‘The Pitt’ Is Appointment Viewing, but Is Keeping Its Seasons Small

The brand new MAX sequence The Pitt has taken audiences by storm. Season 1 took us on a 15 hour work-day for the workers of “the Pitt.” They work at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital, a fictional hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The outside are photographs of Allegheny Common Hospital. What works with the present is that it’s set in actual time with the workers of the Pitt all working a 15-hour shift. Most ER shifts fluctuate however vary from 8-12 hour shifts usually, the crew on The Pitt clearly being there longer. So the questions of a longer season of the show each make sense (success smart) and in addition do not make sense given the format of the sequence.

Channing Dungey, Chairperson and CEO of Warner Bros. Tv Group, sat down with Deadline to speak about their upcoming reveals and initiatives and a query was requested in regards to the length of The Pitt. Deadline requested about Season 2 of the present and requested “Are you going to stay to fifteen episodes or will you attempt to go nearer to the normal 22-episode broadcast season?” Dungey replied that they have been considering an extended sophomore season. “There was a dialog about doing a little bit bit extra. I believe proper now, we’re nonetheless 15 because the mannequin. If it ends up going up from there, it will in all probability solely be by a few episodes, actually not all the best way to 22.”

Dungey went on to praise the team of The Pitt and what it has been like working with them. “What’s great is, this can be a excellent collaboration. John Wells, who’s a grasp showrunner, but additionally somebody who is aware of how one can inform premium broadcast tv tales. He introduced these expertise to play right here with R. Scott Gemmill and with Noah Wyle. And it’s really gratifying, as a result of it’s not that usually that you’ve got a present that basically hits on all measures. It’s critically acclaimed, audiences like it. It delivers on all fronts, and that’s been so satisfying for all of us.”

It Makes Sense To Maintain ‘The Pitt’ Shorter

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Once more, the present plays out in real time. What we find out about Season 2 is that it takes place in the course of the Fourth of July weekend. It doesn’t say if it spans all the weekend or whether it is simply the singular day. Given the structure of Season 1, it is sensible to imagine that it will likely be extra of the identical for the vacation. However what works about The Pitt is that you simply really feel like you might be proper within the thick of the ER buzz with this workforce of docs. So retaining the present at 15 episodes (for now a minimum of) is sensible.

Now you can watch all of Season 1 of The Pitt on Max.