How realistic is ‘The Pitt’?

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How realistic is ‘The Pitt’?

Photos by Warrick Page/HBO Max

Anna Lamb

Harvard Staff Writer

February 25, 2026 8 min read

Doctors weigh in on what hit TV show gets right and wrong about life in the ER — from pacing and caseloads to workplace culture (and that waiting room from hell)

Every Thursday, viewers of the Emmy Award-winning HBO Max show “The Pitt” clock...