When it comes todramashows, we are in a true golden age oftelevisionright now fromSeverancetoParadisetoThe Pitt.

Happily,The Pitthas already been renewed for a second season.

6’The Pitt' Is a Medical Drama With a Twist

It’s reinventing the subgenre.

Custom image of Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) with ‘The Pitt’ written out behind him.

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For fans of medical dramas,The Pittis the perfect next watch.

This ramps up the stakes, as nearly every moment shows the doctors in a really stressful situation.

Robby Is a Compelling Main Character

His story arc is really emotional.

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The Pitt is a medical drama developed by veterans of the television series ER. The series will follow healthcare workers set in Pittsburgh, showing he challenges faced in the modern-day United States by nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals.

Robby is an excellent doctor who is good at his joband cares about his patients.

Robby also has some fascinating relationships with the other doctors that get explored throughout the season.

4’The Pitt' Takes On Important Issues

It’s unflinchingly honest.

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The season explores medical bias in other forms as well, and it also tackles tricky moral dilemmas.

The condensed period of time allows the show to stay in the emergency room and to keep things intense… ## 3’The Pitt' Features Compelling Relationship Dynamics

The show has so many excellent character pairings.

While working a 15-hour shift, the medical staff have to depend on each other, and they do.

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2’The Pitt' Has High-Stakes Drama

Each episode becomes increasingly more nailbiting.

Like any medical drama,The Pittdelivers high-stakes and stressful situations in every episode.

Because it takes place in the ER,there are constantly patients coming in with life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

Noah Wyle as Dr. Robby watching a procedure in The Pitt.

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Later in the season, there isone particularly high-stakes emergencythat is truly breathtaking and nailbiting.

There are many great things aboutThe Pitt, butwhat really makes the show special are its characters.

They are so well-written and complex, and they truly feel like real people.

Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) stands on the hospital roof and leans against the railing as the sun rises in The Pitt.

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The Pittdoes an excellent job of showing why this particular shift is so important for each character.

For some, it is their first shift in the ER.

For Robby, it is just a hard day.

Dr. Whitaker and Dr. Mohan assisting a patient named Joyce in The Pitt.

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Others are keeping major secrets that get revealed later on.

Some are just deeply impacted by the cases that they treat on this shift.

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Dr. Frank Langdon and Dr. Mel King talking to each other in The Pitt.

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Nurse Evans and Dr. Langdon stand in scrubs in the ER in ‘The Pitt’.

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