Although both shows take place in an emergency room and star Noah Wyle as a doctor, The Pitt is not a spin-off of ER. The latter show was set in Chicago and aired on NBC from 1994 to 2009. Wyle and the other creators of The Pitt initially wanted to make a spin-off show that would feature Wyle’s character from ER, Dr. John Carter, several decades later, but they ultimately decided on an entirely new show. The Pitt is set in Pittsburgh and features Wyle as Michael (“Dr. Robby”) Robinavitch. However, the estate of Michael Crichton, which owns the rights to ER, has filed a lawsuit alleging that The Pitt is essentially an unauthorized reboot of ER.
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