A medical drama going for bracing realism is anchored by a strong central performance from a veteran TV doctor.

Let’s go save some lives,” Dr. Michael Robinavitch tells a fresh crop of residents and medical students on their first day at “the pit,” a crowded Pittsburgh emergency

“The Pitt” is the derisive nickname given to the rundown Pittsburgh hospital where Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinavitch leads a dedicated team through the daily horrors and miracles that comprise an ER. In a Zoom interview, Wyle noted that this return was a choice with perhaps a sprinkling of earned wisdom.

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Hailing from 'ER' vets including R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells, the 15-episode real-time series follows the doctors and nurses at a Pittsburgh trauma center.

For most of ER ‘s 15-season run (1994-2009), Wyle starred as Dr. John Carter. We watched him go from his very early days as a doctor, switch from surgery to emergency medicine, become the one who “set the tone” and advised others to do the same, and return time and time again even after he’d moved on from Cook County General.

"The Pitt" is a smart show that values character detail and intricate medical science that sometimes succumbs to doses of melodrama that can be forgiven for everything that it does very well.

Get ready for high-stakes drama in The Pitt, Max's new medical series starring Noah Wyle that takes you inside a single 15-hour ER shift at a Pittsburgh hospital.