Max Medical Procedural ‘The Pitt’ Starring Noah Wyle Sets Main Cast
Max’s upcoming medical procedural “The Pitt” has added nine new actors to its cast, Variety has learned.
The new cast members will star alongside previously announced series lead Noah Wyle as the “frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh,” per the official logline. Max has given a 15-episode order to the series.
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The new series regulars are: Tracy Ifeachor (“Treason,” “Showtrial”), Patrick Ball (“Law & Order,” “The XIXth”), Supriya Ganesh (“Grown-ish,” “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game”), Fiona Dourif (“Child’s Play” franchise, “The Blacklist”), Taylor Dearden (“American Vandal,” “Sweet/Vicious”), Isa Briones (“Star Trek: Picard,” “Goosebumps”), Gerran Howell (“Suspicion,” “Catch-22”), Shabana Azeez (“In Limbo,” “Birdeaters”), and Katherine LaNasa (“The Campaign,” “Truth Be Told”).
R. Scott Gemmill will write the first episode and executive produce the series alongside Wyle, Emmy? John Wells of John Wells Productions (JWP) and JWP’s Erin Jontow, Simran Baidwan, and Michael Hissrich. Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is under an overall deal, is the studio.
Ifeachor is repped by Paradigm and Artists Partnership. Ball is repped by Innovative Artists and Authentic Talent and Literary Management. Ganesh is repped by Buchwald and Industry Entertainment. Dourif is repped by Innovative Artists. Dearden is repped by Untitled Entertainment and United Talent Agency. Briones is repped by Piper Kaniecki Marks Management and Innovative Artists. Howell is repped by Denton Brierley, Alchemy Entertainment and Ginsburg Daniels Kallis. Azeez is repped by Stride Management and CP Artist Management. LaNasa is repped by Realm Talent and Luber Roklin Entertainment.
The series reunites Wyle, Gemmill, and Wells, as all three previously worked together on the hit NBC medical drama “ER.” Wyle starred in the series as Dr. John throughout the majority of the show’s run. Wells was the show’s initial showrunner and executive producer, while Gemmill joined the show in its sixth season and worked his way up to being an executive producer.
(Pictured, left to right: Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Supriya Ganesh, Patrick Ball, Shabana Azeez)
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