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Everything to know about ‘The Pitt' Season 2
The Pitt clocked out of its first shift season on Thursday, April 10 after one of the most punishing days ever at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. There were rats, assaults, a heartbreaking honor walk, a stolen ambulance (and hilarious bets on the stolen ambulance), a drug addiction reveal, and a mass casualty incident that led to a breakdown from Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle). And that was the first day for most of his team! Dr. Robby & Co. deserve a much-needed break, but we know you cannot wait for them to clock in for their second shift.
Here's everything we know about The Pitt Season 2.
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Yes, Max renewed the medical drama on Feb. 14, a month after its premiere and a month before buzz and the show's fandom grew tenfold.
Yes, because why fix something that's not broken? Season 2 will once again chronicle a 15-hour ER shift over 15 episodes.
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Season 2 will be set on the Fourth of July, 10 months later in the show's timeline, and will pick up with Dr. Langdon's (Patrick Ball) first day back at work after entering rehab. "When we come back, it'll be the Fourth of July weekend, and lots has transpired between our people and in their personal lives," creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill told Gold Derby. "And when we start back up, the audience will be playing catchup as some of our characters will be because some will have been away from the hospital for a limited period of time."
Gemmill also told TVLine that the 10-month time jump was partially motivated by when they can shoot certain scenes on location in Pittsburgh. "We're going to shoot in September again. It has to look like the right time of year, whether it's spring, summer or fall, and we've done fall [in Season 1]," he said. "We're going to do Fourth of July weekend. Nine, basically 10 months later, gives a lot of room for us to have developed a few stories in the interim and catch up with everyone. And with it being Langdon's first day back, we get to catch up as he catches up with all those people."
That includes how Dr. Santos (Isa Briones) and Dr. Whitaker (Gerran Howell) are doing as roommates. "That's gonna be interesting. We're having fun with that," Gemmill told Gold Derby. "You know, that's the great part of the job — you create these fun characters and then you get to go on an adventure with them. And that's what it's all about."
While fans are no doubt salivating over the potential fireworks-induced injuries in Season 2, there's one thing they can cross off the list: another major trauma like the Pittfest mass shooting in Season 1. "I don't think we'll do that. We don't wanna repeat ourselves, and I think that would become a little formulaic," Gemmill told Gold Derby. "Part of our job is to figure out what sort of things could affect a busy ER. And there are there are a lot of other things going on in the world, and we will present some of those."
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In the interest of realism, a hospital staff does not stay the same forever, but there won't be a major shakeup for Season 2. "There has to be a matriculation at some point," Wyle told Variety. "We don't want it to be next year, but at some point, we're going to have to play the realities of the ebb and flow of an emergency department." Season 1 ended with Katherine LaNasa's charge nurse Dana Evans quietly quitting. Gemmill told Entertainment Weekly that Dana is "a trooper and that place is her home and she's kind of like the den mother. So I think it would be hard for her, difficult for her to stay away as well. But when she does come back, I imagine she would be a little bit different."
During a Deadline panel on April 5, Wyle put a call out to any and all actors for Season 2. The Pitt features a lot of actors in guest and background roles across multiple episodes since one season covers a single day. "We're calling all pros," Wyle said. "We want people who are good with props and who are used to working in a company, with an ensemble. We want creativity. We want passion. We don't want ego coming to play. We have tremendous people showing up excited."
There will be several new faces in Season 2. Charles Baker (aka Skinny Pete on Breaking Bad), Irene Choi (Insatiable), Laëtitia Hollard (Trauma), and Lucas Iverson (Shakespeare Theatre Co.'s Frankenstein) have been cast in recurring roles. According to Deadline, Baker will play Troy, an unhoused man forgotten by most and a patient in the emergency department. Choi will play Joy, a third-year medical student "with strong boundaries and a vast knowledge of medicine that leans toward the macabre." Hollard will play Emma, a recent nursing school graduate some may consider naive, and Iverson will play James, a fourth-year medical student.
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Max announced on June 16 that production on Season 2 has commenced. The streamer also shared a photo of Wyle and Ken Kirby, who plays Dunkin' king Dr. Shen.
Season 2 of The Pitt will premiere in January 2026, a year after the series premiere and just nine months after Season 1 ended — quick turnaround is an anomaly in the streaming era.
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