People ask if HBO’s “The Pitt” is real. After 28 years in the ER, my answer isn't a laugh—it's a nod. Here’s why the show is less drama and more documentary.

People ask if HBO’s “The Pitt” is real. After 28 years in the ER, my answer isn't a laugh—it's a nod. Here’s why the show is less drama and more documentary.

In its first two seasons, the HBO Max series “The Pitt” about the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, has received over 30 nominations and has won 11 Emmy’s including Outstanding Drama Series for the last two consecutive years. It may be fair to say, “The Pitt” has connected.People ask me constantly: Is "The Pitt" real?They ask it half-joking, expecting me to laugh and say, “Of course not,” at Hollywood's usual over-the-top exaggeration …