Noah Wyle’s 3-Part Campy Heist Show Is the Perfect Post-‘Pitt’ Binge

After 15 weeks of nail-biting cases, heart-wrenching moments, and gnarly injuries, The Pitt Season 2 has come to a close. Across just 30 total episodes, the HBO Max hit has revitalized the medical procedural genre and turned its cast into A-list stars. Leading the charge is Dr. Robby actor Noah Wyle, who previously starred in shows like Falling Skies and the iconic medical drama ER. The Pitt earned the actor renewed attention, critical acclaim, and a great deal of awards, including an Emmy for his performance.

Season 2 pushed Robby to the brink, tracking his fraying mental and emotional state over the course of one hectic, deeply stressful Fourth of July shift. Wyle never wavered in his portrayal, giving an unflinching look at a man steadily losing his will to survive. It’s a blistering, incredible performance, but it can understandably leave viewers wrung out by the end of an episode, not to mention the entire season. Interestingly, though, Wyle gave a very different performance on another streaming show around the same time that The Pitt Season 1 was exploding in popularity, and it’s a wild thing to watch after Robby’s grueling day. Now that Season 2 has finished airing, Wyle fans should wind down with Prime Video’s Leverage: Redemption.

‘Leverage: Redemption’ Is the Ideal Escapist Show for Right Now

Serving as a revival of the fan-favorite TNT series Leverage, the series premiered on Amazon Freevee in 2021 and adopted its predecessor’s premise of a group of criminals using their very specific skills — grifting, hacking, thieving — to con horrible people and protect the little guy. It brought back original stars Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf, while Aldis Hodge returned in a recurring capacity. Wyle was one of two newcomers to the central team — along with Aleyse Shannon — and played Harry Wilson, a corporate lawyer seeking redemption for his years of assisting white-collar criminals.

Leverage: Redemption is a gift to the fans of the original series, exploring timely new cases while including plenty of callbacks to the TNT show. At the same time, it’s very accessible to newcomers. While the first episode especially assumes viewers are up-to-date on the main characters’ relationships from Leverage, it’s also easy to pick things up and come along for the ride without the deeper context. The chemistry between Sophie (Bellman), Eliot (Kane), Parker (Riesgraf), and Hardison (Hodge) is just as heartwarming and compelling as it was before, making the Leverage crew the very definition of found family.

Redemption is also the perfect show for this exact moment in time. Every day brings more headlines about injustices being perpetrated across the globe, yet there often isn’t any kind of positive resolution. Leverage: Redemption imagines a reality where good, honorable people take down corrupt politicians, unethical billionaires, and, in something of a thematic connection to The Pitt, broken healthcare systems. There’s nothing more satisfying than watching these characters go from targeting tech developers preying on people’s privacy to dismantling parasitic pyramid schemes. It does prove to be a concept that requires a significant suspension of disbelief, particularly when the overall tone verges into campy, but it’s an escapist blast all the same.

Noah Wyle’s ‘Leverage: Redemption’ Performance Shows a Different Side of the Dr. Robby Actor

If The Pitt is Wyle at the peak of his dramatic talents, Leverage: Redemption shows what he can do with over-the-top comedy. Prior to the start of the series, Harry is the very person the Leverage team would typically target, but his change of heart makes him eager to join them, even though he has no experience conning people whatsoever. This gives Wyle ample opportunity to explore his funny side as Harry bumbles his way through heists, assumes new personalities (including a brief, meta stint as a doctor), and fights to save the day with his newfound friends.

Wyle’s performance, coupled with Leverage: Redemption‘s overall optimistic tone, makes it the perfect palate cleanser after The Pitt‘s emotionally heavy season. Every character could arguably lead their own crime comedy, but when they’re all together, they fit seamlessly. The series moved to Prime Video for its third season, which aired in 2025 just after The Pitt Season 1 came to a close. The service is also home to the original Leverage, setting up a good, sustained binge.

Unfortunately, Leverage: Redemption was canceled after three seasons, and at the time of this writing, it seems unlikely that it will be revived. Still, the series packed in a lot within the time it got, serving up several thrilling, entertaining cons that restore viewers’ faith in humanity. One gets the impression that the world would truly be a better place if the Leverage team were real. For anyone looking for wholesome, silly fun and a different side to The Pitt‘s Dr. Robby, Leverage: Redemption is a must-watch.