Medical dramas don't tend to be my primary choice of TV show. But I'd be a liar if I said The Pitt didn't hook me right away. The Pitt immerses us in the high-stress environment of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center's emergency department,

HBO’s streaming platform Max is emulating network TV with a weekly medical drama. Each episode tracks an hour of a shift in the ER.

Consider this example both an enticement and a warning. Created by ER alum R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt takes a ruthlessly realistic approach to its depiction of our beleaguered/broken healthcare system — but it’s also the most engrossing and addictive medical drama to come along since Grey’s Anatomy and, well, ER.

The cast of Max's medical drama "The Pitt" is clocking in for their shift. The series, which explores the everyday challenges healthcare workers face in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania emergency room, was produced by John Wells ("ER,

The Pitt plunges viewers into the chaos and intensity of an emergency room, offering a fresh take on the medical drama genre while drawing inevitable comparisons

In Canada, The Pitt will air on the newly rechristened USA Network (formerly The Discovery Channel) with episodes going out weekly at 10pm ET / 7pm PT starting Thursday, January 9. You stream USA Network live via Sling TV ( get half off your first month with this deal ).

When watching the premiere of Max medi- cal drama "The Pitt," one might feel as if they've stepped into a time machine. The series stars Noah Wyle, who rose to stardom in the future-celebrity-studded cast of "ER.

Find out watch time each new episode of medical drama The Pitt releases on Netflix! The first season contains 15 episodes and begins in January.