In the teaser for season 2 of The Pitt , the camera flashes to an infant in the ER before it pans to a stumped looking Dr. Samira Mohan. For creator Scott R. Gemmill, the storyline is a bit of a nightmare, especially considering how the HBO Max drama is structured to follow a day in the life of a Pittsburgh trauma center over 15 episodes.

“Some genius came up with an idea of what to do with a baby this year over 15 hours,” admits a deadpan Gemmill, who spoke about the new season at the recent Sublime Primetime Drama panel at the Writers Guild of America. “That’s a whole season. You’ve got to use multiple babies. They can only work for 20 minutes … By the time the shift is over, which will be in January, this baby’s going to be walking to craft service by himself.”

It isn’t the first

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