A lawsuit filed by the widow of Michael Crichton alleges that The Pitt is a rip-off of ER. But how true is that and why isn't this a copyright case?
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/04/17/is-the-pitt-a-copyright-infringement-of-er/
"The Pitt" — a critically acclaimed medical drama starring Noah Wyle, but not that one — finished its 15-episode first season last week. Pop Heist's Matthew Jackson unpacks its appeal. "This is, arguably more than any other streaming series out there right now, a show that thrives on the classic serialized TV model — and it works so well that every other TV creator out there should sit up and take note," he writes.
Noah Wyle is back in scrubs for "The Pitt," after avoiding them for 15 years post "ER." Ahead of the show finale, he talked to @Variety about how the show got made, the lawsuit that claims "The Pitt" is an "ER" reboot, being back in the limelight, and his reverence for medical professionals, “These people sacrifice so much in the service of others that I find it absolutely infuriating that their expertise is being called into question,” he says. “I find it infuriating that we still can’t come to a consensus that masks cut down on transmission of disease. I find it infuriating that we still won’t acknowledge that vaccines are an important way of eradicating disease. I find it all infuriating that we are where we are right now. So I wanted to make a show that brings back into sharp focus what an objective medical fact is.”
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/noah-wyle-the-pitt-er-sequel-lawsuit-1236362824/
@corbin As The Pitt’s Renewed For Season 2 And Lawsuits Loom, Noah Wyle Explains Why An ER Reboot Didn’t Happen Instead
