The Pitt – When every second counts

The award-winning series The Pitt took us by storm when its first season premiered in 2025. For everyone who loved a good hospital drama - and still remembers E.R. - it was a long‑awaited reunion with lead actor Noah Wyle, and with the genre itself.

But where many medical dramas turn the hospital into a backdrop for romance, each episode of The Pitt delivers an adrenaline‑fueled hour from a 15‑hour ER shift, where everything happens fast, raw, and in real time. Each episode is shot chronologically, immersing viewers in the chaos and urgency of emergency medicine. It’s trauma, tough choices, and the brutal pulse of life itself, told with unsentimental realism, dynamic camerawork, and a deep belief in the human spirit.

So how do they make it all work? How does the production balance predictability for an enormous team and cast while recreating the chaos and unpredictability that define the ER? How do they capture that breakneck pace without losing the details and the human element in the dramatic, personal stories that make for great TV?

“Nothing is left to chance,” say Director of Photography Johanna Coelho and Production Designer Nina Ruscio. The two have worked closely together on both seasons of the series.

We have invited them to the Nordic Media Days to tell us all the details from the impressive production. Whether you work with cinematography, sound, lighting, production design, directing, or storytelling: welcome inside The Pitt!