How to watch The Pitt - can you stream in the UK?

The Pitt has won big at the 2026 Golden Globes, which unfolded on Sunday night (12th September).

The HBO medical drama won best TV drama at the awards ceremony, as well as the best actor award for Noah Wyle.

The show, which was created by R Scott Gemmill and executive produced by medical drama veteran John Wells, debuted on HBO Max back in January and has received critical acclaim for its realistic depiction of healthcare workers.

Season 2 kicked off on the platform last week, picking back up with Dr Robby (Wyle) and his team of doctors and nurses in the overcrowded emergency department of the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital 10-months on.

With The Pitt being a HBO Max title, viewers in the UK might be wondering whether they can watch the show. Read on for everything you need to know.

How to watch The Pitt in the US

The first season of The Pitt is available to watch in its entirety on HBO Max in the US, having premiered back in January this year and wrapped up on 10th April.

The first episode of the second season became available to watch on the platform on Thursday 8th January, with subsequent episodes releasing weekly at 9pm ET.

Can you watch The Pitt in the UK?

At the moment, The Pitt isn't available to watch in the UK.

However, both seasons of the show will land on HBO Max when the platform launches in the UK in late March 2026.

The launch is part of an expansion by HBO into European countries, including Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.

What is The Pitt about?

The medical drama, from R Scott Gemmill (ER, Jag, NCIS Los Angeles), is set in a cash-strapped Pittsburgh hospital where the action unfolds in real-time across one single, 15-hour shift, with each episode dedicated solely to one of those hours.

"What can you do in 15 hours?" star, writer and executive producer Noah Wyle said (via AV Club).

"Is that enough time to fall in love or out of love? Is that enough time to find faith or lose faith? Is it enough time to find your life’s calling or recognise that you’re a fish out of water?

"That was the canvas that we got to play with. But ultimately, you can’t do days' worth of relationships in one 15-hour shift. Everything has to be somewhat grounded to the plausible if not the probable."

Speaking to Variety about the origins of the show, Gemmill said that for many years, he had no interest in making another hospital-set series. But during the pandemic, he had a change of heart.

"We realised that there was a reason to do it again, as long as we could find a way to do it that was fresh for both us and the audience so that we weren’t just retreading what we’d done in the past," he explained.

Producer Wells, who previously worked with Gemmill on ER, added: "We've stayed in touch with many of the doctors and writer-doctors we worked with, and they started telling all of us about what the problems are now — and there's some significant problems.

"It seemed like within the context of trying to follow someone through an entire day, you could actually touch on just how difficult being in these urban medical settings are now."

Who stars in The Pitt?

The main cast is as follows:

• Noah Wyle as Dr Michael "Robby" Robinavitch
• Tracy Ifeachor as Dr Heather Collins
• Patrick Ball as Dr Frank Langdon
• Katherine LaNasa as Dana Evans
• Taylor Dearden as Dr Melissa "Mel" King
• Fiona Dourif as Dr Cassie McKay
• Isa Briones as Dr Trinity Santos
• Gerran Howell as Dennis Whitaker
• Shabana Azeez as Victoria Javadi

Is there a trailer for The Pitt?

Yes – you can watch the trailer right now.

Enjoy it below.

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