Emmys 2025: As The Pitt Wins Big, Here's What You Need To Know About The Hit US Show
Adolescence was the runaway success at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night, with Severance, Hacks and Seth Rogen’s comedy The Studio also scooping multiple wins during the ceremony.
But there was one other series to rack up a string of awards during this year’s Emmys that you might be less familiar with.
On the night, The Pitt came away with three awards, even managing to beat strong contenders like Severance, Slow Horses, The Last Of Us and The White Lotus in the Best Drama category.
Here’s a quick guide to what you need to know about the show that’s taken the US by storm this last year…
The Pitt won Best Drama Series at this year’s Emmys – but what actually is it?
E.R. fans might be interested to hear that The Pitt is a shiny new medical drama. It was created by former E.R. writer R. Scott Gemmill and executive produced by Noah Wyle and John Wells, both of whom also worked with him on the hit 90s series.
What sets The Pitt apart is that each hour-long episode takes place in real time, upping the tension and urgency, and effectively making the show a cross between 24 and Grey’s Anatomy.
As well as scooping Best Drama Series, Noah Wyle picked up Best Actor In A Drama while co-star Katherine LaNasa also took home an award for her supporting performance as charge nurse Dana Evans.
With a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes and a loyal following already, it was announced earlier this year that a second season is already in the works, which is due to air in early 2026.
OK, so where can I watch The Pitt in the UK – and why haven’t I heard of it before?
Well, that’s the thing. The reason The Pitt might have completely passed you by until now is because it’s not actually available to stream anywhere in the UK. Or, at least, that’s the case for now.
Over in the States, The Pitt is an HBO Max exclusive, and while other shows from the streamer – including Hacks, The Staircase, The Flight Attendant and And Just Like That – have eventually made their way over to either Sky or Now in the UK, that hasn’t been the case for The Pitt.
HuffPost UK has contacted Sky for comment on this.
It’s perhaps worth pointing out that there are plans for HBO Max to launch in the UK next year, meaning The Pitt could well be making the jump across the pond then.
Until then, though, there’s sadly no legal way to watch the hit US show here, although if you want to check out any of the other shows that won Emmys on Sunday, you can find out where here.
Who else is in the cast of The Pitt?
The regular stars of season one are as follows:
- Noah Wyle
- Patrick Ball
- Katherine LaNasa
- Supriya Ganesh
- Fiona Dourif
- Taylor Dearden
- Isa Briones
- Gerran Howell
- Shabana Azeez
- Amielynn Abellera
- Jalen Thomas Brooks
- Brandon Mendez Homer
- Kristin Villanueva
Is there a trailer for The Pitt I can watch?
There certainly is. Enjoy!