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Shawn Hatosy On ‘The Pitt’s Resonance, Crafting Dr. Abbot & The ‘Meaningful Response’ He’s Gotten From The Medical Community
Shawn Hatosy discusses HBO Max's hit show The Pitt, his guest role as Dr. Abbot and the 'meaningful response' he's gotten from the medical community.
Like a defibrillator steadies an irregular heartbeat, so has HBO Max ’s The Pitt jolted audiences and critics alike into confronting the pitfalls of the American healthcare system — and the fact that many stoic, deeply human practitioners keep the medicine pumping just long enough, day-in and day-out, amid dwindling resources and respect. Tackling post-COVID nursing shortages and anti-vax stances, inceldom and abortion rights, the series’ incisive exploration triages not just its ailing patients, but the sickness of a nation unable, or rather unwilling, to provide adequate care — a burden that must be shouldered by the likes of Shawn Hatosy ’s fan-favorite Dr. Jack Abbot. Generous and genial, the veteran actor (who is going on two decades of collaborations with Wells, notably Southland and Animal Kingdom — all beginning with a guest spot on ER in 2006) portrays a combat medic-turned-attending physician who works the night shift, an equal and foil of sorts to Wyle’s beleaguered Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch.
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