Another 15-hour day in a Pittsburgh hospital ER with Dr. Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) is upon us with season 2 of the Emmy Award-winning show. End of shift, Robby’s leaving on sabbatical, a three-month motorcycle trip that sounds more like a mental health induced death march than a vacation. Charge Nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa) is trying to keep everything together, but a cyberattack puts her whole floor in vulnerable territory.
THE PITT
What’s it rated? TV-MA
When? 2025-present
Where’s it showing? HBO Max
The series does an excellent job at being relevant—this season we watch as ICE agents attack and detain emergency workers, as the cost of health care literally costs people their lives, and as overtaxed and overworked health care providers lose their sanity wading through red tape.
This show can be a stressful watch, but luckily for some of us, it’s also oddly soothing. Applauded for its accuracy, this medical drama stays away from the usual tropes—there is no McDreamy here, no Dr. Doug and Nurse Carol romance. Instead, we get the messiness of everyday life paired with the professionalism and dedication of the staff at this overwhelmingly chaotic ER.
Both seasons of this show are very bingeable, and I’ve gone for a second watch of both—it’s that good. (30 41-to-61-min. episodes) ∆
This article appears in Best of SLO County 2026.