The Pitt’s Noah Wyle shares his favourite storyline so far and the touching fan mail he has received about it
The storyline involves a patient introduced in the show's very first episode.
While each season of The Pitt takes place across a 15-hour shift, with each episode's story blending into the next, it is of course made up of individual stories as well - those of the patients coming through the hospital.
One of these storylines, introduced in the show's very first episode, focuses on Joseph Spencer, an elderly man with pneumonia, sepsis and Alzheimer's, whose adult children have to decide whether to intubate him or follow his request not to do so.
This storyline is lead actor Noah Wyle's favourite so far, and he explained why while speaking exclusively with Radio Times, alongside his co-star Katherine LaNasa.
Asked for his favourite storyline, Wyle said: "Season 1, we did an end of life storyline - adult children saying goodbye to their father - that my character was rather invested in. I really loved that whole storyline. I loved slowing down end of life to real time, and watching a family struggle, going through it and trying to find some grace within it."
Wyle continued: "There was a bit of wisdom that my character imparts to them that he learned from his mentor, based on a Hawaiian ritual called Ho’oponopono, where these four simple things can aid in the grief process. They are: thank you, I love you, I forgive you, please forgive me. And when he imparts that, it has a really profound effect.
"I love that storyline a lot, and I've gotten a lot of mail from people who have said that those four things have been implemented in their own lives to a healthy degree."
As well as Wyle and LaNasa, the show's central cast for season 1 includes Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell and Shabana Azeez.
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The series recently dropped its first season on the newly-launched HBO Max in the UK, while season 2 will air weekly from 2 April on this side of the pond. Meanwhile it has already been renewed for a season 3.
The Pitt season 1 is available on HBO Max now. Season 2 begins on 2 April.
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
