‘The Pitt’ is not an ‘ER’ rip-off, claim show’s lawyers in lawsuit
Lawyers for the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt have hit back at claims that the show is an ER rip-off. READ MORE: Is ‘The Pitt’ getting a season three? In a court submission in California on Monday…
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- Lawyers for the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt have hit back at claims that the show is an ER rip-off
- READ MORE: Is ‘The Pitt’ getting a season three?
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- in 2024 Lawyers for the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt have hit back at claims that the show is an ER rip-off
- ER, which starred George Clooney and Wyle, ran from 1994 to 2009
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Original report ‘The Pitt’ is not an ‘ER’ rip-off, claim show’s lawyers in lawsuit
Publisher: NME · Published May 13, 11:35 am · nme.com
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Lawyers for the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt have hit back at claims that the show is an ER rip-off. READ MORE: Is ‘The Pitt’ getting a season three? In a court submission in California on Monday…
'The Pitt' is currently streaming on HBO Max and NOW in the UK
'ER' creator Michael Crichton’s estate first brought the case against Warner Bros. in 2024
What happened
- Lawyers for the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt have hit back at claims that the show is an ER rip-off
- READ MORE: Is ‘The Pitt’ getting a season three?
- In a court submission in California on Monday…
- ‘The Pitt’ is not an ‘ER’ rip-off, claim show’s lawyers in lawsuit
- 'The Pitt' is currently streaming on HBO Max and NOW in the UK
Why this matters
- in 2024 Lawyers for the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt have hit back at claims that the show is an ER rip-off
- ER, which starred George Clooney and Wyle, ran from 1994 to 2009
- “Plaintiff seeks to kill The Pitt – and claims it should never have aired – based on a plainly incorrect misreading of a single phrase in a 1994 contract that gave Crichton approval rights over ‘derivative works’ of ER,” the submission read
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