“This city has produced generations of talent who have been part of this industry for more than 100 years,” Noah Wyle said after the show’s Emmy wins.
With production already underway on season two of “The Pitt,” creator R. Scott Gemmill said the HBO drama’s return highlights just how “hungry” people are to work in Los Angeles, noting the thousands of casting submissions received for each role.
When we get casting, I think they get like 3,000 submissions for each role — that’s how hungry the people are out there to work in Los Angeles,
Gemmill told reporters backstage shortly after winning the Emmy for best drama series.
He added that the team wants to do their “small part” to keep production in L.A., and expressed hope that other producers “take note” of the show’s commitment to the city.
I think one of the things we showed was that you can make a show in Los Angeles, and you can make it for a price,
he said
The effort to keep production in Los Angeles is especially meaningful to “The Pitt” star Noah Wyle, who won the Emmy for lead drama actor on Sunday. Wyle told reporters he had previously spoken at a ceremony celebrating the expansion of California’s film tax credit program with Gov. Gavin Newsom, where he mentioned “The Pitt’s” special effects coordinator, Rob Nary, whose father and grandfather both worked in the same field.
I said it to highlight the fact that there’s generational talent of this city that’s worked in this industry for over 100 years, When you shoot a show here, you benefit of three generations of talent. You get a Rob Nary. You can put up a sound stage in another state, but they don’t come with Rob Narys.
Wyle said on Sunday.
Gemmill added that the biggest advantage of filming in Los Angeles is allowing cast and crew to return home to their families every night.
Overall, “The Pitt” earned five Emmys, including casting and guest actor for Shawn Hatosy at the Creative Arts Emmys, as well as lead actor in a drama series for Wyle, supporting actress for Katherine LaNasa, and the top prize for best drama series.
It was designed as a love letter to first responders to talk about the aggregate toll that these ships have taken on them since COVID, these tours of beauty that they’ve done without a break, This is an attempt to put the spotlight back on these trenches, which are flagging in morale and in personnel, and try to inspire the next generation to want to go into this line of work because we’re going to need them, and that was the audience we made the show for. That was the first audience that responded overwhelmingly, and it was their word of mouth that gave us the stamp of approval that really had this resonate elsewhere.
Wyle said.
Season 1 of “The Pitt” is now streaming on HBO Max.
Source: TheWrap