George Clooney is “Obviously” Welcome on ‘The Pitt,’ Casey Bloys Says

Paging Dr. Ross, paging Dr. Doug Ross.

HBO chief Casey Bloys says “obviously” George Clooney would be “welcome” to join or guest on HBO Max emergency room drama The Pitt . Clooney and The Pitt star-writer Noah Wyle famously co-starred on NBC’s ER , which is equally obviously an inspiration for the streaming series. The two shows share Dr. Wyle, an emergency room setting and a behind-the-scenes team led by John Wells, R. Scott Gemmill and Joe Sachs (and even more ER vets).

The Michael Crichton estate, which holds the ER copyright, thinks The Pitt is more like a direct ripoff and is suing Warner Bros. Television over the likeness. Warner Bros. Discovery has been trying to get the suit dismissed before it gets off the ground, but as of a few weeks ago, the company