This week Binge released the new medical drama The Pitt.
The Pitt takes place in the Emergency Department of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital, and when the series open its 7:00am and Dr Michael ‘Robby’ Rabinavitch (Noah Wyle) returns to the ED on the anniversary of his mentor’s death.
The waiting room is already packed and it’s clear it will be a long 15-hour shift. Fleshing out the staff on duty is senior resident Dr Frank Langdon (Patrick Marron Ball), a skilled doctor with a knack for knowing how to save the day; Dr Heather Collins (Tracy Ifeacher), who challenge Robby’s intentions; Dr Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh), a third-year resident; and Dr Cassie McKay (Fiona Dourif), a caring single mother.
No medial show would be complete without student doctors which includes whizz-kid Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez), nicknamed ‘Crash’ after a fainting spell; Dennis Whitaker (Gerran Howell), nicknamed ‘Huckleberry’ due to his farmboy roots; and intern Dr Melissa King (Taylor Dearden), who is socially awkward but skilled where it matters most. And keeping a firm eye over all is nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa).
It all sounds like your standard medical drama, except it uses a real-time concept with the shift playing out over the course of the season. This allows stories to play out over multiple episodes instead of being restricted to only one or two episodes.
Noah Wyle’s leads a cast that give some terrific performances as the season progresses. Over the course of the first ten episodes provided for review, The Pitt puts the medical cases in centre stage, with the personal lives of the staff pushed to the side, making for a refreshing change from other medical dramas.
4 Stars
The first two episodes of The Pitt are available to stream on Binge, with new episodes every Friday at 8:30 pm on FOX One and Binge.
