Sepideh Moafi of 'The Pitt' is 'still in disbelief' about her first-ever Emmy nod

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Set us as preferred The test results are in: Sepideh Moafi’s first shift on “The Pitt” received a positive result from Emmy voters.Moafi joined the popular medical drama’s second season as Dr.Baran Al-Hashimi, an attending physician brought in to take over as chief as Dr.

Robby (Noah Wyle) prepares to take leave for a three-month sabbatical.Her leadership style — she likes efficiency and structure — and interest in implementing some changes quickly turns heads at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

And it causes some tension with Dr.Robby, which comes to a head in the season finale, as Dr.

Al-Hashimi confides in him about living with a seizure disorder that leads to an ultimatum from Dr.Robby: Self-report or he will.

Moafi scooped up a nomination Wednesday for supporting actress in a drama, joining castmates Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif and Katherine LaNasa, as well as Allison Janney (“The Diplomat”), Julianne Nicholson (“Paradise”) and Karolina Wydra (“Pluribus”).The morning’s jolt of excitement hit “The Pitt” team with the strength of a defibrillator to the chest.The HBO Max series led all nominees with 25 total nods — nearly doubling its 13 nominations from last year — including recognition in the drama, actor (Wyle) and supporting cast categories.

The Times spoke with Moafi about her first-ever Emmy nomination; this conversation was edited for length and clarity.Television The HBO Max series earned a nod for drama series for the second year in a row and received 13 acting nominations, just one shy of tying the record set by ‘Succession.’Let’s take a page from “The Pitt” — place me in Hour 1 (8:30 to 9:30 a.m.) of your Emmy nominations morning.

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