Season 2 will pick up 10 months after the final hour of Season 1, which concluded April 10. Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill hinted that Season 2 will take place over Fourth of July weekend during a day-long shift, which will likely see all kinds of ER patients.

Tracy Ifeachor, who played Dr. Heather Collins during season 1, won’t return for season 2, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed to NJ.com in July. The show’s star, Noah Wyle (Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch), told Deadline that Ifeachor’s departure had nothing to do with the actress herself, but with the direction of season 2.

Sepideh Moafi joins Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell and Shabana Azeez in the HBO Max drama

In the very first production pic from The Pitt Season 2, we saw Dr. Robby walking side-by-side with Ken Kirby’s scene-stealing Dr. Shen. The chill doctor caught fans’ attention by essentially just running on Dunkies throughout the horrifying Pitt Fest fallout.

EXCLUSIVE: Zack Morris ( Goosebumps) has joined the recurring cast of HBO Max ‘s hit medical drama The Pitt ‘s sophomore season. The series is currently in production and is set to premiere in January.

HBO Max challenged Myriam Arougheti and Merry Lee Traum to depict the aftermath of a mass shooting on "The Pitt" Episode 13.

The Pitt dominated the 2025 Television Critics Awards, taking home four honors including program of the year. The HBO Max series also won awards for outstanding drama, outstanding new program and the individual award in drama for star and executive producer Noah Wyle. The Pitt swept every category in which it was nominated.

Noah Wyle, The Studio, and Adolescence also shone in major categories that predicted last year's big Emmy winners.