Tal Anderson and Patrick Ball in 'The Pitt' HBO EXCLUSIVE: Scalpel, please: HBO Max is developing medical dramas in France and Italy, and it's taking creative cues from The Pitt for the procedure. Sarah Aubrey, HBO Max's Head of Original Programming, revealed the news to Deadline in an interview today at Series Mania in Lille, France. There were no specific details of either series, but they're both "on the runway" and their development offers insight into the HBO Max international playbook. Aubrey has previously talked about the desire to find international series akin to John Wells, R.