Warner Bros. Television calls the lawsuit “baseless.”
Any suggestion otherwise is false, and Warner Bros. Television intends to vigorously defend against these meritless claims."
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Warner Bros'.
Noah Wyle on ‘ER’; Noah Wyle on ‘The Pitt’.Patrick Ecclesine/NBCU Photo Bank; MAX
Max streaming platformannounced a 15-episode straight-to-season orderofThe Pittin March, with Wyle in the lead role.
The lawsuit interprets the similarities between the two shows in unambiguous terms.
“The PittisER,” the filing says.
Michael Crichton, John Wells, Noah Wyle.Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagic; Leon Bennett/WireImage; Tommaso Boddi/Getty
“It’s not likeER, it’s not kind ofER, it’s not sort ofER.
I don’t either.
I would vote for that.
I’d be on board for that.”
The Pittis slated to premiere some time in 2025.
[This article has been updated with a statement from WBTV.]
