‘The Pitt’ – Review
When it comes to dynamic television events, Max continues to deliver at the top of the class, and one of 2025’s most breathtaking watches has been the all-on-the-line medical drama, The Pitt. And for good reason, as this relentless narrative takes you inside the pressure cooker environment of modern medicine, it’s a watch that will have you holding on for dear life.
A realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Relating to medical dramas, it can sometimes feel as if there is little new ground to discover. While ER remains the gold standard, and we are also treated to fun-off hits like Nip/Tuck and The Knick, it can sometimes feel that these stories are far too cookie-cutter and are uninterested in taking risks or pushing for new ground. The Pitt is the exception. Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill places audiences right into the heat as he takes them into the frantic pace of a modern-day Emergency Room in a minute-by-minute detail through fifteen tense episodes documenting a full shift at the forefront of modern medicine, and every available emotion is brought to the screen. From the mundane to the serious to the brink of life and death, audiences are on edge as this narrative grows on you, and you witness an incredible medical team dealing with every conceivable medical emergency imaginable. And you won’t be able to look away.
Anchoring The Pitt is veteran performer Noah Wylie, who made a name for himself in the critically acclaimed ER as Dr John Carter, and who now returns to the scrubs, stethoscope in hand, as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, a senior attending physician who is still reeling from immense psychological trauma from the pandemic and who has to deal with a work environment that completely flips him and his staff on their heads. As Robby, Wylie brings a full 360-degree performance to bear, and he is the man in the literal heart of the storm who must contend with the immense pressure of both medical practice and its brutal consequences, and this is his best performance ever! Wylie makes you believe in Robby’s complete actions as a physician and his intensity at the cost he has to pay at both his past and present actions where life and death hang in the balance, making it all the more intense of a performance.
As a viewing experience, The Pitt is an exercise in maximum tension. Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill pumps up the volume with this series, and you never know where things are going to hit. And when they do, they hit hard! There’s an unpredictability present in the narrative of The Pitt, and an array of emotions are thrown at you minute by minute. The narrative loops in and out and then back again, and every action has consequences, whether they be positive or negative. Every character is going through something in this show, and each gets their moment to showcase their stuff, which adds to the dramatic thrill of the series. The medical profession has also hailed the series for its procedural realism and for documenting the true work and sacrifices that modern medical professionals go through; for this, it has been lauded.
The Pitt just makes for downright addictive television watching, and you’ll want to binge-watch it in a single setting; the narrative and characters are on point, the medical procedures are perfectly conveyed, and the drama is raised high, making The Pitt simply one of the best new television releases we’ve seen this year.
Stream The Pitt NOW on Neon and SKY TV.
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