The Pitt Interview: Taylor Dearden on Mel & Langdon, That Savage Scene, and Season 2

<p>You don’t get a bigger breakout opportunity than a show like <a href="https://collider.com/tag/ladies-night/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Pitt</em></strong></a>. <strong>Taylor Dearden</strong>’s already made a big impression in the gone-too-soon MTV series <a href="https://collider.com/sweet-vicious-mtv-why-its-good/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Sweet/Vicious</em></strong></a> and the second season of <strong><em>American Vandal</em></strong>, but <em>The Pitt </em>just sent her star soaring in a wholly different way.</p><br><p><em>The Pitt</em> is undeniably (and deservedly) one of the most celebrated new shows of the year and Dearden’s performance has proven to be an especially big standout among an ensemble full of aces. She plays Dr. Mel King, a second-year resident about to begin her very first day at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital's emergency room, aka, The Pitt. While there are nerves at the start of the shift, Mel’...