{"id":5394,"date":"2026-08-16T18:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5394"},"modified":"2026-08-16T18:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:37:41","slug":"the-pitt-showrunner-admits-season-ones-notoriety-amped-up-pressure-for-season-two-we-had-to-prove-that-it-wasnt-just-a-fluke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5394","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Pitt\u2019 Showrunner Admits Season One\u2019s Notoriety Amped Up Pressure For Season Two: \u201cWe Had to Prove That It Wasn\u2019t Just a Fluke\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tT<em>he Pitt<\/em>\u2018s freshman season garnered a staggering 13 Emmy nominations last year (winning five, including outstanding drama series), but it was topped this year by its sophomore outing with a whopping 25 nods, the most of any show in any category.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5392\">The French Designer Behind the Sexiest Moments of Hollywood\u2019s Golden Age (Including That Marilyn Dress)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThat even shocked showrunner and creator R. Scott Gemmill, who calls the number of nods \u201calmost embarrassing,\u201d but \u201cwonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGemmill talks with <em>THR<\/em> about the word cloud they used for season two, foreshadowing a storyline that never happened and what challenges the sophomore run threw his way.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Do this year\u2019s nominations feel any different from last year\u2019s?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe first season was weird because we wrote and produced the whole season without an airdate. We were done shooting and had gotten no feedback whatsoever on the show, and so we didn\u2019t really know if anyone was going to even watch it. The first season, getting those nominations, that was a huge surprise, and it was validating and exciting. This season, to be honest, I just hoped we wouldn\u2019t get snubbed, and it was like, \u201cThey were a one-off, and they had one good season,\u201d so the fact that we got so much recognition was just beyond what you can expect.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>When you all sat down to write season two, what were some aspirations for it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt\u2019s always been focused on Dr. \u201cRobby\u201d Robinavitch [played by Noah Wyle]. We took him to a breaking point in the first season, and that was sort of our North Star. How does he bounce back from that? What is Robby\u2019s road to recovery? Is he going to acknowledge it, embrace it or is he going to fight it? Mental health became a big part, and continues to be a big part, of Robby\u2019s journey, but also because it\u2019s such a huge component of health care these days and such a big aspect of the emergency department care. That\u2019s really been a focus for us this season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5390\">Nick Reiner\u00a0Blocked From Trust Fund Due to \u201cSlayer Statute\u201d Amid Charges For Parents\u2019 Murder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Throughout the season, there seems to be foreshadowing that something bad might happen to Robby. Did you ever consider him actually getting into a motorcycle accident?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tWe certainly allow ourselves the ability to go in directions that we might not have originally considered. Like I said, I tend to hold on loosely so that when things like that present themselves, you\u2019re open-minded enough to explore them. We try to allow ourselves a little bit of wiggle room to explore all those possibilities. At one point, there was talk about, \u201cDoes he have a bad accident? Does he have a near-death experience?\u201d There\u2019s an element of that which comes in into season three, that Robby is sort of privy to or witness to, but it\u2019s not necessarily about him. But it does impact his trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>What was a challenge you faced on season two that you didn\u2019t have in season one?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn season one, you had the novelty of the show. People didn\u2019t know what to expect. You could surprise them. There were no expectations. Season two had a couple of challenges. One is, whatever you put into play in the first season, now you\u2019re stuck with. And it might have seemed like a great idea at the time, like, \u201cOh well, it\u2019ll be fine. We\u2019ll figure it out next season.\u201d Then, I think the expectations: The show just got so much recognition and notoriety; that put us under the microscope a little bit and having to prove that it wasn\u2019t just a fluke. I trusted what we did because we did it without any real expectations, other than just trying to tell really good stories about health care workers and what they face, and we just tried to be truthful to that. There are always going to be great stories and social issues that come through the emergency department that are worth telling.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>This story first appeared in an August stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5388\">\u201cIt Was a Bumpy Ride!\u201d: Jack Rowan and Director Kieron J. Walsh on the Many Lives of Head-Bopping, Troubles-Set \u2018Skintown\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pitt showrunner R. 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