Freshman drama “The Pitt,” HBO Max’s hour-by-hour take a look at a day shift inside a Pittsburgh emergency room, gained greatest drama on the 77th Emmy Awards Sunday evening.
The medical drama entered the evening as a darkish horse contender, with many predicting Apple TV+‘s “Severance” would win the class. “The Pitt” additionally beat out “The Final of Us” (HBO), “The White Lotus” (HBO), “Andor” (Disney+), “The Diplomat” (Netflix) and “Sluggish Horses” (Apple TV+).
Sequence creator R. Scott Gemmill devoted the win to healthcare and frontline staff and first responders.
“Respect them, shield them, belief them,” he stated in his acceptance speech.
The primary season of the drama unfolded over 15 gripping episodes that tracked a grueling 15-hour shift in an emergency room to current a sensible portrayal of the challenges healthcare staff face. It introduced star and government producer Noah Wyle again into scrubs 15 years after the tip of “ER,” NBC’s long-running medical drama through which he starred as Dr. John Carter, and reunited him with “ER” producers John Wells and Gemmill, its showrunner.
The collection made headlines even earlier than its premiere when the property of Michael Crichton, creator of “ER,” sued Warner Bros., producer of “The Pitt,” arguing it was an unauthorized reboot of the NBC medical drama. In response, Warner Bros. stated, “The Pitt” is not a “by-product work” of “ER.” The case remains to be pending.
“The Pitt’s” debut season obtained 13 Emmy nominations, and ended the season with 5 complete wins, together with actor in a drama for Wyle and supporting actress in a drama for Katherine LaNasa.
“The Pitt” will return for a second season in January 2026.
