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Noah Wyle isn’t ruling out an ER reunion on his current medical drama, The Pitt. But in a new interview with Variety, the Emmy nominee reveals why he’s not necessarily campaigning for any of his former costars to join him on HBO Max in the immediate future.

While he would “never say never” to acting opposite an old friend, Wyle explains that stunt-casting will never take precedence over the series’ mission, which is to offer as realistic a depiction as possible of the greatest challenges facing healthcare workers in modern-day America.

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The Pitt star Noah Wyle explains Robby's struggles in season 2 of the medical drama after his major realization during the season 1 finale. During The Pitt season 1 finale, Robby comes to terms with needing help after having a breakdown after being unable to save his stepson's girlfriend. A heartfelt conversation with Dr. Abbot laid groundwork for next steps.

Speaking with TV Insider, Wyle explained Robby's position in The Pitt season 2. He said that, while the attending physician is doing his best to heal, it's not something that will happen overnight. Instead, season 2 will be a building block for the larger story he's going through, hinting at how he's evolved in the time skip between new episodes:

[T]his is a guy that can no longer look at himself in the mirror and admit that he doesn’t have a problem, but doctors don’t always make the best patients and how he...

Noah Wyle is back with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to revisit the state of the healthcare system. They wanted to show how much has changed, and worsened, especially after the pandemic and a wave of misinformation that has led many people to distrust medical experts.

John Wells thinks some of the anger towards healthcare workers comes from not understanding how tough their jobs are. But Wyle and Gemmill believe a bigger problem is “ignorance” coming from “the highest levels” of the U.S. government. Wyle puts it bluntly: “We’re having germ theory debated, for God’s sake. Come on! What are we talking about here? What are we trying to normalize? It’s nuts.”

The first season of “The Pitt” had 15 episodes covering big, hot topics like gun violence, vaccinations, abortion, and drug addiction. All of these stories are told through the eyes of doctors and...

Noah Wyle is back, and he teamed up again with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to bring viewers a fresh look at the healthcare system. Their new series, “The Pitt,” explored the serious challenges facing medicine today, challenges made worse by the pandemic and a flood of misinformation that has caused people to distrust medical experts.

Wells thinks some of the hostility toward healthcare workers comes from people not understanding the pressures those workers face every day. But Wyle and Gemmill blame what they call “ignorance” coming from the top levels of the U.S. government. Wyle said, “We’re having germ theory debated, for God’s sake. Come on! What are we talking about here? What are we trying to normalize? It’s nuts.”

The first season of “The Pitt” covered a wide range of tough topics. Over 15 episodes, it tackled gun violence, vaccines, abortion, and drug addiction.

With Aidan back in Virginia and Duncan back in London, Carrie couldn’t help but wonder if her love story had reached its final page this week on And Just Like That.

It’s Thanksgiving, and Carrie orders a bunch of pies from a salty local baker — hi, Jackie Hoffman! — before taking a nostalgic stroll down her old street. She runs into Lisette, the girl who bought her old apartment, and Lisette invites her to a pre-Thanksgiving party at her old place. Carrie isn’t sure… but from the wistful way she looks at her old stoop, we’re thinking...

The Pitt producer John Wells has explained season 2's saddest character exit, revealing what their fate means for the future of the medical drama. The Pitt season 2 will see multiple changes for the show, with the upcoming episodes being set during Fourth of July weekend. One of these changes includes Tracy Ifeachor's exit as Dr. Heather Collins.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Wells opened up about Ifeachor not returning as Dr. Collins for The Pitt season 2. The producer explained how, as a senior resident, her leaving the hospital eventually makes sense. He explains how keeping the whole cast for the entire show wouldn't be a realistic portrayal of teaching hospitals. Check out what he said below:

Look, the show is set at a teaching hospital. And if you’re a fourth-year resident in a teaching hospital, your time there is done at the end of that year. Not to...

For 15 seasons, “ER” revolutionized the medical drama genre, combining fast-paced, immersive storytelling with a deep exploration of the inner lives of doctors and their patients. But more than a decade after the NBC drama’s end, star Noah Wyle wanted to reteam with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to do a check-up of sorts on the healthcare system, whose issues have only been exacerbated by the pandemic and a virulent ecosystem of misinformation that has bred contempt and distrust of medical experts.

While Wells believes some of the antipathy towards healthcare workers stems from a lack of awareness of the pressures of the medical system, Wyle and Gemmill think the “ignorance” that comes from “the highest levels” of the U.S. government is to blame.

Over the course of 15 episodes, the first season of “The Pitt” explored a bevy of hot-button social issues — gun violence, vaccinations, abortion, drug...

The Pitt season 2 date is seemingly revealed by executive producer John Wells. Led by Noah Wyle, with R. Scott Gemmill as creator and Wells also directing, The Pitt debuted on HBO Max in January and marks a return to the medical drama genre for all three, after their work on the iconic 1990s series ER.

Consisting of fifteen episodes, the HBO Max Original's debut outing centered on Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Wyle) during a chaotic 15-hour shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. The premise, unfolding one hour at a time, proved to be a hit with critics and audiences. The Pitt season 2 was quickly confirmed.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, timed with the show's 13 nominations a the upcoming Emmys, Wells was asked about the long delays that streaming shows typically experience. The prolific producer shares his thoughts on that tendency, while also seeming to confirm that...

Since he got his start in Hollywood nearly 40 years ago, John Wells has averaged more successes per decade than most creatives accumulate over an entire career.

The prolific writer, director, producer and filmmaker’s latest feat is The Pitt, a real-time medical drama that spans one 12-hour emergency room shift in a 15-episode season. Reuniting Wells with former ER collaborators R. Scott Gemmill and Noah Wyle, the HBO Max procedural launched unexpectedly into the zeitgeist with its January premiere ­­— thanks in part to weekly drops (how novel!) that saw the audience quickly pass 10 million per episode. This is hardly Wells’ first time scrubbing in for TV. He cut his teeth writing on China Beach, then developed ER with the late Michael Crichton and co-created Third Watch. Along the way, he also made the U.S. version of Shameless, directed four films (including the celebrated adaptation of August: Osage County) and...

“When I first walked onto the set of The Pitt, it was so realistic,” recalls director Amanda Marsalis. She continues, "I was going, ‘I'm not sick, I can go home.’” Watch our full interview above with Marsalis joining our Gold Derby "Meet the Experts" directors panel.

The medical drama for HBO Max stars Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch. Each of the episodes chronicles a subsequent real-time hour of a shift in the emergency room at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Marsalis compares the role of director to being an ER doctor, adding, “I'm not saving anyone's lives to be very clear, but it is a lot like an orchestra. You are leading and you need to be aware of all pieces at all times. I mean, I do feel very close to Noah, you know, as the leader of our world there."

This year The Pitt received 13 Emmy nominations.

In The Pitt Season 1, Robby is “a drowning man that doesn’t know he’s drowning yet,” says star and executive producer (and writer and director) Noah Wyle. “At the end of it, he recognizes the need for a life preserver. He’s still got a long way to swim to shore though.” The critically acclaimed HBO Max medical drama received 13 Emmy nominations, including Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Wyle, and is deep in production on Season 2, set to premiere in January 2026. The series is told in real-time, with each season one shift (and each episode one hour), and it will pick up 10 months later (on Fourth of July weekend). When we last saw Robby, he’d had a breakdown after failing to save his stepson’s girlfriend and Abbot (Shawn Hatosy) found him on the roof — closer to the edge than the vet had been in the premiere,...

Sam Rockwell may have received an Emmy nomination this year for his performance inThe White Lotus season 3, but the acclaimed actor has revealed that he bombed an audition for one of television's most iconic shows, ER. The iconic medical series premiered on NBC on September 19, 1994, and ran for 15 seasons.

ER starred Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies, and other well-known actors. Wyle, who played another doctor in a medical drama series this year from HBO called The Pitt, played John Carter in ER. Carter, who starts season 1 as a med student, is a main character in ER until the end of the eleventh season.

During a group interview with Entertainment Tonight that promoted Rockwell's new movie The Bad Guys 2, he shared that he auditioned for the role of John Carter for ER. While Rockwell assumed he had done a great job on the audition initially, the...

The Bad Guys 2star Sam Rockwell explains how he lost out of Noah Wyles' part in ER.

Speaking toEntertainment Weekly, Rockwell recalled his attempt to fit the part of an emergency room doctor while auditioning for 1994's ER. "I came with a lab coat and a hypodermic [needle]. But not the needle part, just the plastic part," Rockwell said. "It's almost like I brought a gun to an audition. They were looking at me with this hypodermic thing... There was no needle! Just to be clear. I'm not that crazy." Rockwell added that he "though I nailed it."

Created by Michael Crichton, ER premiered on NBC back in 1994 and immediately established itself as the then-latest hit medical drama on TV. The series began with a star-studded ensemble cast including Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle, and The Pitt star Noah Wyle. Over the course of fifteen seasons,...

Playing Dr. John Carter on ER made Noah Wyle a household name, but not necessarily an Emmy winner. At least not yet. Still, the actor logged one of the longest gaps in Emmy nominations — 26 years, to be exact. Finally, this June, the actor returned to the ballot, this time for The Pitt, the HBO Max breakout that’s dominating conversations in 2025.

“I’m a different person and it’s a little sweeter to have it as a second chance — a second act,” Wyle tells THR. “It feels really gratifying to be doing work that’s resonating with so many people again. The first time around, you don’t really have the perspective of knowing how rare that kind of success is. People could say, ‘This is amazing, how popular this show is. This doesn’t happen.’ But you don’t have a frame of reference for that kind of statement.

Sam Rockwellhas had a slew of iconic roles, but recently revealed that he lost out on another one. Rockwell detailed an audition he had for ER, the iconic 1990s drama set in a Chicago hospital. But this wasn't for a cameo role or bit part on the show — Rockwell revealed that he auditioned fully in character for the lead role of Dr. John Carter, who would eventually be played by Noah Wyle.

"I was up for ER," Rockwell said during a roundtable discussion with Entertainment Tonight, where he was joined by his co-stars for his upcoming film The Bad Guys 2. "Noah Wyle's part. I came with a lab coat and a hypodermic [needle], but not the needle part. Just the plastic part. I thought I nailed it." Rockwell added:

"They thought I was nuts. It's almost like I brought a gun into the audition ... anyway, I did not get the job.

With the Emmy Awards just over a month away, the potential winners are starting to sever themselves from the rest of the pack.

Based on Gold Derby's latest predictions, Severance, The Studio, and Adolescence are frontrunners in drama, comedy and limited, respectively. Should our odds prove correct, Apple TV+'s wins for Severance and The Studio would mark the first time a network or streamer has won drama and comedy in the same night since HBO's victories for Game of Thrones and Veep in 2016.

Below are our latest predictions below for all 26 main categories for the Primetime Emmys, which will take place on Sunday, Sept. 14, spanning drama, comedy, limited, competition, and variety. (The other 97 races will be doled out across two Creative Arts ceremonies on Sept. 6 and Sept. 7.)

For drama, Severance is out front in a trio of categories: Best Drama Series, Best Drama Directing (Ben Stiller for "Cold Harbor...

Since 2005, "Grey's Anatomy" has captivated an astoundingly broad and enduring audience that can't be denied. Despite its seemingly restrictive setting and genre, it has something to offer everyone -- those thrilled by the functions of a busy hospital; fans of melodramatic reveals and romances, as well as those invested in mature relationships; and especially those who want hundreds of high-quality episodes to keep them company as they grow into the next season of their life.

And yet, despite how culturally relevant the series has remained for over two decades, it's this unique combination of subgenres and styles that makes "Grey's Anatomy" one of the more difficult shows for us to offer recommendations for. Sure, it would be easy enough to toss out 15 of the most popular medical procedurals out there and call it a day -- but we know we can do better. As such, we've gathered a mix of twisty,...

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal all episodes entered as 2025 Emmy Award submissions for the comedy, drama, and limited categories. Each program submits six episodes from this past season. Each lead, supporting, and guest performer submits one episode. Television Academy voters are asked to watch each of the titles entered for that category before marking their ballots. Note that all episodes are entered for the limited series and limited actor/actress categories.

Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts the Primetime Emmys on Sept. 14 for CBS. The Creative Arts ceremonies are held the weekend of Sept. 6-7.

Comedy Series:

Abbott Elementary – “Girard Creek,” “Dad Fight,” “Karaoke,” “Ringworm,” “100th Day of School,” “Volunteers”

The Bear – “Tomorrow,” “Next,” “Doors,” “Napkins,” “Ice Chips,” “Forever”

Hacks – “Big, Brave Girl,” “Cover Girls,” “I Love L.A.,” “Mrs. Table,” “Witch of the Week,” “A Slippery Slope”

Nobody Wants This – “Pilot,” “A Shiksa Walks Into a Temple,” “The Ick,” “Wags,” “Rebecca’s...

The Awards Magnet team is back to dish all the drama over drama at the 2025 Emmys.

While senior editors Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson agree on who will win most categories, they fiercely clash on others like Best Drama Series (The Pitt vs. Severance), Best Drama Guest Actress (Merritt Wever vs. Kaitlyn Dever), and Best Drama Casting (The Pitt vs. The White Lotus). Oh, the humanity!

In the lead races, they debate the closely watched contests of Kathy Bates vs. Britt Lower for Best Drama Actress, and Noah Wyle vs. Adam Scott for Best Drama Actor. Does Bates have an uphill climb because she's the only Emmy nominee from her show, Matlock? Or could Lower take her down as part of a Severance sweep? They also note how Wyle submitted the season finale of The Pitt instead of his heralded breakdown episode, while Scott put forth the absolute best option he could have,...

The Librarians: The Next Chapterscored an early Season 2 renewal that has since begun production in May and with a premiere date expected soon. In the meantime, as the magical series nears its Season 1 finale, to be broadcast on Monday, August 4, TNT has revealed the guest cast list of the sophomore season, featuring several familiar faces. Developed by Dean Devlin and John Rogers, The Next Chapter is a direct follow-up to the Noah Wyle-starring Librarian film series that began in 2004. It premiered on Sunday, May 25, and will conclude its debut season after twelve episodes.

TVLine has learned that in the next season of the spin-off series, Christian Kane will reappear as Jacob Stone, after featuring in the series premiere. Fellow Librarians alum Lindy Booth will also reprise her role as telepathic mathematician Cassandra Cillian, whom she played across all four seasons of the original series that ran from 2014 to 2018. Other...

The Pitt is plowing ahead with Season 2 and recently a new actor was added to the cast. According to Deadline, actor Lawrence Robinson, who has shows including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Sistas under his belt, has been cast in a recurring role.

The outlet says that Robinson will play Brian Hancock, "a sweet, charming, and kind-hearted patient who turns a soccer injury into a possible meet-cute with one of the doctors." But as for which doctor, that information is being kept strictly under wraps for now. There are certainly a lot of doctors to choose from. Among them are Noah Wyle as Dr. Robby, Taylor Dearden as Dr. Mel King, Supriya Ganesh as Dr. Samira Mohan, Patrick Ball as Dr. Frank Langdon, and Isa Briones as Dr .Trinity Santos.

Robinson is delighted to be appearing on the show. He took to Instagram to make a post about his gratitude.

In advance of the season one finale of The Librarians: The Next Chapter, TNT has revealed the guest stars set to appear in the second season of the fantastical adventure series. Hailed for its blend of myth, mystery and magic, the sophomore season, airing in 2026, will feature appearances from a wide range of celebrated talent.

The guest lineup includes Screen Actors Guild Award nominees Dominic Monaghan and Jeremy Swift, as well as Josh Gates (host of Discovery Channel’s Expedition Unknown), Stefan Kapičić (Deadpool), Oliver Dench, and Ty Tennant.

Also on board are Flula Borg, Alan Emrys, Malcolm Sinclair, Reece Ritchie, Cat White (Ten Percent), Gledisa Arthur (Everyone Is Going to Die), Jack Cunningham-Nuttall, Danny Rea (Kingdom), Luka Divac (Boys and Girls), and Alex Henry.

From the original series, Lindy Booth (Dawn of the Dead) will return as “Cassandra Cillian,” and Christian Kane (Leverage) will continue to reprise his role...

It's going to be a star-studded affair in Season 2 of The Librarians: The Next Chapter. TNT has unveiled the guest lineup for the next season of the hit fantasy adventure series, and it includes alumni from The Lord of the Rings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ted Lasso, and The Rookie, among others.

The first teaser for The Librarians: The Next Chapter Season 2 reveals the four major guest stars set to appear in the TNT series: Lord of the Rings' Dominic Monaghan, Ted Lasso's Jeremy Swift, Expedition Unknown host Josh Gates, and comedian Flula Borg. TVLine unveiled the rest of the Season 2 guest star lineup, which includes Stefan Kapičić (Deadpool & Wolverine), Oliver Dench (Pandora), Ty Tennant (House of the Dragon), Alan Emrys (Young Wallender), Malcolm Sinclair (Andor), Reece Ritchie (The Outpost), Cat White (Threesome), Gledisa Arthur (EastEnders), and Jack Cunningham-Nuttall (Loki).

Additionally, The Next Chapter Season 2 will bring back two main cast members from its predecessor,...

The next chapter of TNT’s The Librarians: The Next Chapter will welcome a flurry of familiar faces — including a visit from another star of the original series.

Ahead of the spinoff’s Season 1 finale (airing Monday, Aug. 4 at 9/8), TVLine can exclusively share the Season 2 promo above, which reveals that Lindy Booth will reprise her role as telepathic mathematician Cassandra Cillian, who she played across all four seasons of the original 2014-18 series.

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The Pitt‘s first season was a hit not only with critics but also with fans. From the first episode, it has been so good — Noah Wyle was born to play a doctor and is absolutely outstanding as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, and the ensemble cast is strong — so it was great to see it renewed in-season after the seventh episode. The Pitt Season 2 production is well underway, and a number of new cast members have been revealed. The latest casting comes on Tuesday, July 29, with news of Lawrence Robinson recurring as a patient. The medical drama takes place in real time, with each episode of a season covering an hour of a shift. Season 1 covered the day of Pittfest, with the victims of a shooting at the musical festival brought into the hospital. Season 2 will take place over the Fourth of July weekend. Read on for everything we know...

Creator R. Scott Gemmill and leading star Noah Wyle are hard at work filming The Pitt Season 2, but they’ve just received some additional reinforcements in the way of a Law & Order: Svu star. Deadline reports that Lawrence Robinson, also known for his roles in Sistas and Tales, has joined the cast of The Pitt Season 2. Robinson will reportedly play Brian Hancock, a sweet, charming patient who comes into Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center with a soccer injury, but turns it into a meet-cute with one of the doctors. It’s unclear which doctor he’ll interact with, or if he’ll appear for more than one episode. The Pitt Season 2 is expected to continue filming for the next few months as it eyes an early 2026 release date, around the same time Season 1 was released earlier this year.

This new casting comes not long after it was reported that Tracy Ifeachor,...

Exclusive: The Pitt is expanding its Season 2 cast, adding Lawrence Robinson (Three Ways) in a recurring role.

Robinson will play Brian Hancock, a sweet, charming, and kind-hearted patient who turns a soccer injury into a possible meet-cute with one of the doctors.

Created by R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt follows Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch’s (Noah Wyle) 15-hour shift as the chief attendant in the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency room. Each episode is one hour in Robby’s frenetic day.

Offering a real-time format, the series traces, hour-by-hour, the medical cases and personal crises physicians and nurses must navigate as they reckon with an overabundance of patients and a lack of resources.

The series is led by Wyle, who also executive produces and writes. The ensemble cast also includes Katherine Lanasa, Taylor Dearden, Patrick Ball, Isa Briones, Fiona Dourif, Supriya Ganesh, Shabana Azeez, Gerran Howell and guest star Shawn Hatosy.

Phase In

And just like that, we’re nearly two weeks into Phase 2. After the initial head-swirling buzz of Emmy nominations, the industry has been in that quiet in-between space where studios are working behind-the-scenes to wrangle their stars out of summer vacation plans to get them back on the campaign trail. Expect the plates to start spinning madly again next week with interviews, roundtables and FYC events quickly filling up the calendar.

The TV Academy itself is getting into the Phase 2 FYC space for the first time with the launch of Televerse, a three-day shindig scheduled for Aug. 14-16 and featuring officially sanctioned contender panels. The guidelines detail strict rules for these panels, though, including length of time (a hard out at 60 minutes), number of talent involved (eight plus a moderator), and location. Go anywhere else and you can’t bill yourself as such to Academy members, or invite them directly.

At this year's Emmys, The Pitt did quite well by scoring 13 nominations overall. Its star, Noah Wyle, is currently the frontrunner to win Best Drama Actor, according to the Gold Derby predictions. He previously earned five bids in supporting for his role as John Carter on ER, but never won. If he prevails this time, this would not only mark his very first Emmy, but he'd also be the 11th performer since 2000 to have triumphed in this particular category for a first-year show.

In The Pitt, Wyle plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, a senior attending physician who starts a grueling 15-hour shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital's emergency room by welcoming four newcomers. Yet he struggles as he is still reeling from his traumatic experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The following 10 Best Drama Actor champs since 2000 have been for first-year shows:

Michael Chiklis, The Shield (2002) James Spader, Boston Legal (2005) Bryan Cranston,...

The Pitt won itself a huge fanbase for its grittiness, its acting, its attention to detail — and its ability to highlight issues that affect real-life members of the medical profession. In Season 2 it plans to do this again, via the character of Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle).

Series creator R. Scott Gemmill got talking about Robby's new arc while at a Hrts "Storytelling That Redefines Resilience" discussion about healthcare portrayals in fiction, via Deadline. “Part of … Season 2 is seeing Dr. Robby acknowledge that he needs help, that he hasn’t gotten the help he needs, and to encourage his coworkers to seek help to take away that stigma,” he began.

“One of the movements afoot [in the healthcare industry] is to make a mental health check sort of mandatory for healthcare workers," he went on. "And that way, if everyone has to do it, then that takes away the stigma. So doctors who do have...

HBO Max's medical drama, The Pitt, will return for a new season at the turn of the year. Season 1 was, for all intents and purposes, a highly intense shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. The series follows a group of doctors, nurses, and other medical staff led by Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) as they navigate various challenges across their shift. Season 1 showed that Robby has been unable to cope with the loss of his mentor during the pandemic. Series showrunner R. Scott Gemmill hopes to help take away the stigma of mental health checkups for doctors by having Robby acknowledge his own mentla struggles when the show returns.

Season 2 of The Pitt will implement a time jump, as we return for a shift, approximately seven months down the line, during the chaotic Fourth of July weekend. “Part of … season 2 is seeing Dr. Robby acknowledge that he needs help,...

The Pitt hopes to take away the stigma of mental health checkups for doctors by having Noah Wyle’s Robby acknowledge that he needs help in the new season, Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill said Thursday.

While participating in an Hrts discussion about the need for more realistic portrayals of U.S. caregivers, Gemmill gave a hint about what to expect from Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, the central character in the Emmy-nominated drama. The series from Gemmill, Wyle and John Wells kicked off in January by focusing on Robby’s inability to cope with the death of his mentor during the pandemic.

“Part of … season 2 is seeing Dr. Robby acknowledge that he needs help, that he hasn’t gotten the help he needs, and to encourage his coworkers to seek help to take away that stigma,” said Gemmill. “One of the movements afoot is to make a mental health check sort of mandatory for healthcare workers.

When Emmy voters evaluate the acting categories, they’re presented with a list of episodes to consider before casting their ballots.

Gold Derby has confirmed the episodes submitted by contenders like Adam Scott and Noah Wyle in the Best Drama Actor category. Below, you’ll find the full list of submissions, along with episode recaps and a look at each actor’s Emmy history.

Best Drama Actor

Sterling K. Brown as Xavier Collins in Paradise

Episode: “The Day”

Recap: A supervolcanic eruption triggers global chaos as Collins struggles to save his stranded wife, Teri, while navigating the White House’s fraught evacuation. He clashes with President Bradford, who activates an Emp to stop a nuclear disaster at the cost of disabling global electronics. In the present, Sinatra reveals Atlanta was spared and orders Collins to find Bradford's murderer if he wants to reunite with his wife and teenage daughter.

Emmy...

A little over a decade ago, director Steven Soderbergh announced that he was going to retire from filmmaking. A key figure in the American independent movement, Soderbergh had proven himself to be a steady studio hand as well, taking the blockbuster Ocean’s trilogy of heist films to global box office success. His announcement came as a shock to his fans. But they needn’t have worried, because during this “retirement,” Soderbergh directed 20 episodes of a critically acclaimed television show. Starring Clive Owen, The Knick was released on the Cinemax channel in 2014, and has now witnessed a spike on the HBO Max streaming charts.

According to FlixPatrol, The Knick was the ninth-most-watched show globally on HBO Max on July 22, before dropping out of the top 10 list a day later. It debuted in several European countries a couple of days ago, which explains the sudden spike. The Knickhas developed a cult following over the years,...

One week removed from the 2025 Emmy nominations and there are some clear trends emerging in the Gold Derby predictions. Among the marquee races, for example, Adolescence is the runaway favorite for Best Limited Series, The Studio has opened up a lead over Hacks for Best Comedy Series, and there's a substantial gap between front-runner Severance and The Pitt in Best Drama Series.

However, when it comes to that last category, a closer dive into the data shows a striking chasm between overall voters and the Gold Derby experts, which includes film critics, journalists, and historians. And it doesn't bode well for the Lumon industrial complex.

Although we're still in early days, and we still don't have a critical mass of inputs, Severance comfortably leads the combined-predictions race with 67 percent to The Pitt's 23 percent.

Combined predictions Drama SeriesContenderOdds 1.Severance66.0% 2.The Pitt23.3% 3.The Last of Us5.2%

However, when we drill into the...

The following article contains spoilers for Paradise Season 1.Paradise, the acclaimed drama thriller series released by Hulu in the first quarter of 2025, was renewed for Season 2 quickly after it became a streaming hit. The show entered production soon after, and it was announced that Season 2 would see Sterling K. Brown reprising his role as Xavier and the supporting cast would return as well. Today, we got a first look at Season 2, with Brown teasing his return in an upcoming season that is "divvied up between Xavier's exploration of what is outside and what continues to happen inside after the melee that transpired with Sinatra and Jane."

Brown spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the return of Paradise, the hit thriller that followed his character investigating the mysterious assassination of United States President Cal Bradford (James Marsden). Xavier is a Secret Service agent who finds the president's body in his room at the White House.

Freida Pinto is making a striking return to prestige television with Netflix’s upcoming drama, an adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s bestselling story collection, Unaccustomed Earth. Set within a thriving Indian-American community in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the series explores the tension between cultural expectations and emotional longing.

Pinto will take the lead role as Parul Chaudhury, a woman caught between tradition and a rekindled romance that threatens everything. Based on Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth and co-adapted by The Pitt‘s John Wells for the streamer, the series is shaping up to be a deep, literary drama full of heartbreak, identity crises, and generational conflict.

What is Freida Pinto’s Unaccustomed Earth About? Freida Pinto | Credits: Surface / Apple TV+

British-American writer Jhumpa Lahiri’s collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth, is getting a Netflix adaptation in the form of a series. Adapted by The Pitt’s John Wells, the show will offer...

Malcolm Jamal Warner has died at the age of 54. He reportedly has passed away from drowning while swimming. Warner is remembered for his work in The Cosby Show, 9-1-1, and movies like Fools Gold. Warner's passing was reported by TMZ originally and confirmed by People, whose source says the actor was swimming on vacation with his family in Costa Rico when he drowned. As of this writing, Warner's reps have not yet responded to a request for comment from People, and there is no other word on his passing.

The accomplished actor was more than just the roles he played. He was also responsible for some of our favorite television shows, like The Magic School Bus, on which he voiced the character The Producer. He had a wonderful film career, starring opposite Matthew McConaugheyand Kate Hudsonin Fool's Gold, working with The Pitt star Noah Wyle in the 2017 film Shot, and more.

For a show about the harrowing realities of being an emergency medicine practitioner, "The Pitt" sure is addictive. Season 1 of the HBO Max series proved to be a breakout hit, which is impressive considering it's full of some of the most gut-wrenching emotion you're ever likely to experience in a TV show. Part of the reason audiences were so hooked by the medical drama has to do with how it so effectively conveys a sense of realism, not just in terms of medical accuracy, for which "The Pitt" has been endlessly praised, but in terms of the characters and their lives. Every member of "The Pitt" cast feels like they're playing a fully-formed person, which is a testament to the talented actors and the writers who brought those individuals to life.

But there's more that goes into the series' sense of realism. For one thing, "The Pitt" doesn't feature any music.

Before Noah Wyle brought us the best new medical drama in years with "The Pitt," he was most well-known for playing Dr. John Carter on what remains the gold standard of the genre: "ER." The actor was one of the main cast members of the popular NBC series from the very beginning and would remain a major part of the show for 11 seasons. Wyle left "ER" in 2004, though his character returned for a few episodes in later seasons. But back in 1994, when the show debuted, John Carter was a humble medical student at the series' fictionalized version of Chicago's Cook County Hospital. That same year, NBC debuted another show that would similarly become one of the most celebrated and culturally influential in the history of TV. The pilot episode of "Friends" aired on September 22, 1994, just three days after the very first "ER" installment was broadcast, and the two shows went...

It’s a “Severance” world. The Apple TV+ series dominated this year’s Emmy nominations with 27 nods, and despite the show’s critical and ratings acclaim, Variety‘s Awards Circuit podcast hosts were still taken aback.

“Huge,” said Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. “I don’t think I even thought that much. That is more than ‘Shōgun’ last year.”

Davis was joined by Variety executive editor, TV, Michael Schneider, as well as senior TV features editor Emily Longeretta and senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay for the Awards Circuit Roundtable. Listen below!

The quartet also looked at some of the other big news from this week’s nods, including another Apple TV+ powerhouse, “The Studio,” which led all comedies with 23.

“We all knew ‘The Studio’ was going to do well, but I didn’t expect that,” said Longeretta. Schneider noted that it was helped by sheer dominance in the comedy guest actor category,...

When it comes to predicting the Emmys, there is one group of bellwether categories worth paying close attention to. Over the past decade, a notable trend has emerged: the winners for Best Drama Series and Best Drama Casting have mirrored each other seven times; Best Comedy Series and Best Comedy Casting eight times; and Best Limited Series and Best Limited/Movie Casting nine times. That's a combined accuracy rate of 80 percent over the most recent 10-year period.

With that in mind, our gaze is fixed on the three casting races for the 2025 Emmys, where The Pitt, The Studio, and Adolescence are already making compelling cases as the early front-runners.

Best Drama Casting Drama CastingContenderOdds 1.The Pitt71.4% 2.The White Lotus19.6% 3.Severance6.0% 4.The Last of Us3.0% 5.Slow Horses--

The Pitt ranking in first place for casting should raise a few eyebrows, considering that Severance is the front-runner to win Best Drama Series...

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Vice versa, actually.

You may recall that Season 1 of the HBO Max series established that the titular Chris Smith’s (John Cena) father Auggie (Robert Patrick...

Are we in store for more “Emmy sweepers?”

With more than 25,000 voting members, the Television Academy is made up of 31 peer groups, each representing a specific field of expertise — actors, writers, editors, and so on. Of the many categories, only 15 are voted on by the entire membership. These include outstanding comedy, drama, limited or anthology series, television movie, talk series, variety special (live and pre-recorded), short form, hosted nonfiction series, structured and unstructured reality, reality competition, scripted variety and game show.

Unlike the Oscars, which allow all eligible members to vote in the final round, the Emmys restrict both nomination and winner selection to designated peer groups. That exclusivity shapes the voting landscape — and it explains the rise of a modern phenomenon: the Emmy sweep.

Only once before 2020 had a series ever won all seven major categories: HBO’s “Angels in America” in 2004. Then came the Covid-era stunner: Pop TV’s “Schitt’s Creek,...

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With the Gold Derby predictions center now open for the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys, we can begin to see favorites emerge in the four guest acting races. Based on the early data, the current front-runners are Bryan Cranston (The Studio), Julianne Nicholson (Hacks), Shawn Hatosy (The Pitt), and Kaitlyn Dever (The Last of Us). Please note: this is just an initial snapshot of the race; the rankings can shift and tighten as we get closer to the Emmy ceremony on Sept. 14.

With that in mind, let's break down each of these contests as they stand after the first wave of polling.

Best Comedy Guest Actor Comedy Guest ActorContenderOdds 0.Bryan Cranston The Studio72.4% 1.Jon Bernthal The Bear11.9% 2.Martin Scorsese The Studio10.1% 3.Ron Howard The Studio2.4% 4.Dave Franco The Studio2.4% 5.Anthony Mackie The Studio0.8%

This category belongs to The Studio, with five of the six nominees. But unlike the other...

Intense. That is the most appropriate word to use in describing the shift endured by the staff members at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center in HBO Max's medical drama, The Pitt. The series follows a group of doctors, nurses, and other medical staff led by Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) in real-time throughout a shift at the hospital, detailing the various challenges, personal and professional, that arise and how the team copes with them. Season 1 detailed quite a challenging shift for Katherine Lanasa's Dana Evans, the hospital's Charge Nurse. During the course of the shift, Dana was assaulted by an angry patient, and it resulted in her thinking she should quit. With Season 2 currently filming, Lanasa has confirmed her character's return while teasing changes.

The Pitt is created by R. Scott Gemmill, and executive produced by John Wells and series lead Wyle. Speaking in an interview with TV Insider, Lanasa...

Noah Wyle, the star and producer of HBO's new hit medical drama hit The Pitt, has addressed the unexpected exit of co-star Tracy Ifeachor from Season 2. The actor who played a key role as a senior resident in Season 1 is not set to return for the second season, which is currently in production (it is still unconfirmed whether the role will be recast or written out entirely). Reasons remain a secret, but many are speculating that her exit could be related to the actor's ties to a conservative church in the U.K. Although Wyle does not say why Ifeachor has left the show, he has now addressed the conspiracy theories that have since been swirling around.

Ifeachor played Dr. Heather Collins in Season 1 of the HBO Max show that took viewers inside the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital during a very hectic day in the emergency room. Collins was a...

TNT is excited to share a sneak peek clip from the tenth episode of “The Librarians: The Next Chapter,” executive produced by Dean Devlin. A spinoff of the acclaimed original TV and film franchise, the all-new episode will debut on Monday, July 21 at 9pm/8pm Central on TNT.

Produced by Electric Entertainment, “The Librarians: The Next Chapter” centers on Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan), a “Librarian” from the past who time traveled from 1847 and now finds himself stuck in the present. When Vikram returns to his castle in Belgrade, Serbia and discovers that it is now a museum, he inadvertently releases magic across the continent. With the help of a new team of eclectic heroes, including a savant in world history, a scientific genius, and a highly skilled Guardian, Vikram has only six months to clean up the mess he made. Throughout the season, the team will embark on fantastical adventures,...

A day after the 2025 Emmy nominations were announced, Gold Derby is unveiling our first snapshot of winner predictions in the 26 categories to be presented live on CBS on Sept. 14. A caveat: This data is based on initial polling of our experts, editors, and users; expect the races to vacillate and tighten as we collect more input and get closer to the ceremony.

Comedy

For the comedy genre, The Studio is expected to win three of the seven top races: Best Comedy Series, Best Comedy Actor (Seth Rogen), and Best Comedy Directing ("The Oner"). Apple TV+'s new show made Emmys history with 23 nominations, the most ever for a freshman outing. Rival series Hacks, which won the series race last year, is also out front in three categories: Best Comedy Actress, Best Comedy Supporting Actress, and Best Comedy Writing ("A Slippery Slope"). Finally, Shrinking is poised to get on the board...

Well, well, well… the 2025 Emmy Awards nominations are finally here, and let’s just say they did not come to play. From jaw-dropping surprises to the kind of snubs that make you do a double-take, this year’s list is already stirring up the internet in the best (and messiest) way possible.

Whether your favorite show cleaned up or got completely shut out, one thing’s clear: the Emmys are embracing change, chaos, and a whole lot of firsts. Newcomers are shaking up the game, streaming platforms are flexing harder than ever, and a few unexpected names have officially entered the awards chat.

If you thought last year was unpredictable, buckle up because the 2025 Emmys are rewriting the rules. We’re diving into all the must-know moments: who made the cut, who got left behind, and why this year’s nominations just hit different.

2025 Emmy Awards Nominations Full List

1. Best...