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Mariel Segarra. This is Fresh Air. I'm Dave Davies. The HBO Max series The Pit, which portrays

the chaos and drama of a big city hospital emergency room, has earned 13 Emmy nominations,

including outstanding drama series and lead actor

in a drama series for our guest, Noah Wiley. Wiley's also an executive producer and writer

of the series, which has drawn critical praise for its engaging storylines, intelligent dialogue,

and well-drawn characters.

It's also gained a following of real-life emergency room doctors, who praised the accuracy of the show's depiction of medical conditions and treatments.

Noah Wiley is a veteran of stage, screen, and television who's no stranger to lab coats and

hospital scrubs.

He played a medical student and later a physician on the hit NBC TV series ER for most of its 15 seasons,

where he earned nominations for three Golden Globe and five primetime Emmy Awards.

He starred in the TNT series Falling Skies and the Librarians and appeared in many movies.

He's also been active in the organization's Human Rights Watch and Doctors of the World.

I spoke to Noah Wiley in April when the pit was wrapping up its 15-episode run.

Production is already underway on a second season, which premieres in January.

Noah Wiley, welcome to Fresh Air.

Thank you so much for having me.

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