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Production already has begun on the new season of Max’s The Pitt, and this time, the producers have their eye on a particular holiday to serve as the backdrop for their day-in-the-life drama.
While appearing at Deadline’s Contenders TV on Saturday, executive producer R. Scott Gemmill — who shared the stage with fellow EP John Wells and EP/star Noah Wyle — said the next 15 hours of The Pitt will take place over a Fourth of July weekend.
The action will pick up 10 months after the final hour of Season 1, which drops April 10 on Max.
Wyle even used Saturday’s panel to put out the word about casting for Season 2 of the drama, which follows the medical staff during their 15-hour shift at a fictional hospital in Pittsburgh.
“We’re calling all pros,” Wyle told the crowd. “We want people who are good with props and who are used to working in a company, with an ensemble. We want creativity. We want passion. We don’t want ego coming to play. We have tremendous people showing up excited.”
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One of the more positive aspects of The Pitt — and take note, bit players — is how even the background actors remain employed during the entire run of production. Since the show takes place over 15 hours in a single day, everyone who appeared in the first hour of the show has a very good chance of working through the finale.
“Guest actors who were on the show worked for months, oftentimes just appearing in the waiting room for a scene or two, and then being in the background and then eventually they have a scene,” Wells said. “We had wonderful actors who signed on to be background for four or five episodes and then had major scenes. So everybody was on set the entire time, including all of our regulars. The set is so deep and big that we see everything so everybody is there.”
To maintain the continuity, even the crew wears scrubs while the cameras are rolling.
“There’s no differentiation between the foreground and the background crew,” added Wyle. “We are all the company, and we are all going to have a very immersive experience. It’s a very atypical way of working, and hopefully, they’ll come away with something very special.”
The cast includes Tracey Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell and Shabana Azeez.
The Pitt is produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is under an overall deal. Gemmill created the drama and executive produces the series alongside Wells, Wyle, Michael Hissrich, JWP’s Erin Jontow and Simran Baidwan.
Check back Monday for the panel video.
