New Delhi, March 24 -- The Pitt" has won praise - and a gurney full of Emmys - for bringing a dose of classic episodic TV to the prestige streaming era.

Its star, executive producer and sometimes director Noah Wyle said Friday that the HBO Max hospital series is also a throwback of a different sort - it actually shoots in Hollywood at a time when film and television production has shifted to other places with more favorable economic conditions. Wyle said "The Pitt," which won the Emmy for best drama for last year's first season, is "proof of concept" that the model can work.

Wyle spoke at a hearing organized by California Sen. Adam Schiff held at City Hall in Burbank, the Los Angeles-adjacent city that is home to most major studios, inc...