedural for streaming The post ‘The Pitt’ Creator Did Everything to Ensure Max Medical Drama Was Not ‘ER’: ‘There’s No Incentive There’ appeared first on TheWrap.

The show’s style is realism, with each episode tracking an hour of Dr. Michael Robinavitch’s 15-hour shift running the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s chaotic emergency department.

See who works alongside Noah Wyle's character Dr. Robby in R. Scott Gemmill's new medical drama The post ‘The Pitt’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in Max’s Medical Drama? appeared first on TheWrap.

The medical procedural won’t avoid “ER” comparisons, but its streaming home frees it to take more risks The post ‘The Pitt’ Review: Noah Wyle Brings Comfort to Max’s Chaotically Fun ER Drama appeared first on TheWrap.