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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Grateful' first-time nominee Katherine LaNasa can't wait to see Jessica Williams, Jean Smart, and Julianne Nicholson at the Emmys
Katherine LaNasa is feeling "grateful" after receiving her first career Emmy nomination on Tuesday, and she can't wait to see Jessica Williams (Shrinking), Jean Smart (Hacks), and Julianne Nicholson (Paradise, Hacks) at the Sept. 14 ceremony. The supporting actress has been recognized for playing charge nurse Dana Evans on Season 1 of HBO Max's The Pitt. Viewers followed the character throughout her entire 15-hour shift, with storylines including dealing with a nursing shortage and being punched in the face by an angry patient. More from Gold Derby 'Awards Magnet': Our instant 2025 Emmy reactions How 'Sirens' shocked with 4 Emmy nominations "This is an incredibly talented crew, and all these people have wonderful craft," LaNasa tells Gold Derby. "For some reason, this show in particular was the time that I really could feel the craft of the showrunner-creator, R. Scott Gemmill. It's not just about the dialogue. It's about this strong arc that everybody had. I felt it was very satisfying to watch and to read. Everything kind of wraps onto itself, nothing's superfluous, and I really appreciated that. I definitely feel like, as an actor, I'm just the front man. So, it was nice to see so many other nominations as well, because I really am riding on their backs." In all, The Pitt was nominated for 13 Emmy Awards: Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actor (Noah Wyle), Best Drama Supporting Actress (LaNasa), Best Drama Guest Actor (Shawn Hatosy), Best Drama Directing (Amanda Marsalis; John Wells), Best Drama Writing (Joe Sachs; R. Scott Gemmill), Best Drama Casting, Best Makeup — Prosthetic, Best Makeup — Non-Prosthetic, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. LaNasa calls special makeup effects artist Thom Floutz a "wizard" for what his team is able to accomplish in such a short period of time. She adds that she's "truly excited" for all of her show's nominees, revealing, "The nature of the way that we shoot this show is way more like a single organism than any other thing I've worked on. ... We talk about what we're going to do, and we immediately start working. It feels like a team." The actress now has to submit one episode from Season 1 to the Emmy judges, and she's split between Episode 9, where her character gets punched (she calls it "the big Dana episode") and Episode 14, where she displays "a lot of depth." "Maybe some actresses really love to watch themselves, but I don't love to watch myself," she readily admits. "I also don't think that I know what I'm looking at when I look at myself." Looking ahead to Season 2 of The Pitt, which is shooting now in Los Angeles, LaNasa hopes that "all of the other actors" get nominated next year, as well as "the entire writing team." She notes that even though Gemmill has had "a ton of success," he's not someone "that gets talked about that much," so she's ecstatic he's been nominated as a producer and a writer. The Pitt is available to stream on HBO Max. Best of Gold Derby Everything to know about 'The Pitt' Season 2, including the departure of Tracy Ifeachor's Dr. Collins Everything to know about 'Too Much,' Lena Dunham's Netflix TV show starring Megan Stalter that's kinda, sorta 'based on a true story' Cristin Milioti, Amanda Seyfried, Michelle Williams, and the best of our Emmy Limited Series/Movie Actress interviews Click here to read the full article. Solve the daily Crossword
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'The Pitt' season 2: Sepideh Moafi joins the cast adding a fresh dynamic to the series
Sepideh Moafi is all set to thrill her fans with latest project. The star of The Black Bird and Class of '09 has officially joined season 2 of Max's intense medical drama The Pitt. According to TheWrap reports. At the Pittsbugh Trauma medical hospital, also known as The Pitt, the 39 year old will play the character of an attending physician working in emergency medicine. Sepideh Moafi's role is to bring fresh dynamics to the high-stress environment of the ER. Even though the backstory details of her are still unclear and enigmatic, and it's mysterious whether she has been part of the hospital throughout, staying out of the limelight in season 1, or if she is a new arrival following the dramatic episodes of the season 1 finale. Regardless, her arrival definitely will bring change to the already intense emergency room, just as the story picks up during the busy Fourth of July weekend in Season 2. What The Pitt is all about? The Pitt has achieved attention in its very first season itself because of the portrayal of the real-time teaching and life in a teaching hospital's emergency room(ER). In every 15 episodes they covered just one dedicated one hour of a long and intense shift, holding the action almost thoroughly within the trauma centre. For most of the characters the whole season unravels over their first day on the new job and pushes them into a whirlwind of trauma, personal growth and heartbreak. This is created by ER veteran R. Scott Gemmill and executive produced by Noah Wyle and John Wells, and the series The Pitt has been compared to the classic medical dramas but carries new wave and modern perspective. Wyle also comes into view in the show as Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch, who is the experienced physician guiding the department. Joining Sepideh Moafi in Season 2 are new cast members Charles Baker, Irene Choi, Laëtitia Hollard, and Lucas.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Pitt Season 2: Everything We Know
Strong vital signs resulted in a swift Season 2 renewal for the Noah Wyle medical drama The Pitt, which is on track to return with new episodes in a matter of months. The pickup came just seven hours into Dr. Robby's shift — long before the acclaimed series' 15th and final hour dropped on April 10. 'We're excited and delighted with the audience response for our first season of The Pitt and can't be more appreciative of our partners at Max and Warner Bros. Television for all of their extraordinary support throughout our first season,' Wyle and fellow executive producers R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells said in a joint statement on Feb. 14. More from TVLine New Squid Game Season 3 Teaser Reveals Gi-hun in a Coffin, More Creepy VIPs and... a Baby's Cry Casting News: Lincoln Lawyer Adds Emmanuelle Chriqui, Kevin Pollak Joins Tulsa King and More What to Watch This Week: 50+ Premieres, Finales and More Meanwhile, Max programming head Sarah Aubrey said: 'It's been a thrill to watch audiences embrace The Pitt as an update to procedural storytelling with a cast who authentically embody the heroics of doctors and nurses on shift in a 2025 emergency room. Our collaboration with John Wells, R. Scott Gemmill, Noah Wyle and Warner Bros. Television has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and we are excited to continue down this path with another season.' TVLine will continue to update this page as additional news trickles in about The Pitt Season 2, so be sure to bookmark it and check back frequently. In the meantime, scroll down to review everything we know so far. Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch had to be talked off a ledge by Dr. Jack Abbot, who offered to connect our grizzled hero with his therapist…. Nurse Dana Evans, still reeling from her assault, had not yet decided whether she was going to return to work the following week (if ever)…. Dr. Frank Langdon, at risk of losing his job, was staring down the barrel of rehab…. Dr. Heather Collins was at home with her phone off, presumably fast asleep and blissfully unaware of what went down at PittFest. Dr. Cassie McKay avoided arrest, but still had to get her ankle monitor fixed…. Dr. Samira Mohan was struggling with work/life balance…. Dr. Melissa 'Mel' King, juggling the demands of residency and looking after her autistic sister, had just retrieved Becca from her care facility…. Dr. Trinity Santos invited med student Denis Whitaker to come live with her…. and fellow med student Victoria Javadi seemed unsure if she wanted to pursue a career in emergency medicine — or any career in medicine, for that matter — after a hellish day in the ED. The Pitt Season 2 will pick up roughly nine-to-10 months after the events of Season 1. 'We're going to do Fourth of July weekend,' Gemmill previously told TVLine. 'Nine, basically 10 months later, gives a lot of room for us to have developed a few stories in the interim and catch up with everyone.' The next 15-hour shift will mark Langdon's first day back at work after agreeing to go to rehab, and we'll 'get to catch up as he catches up' with everyone. That includes Dr. Robby, who will be 'getting himself mentally healthy again' in Season 2. Gemmill also confirms that charge nurse Dana Evans isn't going anywhere — though that doesn't mean she didn't take some time off between the events of Seasons 1 and 2. 'I think if next season were to take place the next day or the next week, you wouldn't see Dana,' he said. 'I think she needs to take some time off to really talk to her husband, talk about what she wants out of life…. I think when she comes back, she's going to have a bit of an attitude adjustment, though. She'll be even less tolerant of bulls—t. She's going to be much more protective of her flock.' The time jump will also facilitate changes in hospital hierarchy: 'Because it will be July, everyone has been promoted or graduated to the next level,' Gemmill pointed out. 'For instance, Whitaker will be an intern next year — so, finally, his character will be getting paid.' Javadi, meanwhile, 'is going to be doing a sub-internship, and we find out that maybe that's just her stalling because she doesn't want to make up her mind about where she wants to go.' The Pitt Season 1 cast consisted of series regulars Noah Wyle (Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch), Tracy Ifeachor (Dr. Heather Collins), Patrick Ball (Dr. Frank Langdon), Supriya Ganesh (Dr. Samira Mohan), Fiona Dourif (Dr. Cassie McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. Melissa 'Mel' King), Isa Briones (Dr. Trinity Santos), Gerran Howell (med student Dennis Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (med student Victoria Javadi) and Katherine LaNasa (charge nurse Dana Evans). Recurring guest stars included, but certainly were not limited to: Shawn Hatosy (Dr. Jack Abbot), Alexandra Metz (Dr. Yolanda Garcia), Ayesha Harris (Dr. Parker Ellis), Ken Kirby (Dr. John Shen), Tedra Millan (Dr. Emery Walsh), Deepti Gupta (Dr. Eileen Shamsi), Krystel V. McNeil (social worker Kiara Alfaro) and Michael Hyatt (PTMC chief medical officer Gloria Underwood). According to Gemmill, you can expect to see all your favorites back in Season 2: 'Some people might be working different hours and different shifts, but it's pretty much the same crew.' He also confirmed that the show will 'introduce a couple of new characters, as well, because there are always new people coming in and out of the hospital, so that will give us some new dynamics.' The Pitt Season 2 is on track to premiere in January 2026, just one year after the debut of Season 1. TVLine will update this page when a precise premiere date has been confirmed. Cameras have not started rolling on The Pitt Season 2, so a trailer is not yet available. TVLine will keep you posted once there is new footage we are able to share. 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Buzz Feed
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Now That "The Pitt" Season 1 Is Over, Here's Everything You Need To Know About Season 2
If you've been on the internet lately — or heck, had a conversation with ANYONE — then chances are you know about The Pitt, a new medical drama starring Noah Wyle that has become everyone's new obsession. Created by R. Scott Gemmill, this new medical drama follows a group of doctors working at a hospital in Pittsburgh. What makes this show special is each episode follows an hour of Dr. Robby's (Wyle) 15-hour shift as the chief attendant in the trauma hospital's emergency room. The first season was a runaway success — and had the best word-of-mouth campaigning I've ever seen in the streaming era — with Warner Bros. Discovery revealing that each episode averaged 10 million viewers since its premiere episode in January 2025. And now, it's time to look ahead at Season 2, which Max already renewed for a second season back in February 2025. So, here's everything we know about The Pitt Season 2 (so far): There are obviously MAJOR spoilers ahead for The Pitt Season 1! 1. First, the second season will follow the same format as Season 1, with each episode following one hour in a shift. Speaking about the importance of the unique format for the show, creator R. Scott Gemmill told Variety, "The real-time aspect seemed to be the best way to capture this world that we'd never seen before, and we weren't sure it was going to work, even up until we started shooting." He added, "I think one of the things that separates the emergency department from other forms of medicine is the time factor — not just the amount of time you wait to be seen, but also the patients that are brought in who only have moments to live if these guys don't work fast enough." 2. The next season will be set 10 months after the conclusion of Season 1, and it will take place over the Fourth of July weekend in Pittsburgh. "Fourth of July has a bunch of things, and we'd done a holiday last season, Labor Day. It just fell into place. There's fireworks; somebody doesn't do so well at a hot-dog-eating contest; somebody's sunburned. You can see all the cases wandering in," Gemmill told Vulture. Max Gemmill said if they are fortunate to get a few seasons under their belts, then maybe they'd explore doing a winter season. But, for now, they film some exterior scenes in Pittsburgh in September, so it's easiest to do a summer-themed season. 3. There will also be 15 episodes again, with Gemmill telling Vulture, "It's tempting to do more, but it's very difficult on our crew. I'd rather tell a tight 15 than a floppy 18." While Season 1 was originally supposed to only be 12 episodes, the 15-hours in the shift ended up working beautifully. 4. The time jump will also mean that certain doctors might not be working in the ER anymore. However, Gemmill told TVLine, "We'll see everybody, for the most part, and some people might be working different hours and different shifts, but it's pretty much the same crew." Notably, Whitaker (Gerran Howell) will be an intern now and Javadi (Shabana Azeez) will likely be doing a sub-internship. When asked if we would ever see any of these doctors or interns working in other departments outside of the ER, Gemmill said, "We're never going to go to other departments." 5. The season will likely pick up with Langdon's (Patrick Ball) first day back at work after Robby demanded he check himself into a 30-day inpatient rehab if he wanted to come back. Gemmill told TVLine, "I think we will pick up on Langdon's first day back at work, but it'll be more than a month ... The biggest driver of [the time jump is] Langdon." 6. Since Season 2 starts with Langdon's first day back, it allows the audience to catch up with the characters while Langdon does. With a 10-month time jump, there will be a lot of development for storylines and characters that audiences (and Langdon) will be learning about when the season begins. Max Wyle told TVLine that the time jump also allows the doctors to grapple with the trauma that comes with working in the ER during a mass casualty event. He said, "There's no benefit in coming back quickly before everybody's had a chance to have this experience really sink in, and it manifests itself in behaviors that are interesting to watch — that are different or more informed than in Season 1." 7. At the end of Season 1, it seems like Dana (Katherine LaNasa) won't be returning, and if the next season were to take place "the next day or the next week, you wouldn't see Dana," according to Gemmill. However, because of the time jump, it sounds like Dana will likely return, but we'll see a shift in how she approaches the job. Gemmill told TVLine, "I think she needs to take some time off to really talk to her husband, talk about what she wants out of life…. I think when she comes back, she's going to have a bit of an attitude adjustment, though." Max Wyle also added to TVLine, "Obviously, Dana is an important part [of this show]. But Dana choosing to come back — if she chooses to come back, and how she comes back, and what Dana is like having made the decision to come back, and what she's going to allow this place to either do or not do to her going forward, becomes the stuff that, you know, is the grist for the mill." 8. In keeping with the format of the season chronicling 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in a shift, there will not be flashbacks to what happened in the 10-month time jump because "that's not the show," according to Gemmill. Max He added to TVLine, "I think that's what worked for us. It comes with its challenges, but that's also what makes it fun because you're playing in this tight little box." 9. Abbot (Shawn Hatosy) won't be joining the day shift in Season 2 because he "loves the night shift, so he's not going to work a day shift if he doesn't want to," according to Gemmill. However, he teased to TVLine that the writers have "a surprise for him next season," with Wyle adding, "We also haven't told him yet." Speaking about the reveal in the Season 1 finale that Abbot has a prosthetic leg, Gemmill told the Hollywood Reporter that they knew the reveal would happen from "the get-go," and they wanted something to connect him to how well he was able to perform during a mass casualty scenario. Gemmill said, "We wanted to make Abbot a vet, and his experience in those scenarios, those situations, inform him somewhat as a doctor. And when we got to see how well he performed during the mass casualty because he's been in, unfortunately, those kind of situations before, and that seemed like if he suffered an injury, a pretty significant one, as a result of that, I think it makes for a more interesting and a more sympathetic character." 10. The second season will introduce "a couple of new characters," according to Gemmill. He told The Hollywood Reporter, "You have med students showing up, you have med students moving on, you have specialists showing up. That allows us to keep it alive and keep it authentic, so, yeah, I think it helps to see some new faces. And new faces bring new characters and new perspectives." It also sounds like there are no current plans to incorporate the night shift doctors, like Ellis (Ayesha Harris), into the day shift crew for Season 2. 11. Season 2 will also explore Robby continuing to grapple with his past trauma and begin a larger healing journey. Gemmill told The Hollywood Reporter, "Robby knows his secret is out and realizes that he has to come to terms and deal with this, and part of this second season will be about seeing Robby and what steps he's taking to deal with his past trauma, and even the most recent, the mass shooting, but part of it is his journey of healing." Wyle added, "[Robby can't] go home and pretend to himself any longer that he doesn't have a problem. So it's really a question for Season 2: problem identified, Season 2 treatment. Whether or not he buys into it, what mode he would buy into, what effect it would take — doctors don't make the best patients." 12. Brainstorming has already begun on the types of medical cases that could be explored in Season 2. Gemmill told Vulture that he had "four or five pages" of medical cases he wanted to potentially explore when he got to the writers' room for Season 2. Some of the things on the list were: Safe-haven babies, ICE in the ER, "a few new diseases," and a scenario where a wife's emergency contact is her husband, even though they aren't together anymore. Max He added, "There are so many things going on; you just have to open a newspaper. Where do you start? For us, it's not about finding stories — it's about deciding which ones not to tell." 13. For Season 2, Wyle will write "two more episodes than he did in Season 1 and will direct an episode," according to The Hollywood Reporter. For the first season, Wyle wrote the episodes "10:00 a.m." and "3:00 p.m.," aka Hour 4 and Hour 9 of the 15-hour shift. Max "10:00 a.m." featured the nurses taking bets on where the stolen ambulance is, and it continued the medical abortion storyline and the death of Mr. Spencer, with Robby helping his two adult children deal with the loss. "3:00 p.m." followed McKay (Fiona Dourif) believing one of her patients was being sexually trafficked by her "boss," and the episode ended with Doug notably punching Dana. 14. According to Wyle, per Variety, filming is scheduled to begin in June 2025. A majority of the series is filmed on the Warner Bros. soundstages in Los Angeles. However, some exterior shots are filmed on location at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Some of the exteriors that were filmed on location in Season 1 were Abbot and Robby on the roof, the doctors in the park at the end of their shift, the helicopter landing on the roof, and more. 15. And finally, as of right now, Season 2 is on track to premiere in January 2026 — exactly a year after Season 1 premiered on Max. Warrick Page / Max It's been reported that Max intends to have a new season of The Pitt air every year. Well, that's all for now! We'll be sure to update you as more info is revealed about Season 2! What did you think of The Pitt Season 1? And what are you most excited for in Season 2? Tell us everything in the comments below!
Forbes
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
A Very Big Update About ‘The Pitt' Season 2 On Max
The Pitt It may not be news that the massively popular Max series, The Pitt, has already been renewed for season 2 before season 1 has even ended its 15 episode run (the finale is next week), but now we have some more information about what's coming after this. During a Deadline event, producer R. Scott Gemmill confirmed four key things about the coming season: 1) It's already in production before season 1 is over 2) It will take place 10 months after season 1 3) It will once again be 15 hours, and therefore 15 episodes 4) It will take place over Fourth of July weekend The series doing Fourth of July is not just picking a holiday like it's a Christmas special, rather, the Fourth of the July is known in the ER as possibly the most dangerous day of the year. Why? There are more minor things like heat exhaustion. There are drunken accidents at loads of parties across the country. And of course, there are fireworks-based injuries. You can bet you're going to see more than a few of those in season 2, without question. Season 1 of The Pitt started out with an ER shift that was certainly busy and full of intense cases, but by the end of the season, turned in a completely different direction with the final stretch of episodes devoted to dealing with the chaotic aftermath of a nearby mass shooting. The concept seemed pretty telegraphed by the early focus on a troubled kid with a hitlist, but in the end, it was not that predictable, and the attack was carried out by some other unknown shooter, not him. The Pitt The Pitt is no doubt in line to land a slew of Emmy nominations this coming year, including one for Noah Wyle as lead actor. It's become a huge, surprise hit in 2025, one that no one saw coming, and one that easily could have gone wrong in a world of forgettable medical dramas and with a 24-like gimmick that may not have landed. Instead, the opposite happened and you can argue that it has probably been the best show on TV this year, and that's even ahead of what happens during the finale. We do not know the full list of cast members who will return. It is unlikely that all of them will. For one, some of the young cast members may leave due to landing new rotations, if they don't concoct a reason for them to stay. Then there's obviously the situation with Langdon, where even if he returned for the last few episodes, it is tough to see how he would stay in an ER with Robby given what he knows about his medicine thievery. Robby giving him a second chance would be wildly irresponsible, but who knows. So it's possible the show does lose a chunk of its cast and replaces them with new faces. We'll have to wait and see. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
