“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.

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.

You may experience déjà vu when you first see ER’s Noah Wyle in pair of scrubs again. But once you enter The Pitt — the nickname for Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency department — you’ll see that there’s no mistaking the Max medical drama (premiering Thursday,

The Pitt owes a lot to E.R., but perhaps even more to our collective rage at the for-profit healthcare system.