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Newsweek
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
When is Season 2 of' The Pitt' Coming Out? What to Know About Plot, Cast
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Led by "ER" alum Noah Wyle, Max's "The Pitt" premiered in January to rave reviews and mesmerized audiences. But will the words of critics and audience views translate into future seasons for the unique medical drama? And if so, what will Season 2 be about, and who will be coming back? Here's everything we know about Season 2 of "The Pitt". Read More: Everything to Know Before MasterChef's Sizzling Season 15 Debut Noah Wyle in Max's "The Pitt", Season 1, Episode 15. Noah Wyle in Max's "The Pitt", Season 1, Episode 15. Warrick Page/Max Will 'The Pitt' Have a Season 2? Even though the Season 1 finale of "The Pitt" didn't premiere until April, by February 2025, the show's popularity had already reached a point where Max (soon to be HBO Max) renewed the series for a second season. At the time, Sarah Aubrey, head of Max Original Programming, said, "It's been a thrill to watch audiences embrace 'The Pitt' as an update to procedural storytelling with a cast who authentically embody the heroics of doctors and nurses on shift in a 2025 emergency room. Our collaboration with John Wells, R. Scott Gemmill, Noah Wyle and Warner Bros. Television has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and we are excited to continue down this path with another season." When will 'The Pitt' Season 2 Come Out? In April, Vulture interviewed Max's content chief, Casey Bloy,s who made it clear that he wants "The Pitt" to be more like a network show in many ways. One of those ways is that he wants Season 2 of "The Pitt" to premiere in January 2026, just like the first season debuted in January 2025. "The other really important thing about this model, and is somewhat of a lost art [...] is, the second season will premiere in January of 2026, a year later," Bloys said. "This model of more episodes cuts down on the gap between seasons. On the platform, we have shows like 'House of the Dragon,' 'The Last of Us,' and '[The] White Lotus,' which, because of how they're made, can take two years to make. What I love about something like 'The Pitt' is, I can get 15 episodes in a year. That's a really great addition to what we're already doing on the platform. And I'd like to do more shows in this model." What to Know About 'The Pitt' Season 2 Unsurprisingly, April was a busy month for interviews about "The Pitt", including a discussion TVLine had with series creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill when Gemmill revealed a number of big details. For one, we should expect the entire main cast to return for Season 2. For another, Gemmill spilled on when Season 2 of "The Pitt" will be set. "We're going to do Fourth of July weekend," Gemmill said. "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." More TV: 'Andor' Creator Says Fan-Favorite Cameo Would Have Been 'Lame' Top 5 'Buffy' Character Returns We Need in the Reboot
Pembrokeshire Herald
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Pembrokeshire Herald
Concerns raised over visitor levy's impact on youth groups
SCOUTS CYMRU has warned that the Welsh Government's proposed Visitor Levy could have unintended consequences for volunteers and youth groups, potentially putting vital learning experiences for young people at risk. The organisation, which supports thousands of children across Wales in outdoor and educational activities, has called for key changes to the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) (Wales) Bill, currently progressing through the Senedd. At Stage 1, Members of the Senedd agreed to exempt under-18s from the levy, a move welcomed by ScoutsCymru. However, with Stage 2 discussions now under way, the group says further amendments are needed to ensure that the burden of administration and costs do not fall unfairly on volunteers or disrupt youth programming. There are currently more than 4,000 young people on waiting lists to join the Scouts in Wales, with demand for overnight events and camps higher than ever. But under the current proposals, Scout halls could be treated in the same way as hotels or other commercial accommodation providers. 'Scout halls are not hotels,' said Kerrie Gemmill, CEO of ScoutsCymru. 'Volunteers leading overnight stays with young people in community halls would be classed as 'visitors' and charged the levy – despite not being on holiday, but there to lead and safeguard the group.' ScoutsCymru has called for the Bill to be updated to clarify that buildings like Scout halls and community centres – where occasional overnight use is not the primary purpose – should not fall within the scope of the levy. There is also concern about the potential administrative burden placed on volunteers. A single overnight stay could require a community venue to register, track occupancy, and manage a payment system, even if only two adults are staying to supervise children. 'This isn't about avoiding fair taxes – it's about proportion,' said Gemmill. 'We're talking about people who already give up their evenings and weekends for free. Asking them to set up tax systems for a couple of overnighters a year is unrealistic. It risks putting people off, and that means fewer overnight adventures for young people.' ScoutsCymru is proposing three key changes to the legislation: A clear legal exemption for premises primarily used for education or youth activities. Rules that are proportionate to the capacity and nature of volunteer-led groups. A national exemption for charitable groups offering occasional overnight stays as part of structured youth programmes. 'We're grateful for the engagement so far,' added Gemmill. 'With a few sensible changes, we can protect the purpose of the Bill while preserving affordable and accessible experiences for young people, led by the volunteers who make them possible.'
Buzz Feed
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Now That "The Pitt" Season 1 Is Over, Here's Everything You Need To Know About Season 2
If you've been on the internet lately — or heck, had a conversation with ANYONE — then chances are you know about The Pitt, a new medical drama starring Noah Wyle that has become everyone's new obsession. Created by R. Scott Gemmill, this new medical drama follows a group of doctors working at a hospital in Pittsburgh. What makes this show special is each episode follows an hour of Dr. Robby's (Wyle) 15-hour shift as the chief attendant in the trauma hospital's emergency room. The first season was a runaway success — and had the best word-of-mouth campaigning I've ever seen in the streaming era — with Warner Bros. Discovery revealing that each episode averaged 10 million viewers since its premiere episode in January 2025. And now, it's time to look ahead at Season 2, which Max already renewed for a second season back in February 2025. So, here's everything we know about The Pitt Season 2 (so far): There are obviously MAJOR spoilers ahead for The Pitt Season 1! 1. First, the second season will follow the same format as Season 1, with each episode following one hour in a shift. Speaking about the importance of the unique format for the show, creator R. Scott Gemmill told Variety, "The real-time aspect seemed to be the best way to capture this world that we'd never seen before, and we weren't sure it was going to work, even up until we started shooting." He added, "I think one of the things that separates the emergency department from other forms of medicine is the time factor — not just the amount of time you wait to be seen, but also the patients that are brought in who only have moments to live if these guys don't work fast enough." 2. The next season will be set 10 months after the conclusion of Season 1, and it will take place over the Fourth of July weekend in Pittsburgh. "Fourth of July has a bunch of things, and we'd done a holiday last season, Labor Day. It just fell into place. There's fireworks; somebody doesn't do so well at a hot-dog-eating contest; somebody's sunburned. You can see all the cases wandering in," Gemmill told Vulture. Max Gemmill said if they are fortunate to get a few seasons under their belts, then maybe they'd explore doing a winter season. But, for now, they film some exterior scenes in Pittsburgh in September, so it's easiest to do a summer-themed season. 3. There will also be 15 episodes again, with Gemmill telling Vulture, "It's tempting to do more, but it's very difficult on our crew. I'd rather tell a tight 15 than a floppy 18." While Season 1 was originally supposed to only be 12 episodes, the 15-hours in the shift ended up working beautifully. 4. The time jump will also mean that certain doctors might not be working in the ER anymore. However, Gemmill told TVLine, "We'll see everybody, for the most part, and some people might be working different hours and different shifts, but it's pretty much the same crew." Notably, Whitaker (Gerran Howell) will be an intern now and Javadi (Shabana Azeez) will likely be doing a sub-internship. When asked if we would ever see any of these doctors or interns working in other departments outside of the ER, Gemmill said, "We're never going to go to other departments." 5. The season will likely pick up with Langdon's (Patrick Ball) first day back at work after Robby demanded he check himself into a 30-day inpatient rehab if he wanted to come back. Gemmill told TVLine, "I think we will pick up on Langdon's first day back at work, but it'll be more than a month ... The biggest driver of [the time jump is] Langdon." 6. Since Season 2 starts with Langdon's first day back, it allows the audience to catch up with the characters while Langdon does. With a 10-month time jump, there will be a lot of development for storylines and characters that audiences (and Langdon) will be learning about when the season begins. Max Wyle told TVLine that the time jump also allows the doctors to grapple with the trauma that comes with working in the ER during a mass casualty event. He said, "There's no benefit in coming back quickly before everybody's had a chance to have this experience really sink in, and it manifests itself in behaviors that are interesting to watch — that are different or more informed than in Season 1." 7. At the end of Season 1, it seems like Dana (Katherine LaNasa) won't be returning, and if the next season were to take place "the next day or the next week, you wouldn't see Dana," according to Gemmill. However, because of the time jump, it sounds like Dana will likely return, but we'll see a shift in how she approaches the job. Gemmill told TVLine, "I think she needs to take some time off to really talk to her husband, talk about what she wants out of life…. I think when she comes back, she's going to have a bit of an attitude adjustment, though." Max Wyle also added to TVLine, "Obviously, Dana is an important part [of this show]. But Dana choosing to come back — if she chooses to come back, and how she comes back, and what Dana is like having made the decision to come back, and what she's going to allow this place to either do or not do to her going forward, becomes the stuff that, you know, is the grist for the mill." 8. In keeping with the format of the season chronicling 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in a shift, there will not be flashbacks to what happened in the 10-month time jump because "that's not the show," according to Gemmill. Max He added to TVLine, "I think that's what worked for us. It comes with its challenges, but that's also what makes it fun because you're playing in this tight little box." 9. Abbot (Shawn Hatosy) won't be joining the day shift in Season 2 because he "loves the night shift, so he's not going to work a day shift if he doesn't want to," according to Gemmill. However, he teased to TVLine that the writers have "a surprise for him next season," with Wyle adding, "We also haven't told him yet." Speaking about the reveal in the Season 1 finale that Abbot has a prosthetic leg, Gemmill told the Hollywood Reporter that they knew the reveal would happen from "the get-go," and they wanted something to connect him to how well he was able to perform during a mass casualty scenario. Gemmill said, "We wanted to make Abbot a vet, and his experience in those scenarios, those situations, inform him somewhat as a doctor. And when we got to see how well he performed during the mass casualty because he's been in, unfortunately, those kind of situations before, and that seemed like if he suffered an injury, a pretty significant one, as a result of that, I think it makes for a more interesting and a more sympathetic character." 10. The second season will introduce "a couple of new characters," according to Gemmill. He told The Hollywood Reporter, "You have med students showing up, you have med students moving on, you have specialists showing up. That allows us to keep it alive and keep it authentic, so, yeah, I think it helps to see some new faces. And new faces bring new characters and new perspectives." It also sounds like there are no current plans to incorporate the night shift doctors, like Ellis (Ayesha Harris), into the day shift crew for Season 2. 11. Season 2 will also explore Robby continuing to grapple with his past trauma and begin a larger healing journey. Gemmill told The Hollywood Reporter, "Robby knows his secret is out and realizes that he has to come to terms and deal with this, and part of this second season will be about seeing Robby and what steps he's taking to deal with his past trauma, and even the most recent, the mass shooting, but part of it is his journey of healing." Wyle added, "[Robby can't] go home and pretend to himself any longer that he doesn't have a problem. So it's really a question for Season 2: problem identified, Season 2 treatment. Whether or not he buys into it, what mode he would buy into, what effect it would take — doctors don't make the best patients." 12. Brainstorming has already begun on the types of medical cases that could be explored in Season 2. Gemmill told Vulture that he had "four or five pages" of medical cases he wanted to potentially explore when he got to the writers' room for Season 2. Some of the things on the list were: Safe-haven babies, ICE in the ER, "a few new diseases," and a scenario where a wife's emergency contact is her husband, even though they aren't together anymore. Max He added, "There are so many things going on; you just have to open a newspaper. Where do you start? For us, it's not about finding stories — it's about deciding which ones not to tell." 13. For Season 2, Wyle will write "two more episodes than he did in Season 1 and will direct an episode," according to The Hollywood Reporter. For the first season, Wyle wrote the episodes "10:00 a.m." and "3:00 p.m.," aka Hour 4 and Hour 9 of the 15-hour shift. Max "10:00 a.m." featured the nurses taking bets on where the stolen ambulance is, and it continued the medical abortion storyline and the death of Mr. Spencer, with Robby helping his two adult children deal with the loss. "3:00 p.m." followed McKay (Fiona Dourif) believing one of her patients was being sexually trafficked by her "boss," and the episode ended with Doug notably punching Dana. 14. According to Wyle, per Variety, filming is scheduled to begin in June 2025. A majority of the series is filmed on the Warner Bros. soundstages in Los Angeles. However, some exterior shots are filmed on location at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Some of the exteriors that were filmed on location in Season 1 were Abbot and Robby on the roof, the doctors in the park at the end of their shift, the helicopter landing on the roof, and more. 15. And finally, as of right now, Season 2 is on track to premiere in January 2026 — exactly a year after Season 1 premiered on Max. Warrick Page / Max It's been reported that Max intends to have a new season of The Pitt air every year. Well, that's all for now! We'll be sure to update you as more info is revealed about Season 2! What did you think of The Pitt Season 1? And what are you most excited for in Season 2? Tell us everything in the comments below!
Express Tribune
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
'The Pitt' finale sets stage for Season 2 as producers give update on what to expect next
The first season of The Pitt concluded with a gripping, emotionally charged finale, capturing the chaos of an emergency room rocked by a mass casualty event. As Dr. Robby Rabinovitch, played by Noah Wyle, tells a young medical student, 'I just realized this is your first shift,' viewers are left with a mix of tension, irony and realism. That realism will continue, but with a shift. Executive producers R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells have confirmed that Season 2 will begin 10 months later, unfolding over a Fourth of July weekend — a high-pressure period in hospitals. The production team promises to maintain the real-time, one-shift format that made the first season stand out. 'We're not ones to sit down and talk for two and a half hours about someone's backstory,' Gemmill said. 'You only get pieces of people's stories — that's what keeps it real.' Wyle, who is also producing, echoed that sentiment. 'We don't need to go out there and try to find a shark to jump. We just need to figure out where they'd really be next.' The finale left multiple character arcs open-ended. Viewers saw Dr. Langdon and Dana part ways ambiguously, and Santos moving in with Whitaker, hinting at a possible lighter tone amidst the heavy subject matter. Gemmill noted that while some characters may not return immediately, this reflects the transient nature of real hospital workforces. Mel King (played by Taylor Dearden), Trinity Santos (Isa Briones), Dennis Whitaker (Gerran Howell), and Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez) were all introduced as first-day ER rotation trainees, but with Season 2 set 10 months later, their return remains uncertain due to typical training timelines. Frank Langdon (Patrick Ball) might return if his character undergoes rehab and proves he's clean, though Ball's theatre commitments may affect availability. Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa) hinted at retiring after a traumatic incident, making her Season 2 presence questionable. In terms of research, the writers remain grounded in current medical and societal issues. 'We are constantly talking to experts about what's happening in healthcare,' said Gemmill. 'What we show often aligns with real-world developments.' Fans can expect The Pitt to return in January 2026, continuing its 15-hour shift format with familiar faces and urgent new narratives. Streaming exclusively on Max, the series has already drawn praise for its commitment to authenticity.
CNN
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
‘The Pitt' producers break down the gripping finale and what to expect in Season 2
In the season finale of 'The Pitt,' Dr. Michael 'Robby' Rabinovitch looks over at medical student Victoria Javadi and begins to laugh almost maniacally. Weary from a day when the ER in which they work was inundated with patients from a mass shooting and recovering from a mental health breakdown that happened in the aftermath, he speaks: 'I just realized this is your first shift.' More laughing. Others join in. 'I can pretty much guarantee the next one will be easier,' Rabinovitch, played by actor Noah Wyle, tells the character played by Shabana Azeez. It probably will be, but viewers won't see it in Season 2. The hit drama's sophomore outing will actually take place 10 months later, set during Fourth of July weekend, according to executive producer R. Scott Gemmill. And the action will, once again, be intense. That is, of course, by design. With a season of 'The Pitt' set entirely in a single hospital shift, plotting out character development and story seems as precise as the intubations depicted on the show. 'I think we sort of do what we did in the first season…any information you got was just out of conversation and behavior,' Gemmill said. 'It was a challenge, for sure, and it remains such, but it's also a great way to write because you have to show a certain amount of restraint. I think that makes it also feel authentic because we only get sort of pieces of people's stories. We're not ones to sit down and talk for two and a half hours about someone's backstory when we meet them.' Gemmill, a longtime producer whose credits include 'JAG' and 'ER,' spoke with CNN alongside fellow executive producer John Wells, a legend whose IMDb page reads like a listicle of preeminent television. For his part, Wells thinks 'The Pitt,' which had a breakout debut season, owes some of its success to trusting 'the intelligence of the audience.' 'Audiences are very literate about story and about character, and we don't have to spoon-feed (them),' he said. ' You can give little bits and hints and I think it's enjoyable for the audience members to figure things out about people in the same way that we try and figure things out about people that we just meet.' More from the conversation is below. Questions and responses have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. CNN: The storytelling this season has been incredible – almost spooky sometimes, because you all essentially predicted the measles outbreak, for example. Are you the new 'Simpsons'? Are you going to start predicting Super Bowl scores and media mergers? JOHN WELLS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: [Laughs] R. SCOTT GEMMILL, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Part of our job is to be accurate with the medicine and what the trends are and what's going on in society. So, when you talk to the experts and talk about what concerns them, what worries them, what do they see happening, if we're doing our jobs correctly, we are coming up with stuff as it comes to fruition. The thing about the emergency department is it sees everything – all of society's ills – before the rest of the society. They saw the fentanyl overdoses, they saw the AIDS cases, they saw COVID. They see it long before we do because they're sort of the safety net for the world. So if we're talking about a story that hasn't hit the mainstream yet, probably by the time it airs it will be. Is that research process already underway for Season 2? GEMMILL: Yeah, we had an expert today just to talk about changes in the availability of healthcare and how that's gonna affect people, especially people of color with diabetes. And, basically, if you think there's a health crisis now, if things keep going, it's going to be just as bad, if not worse. It's very disheartening, and so we try and do our best to bring that to the audience's attention. WELLS: I think it's fair to say that in any given week during this whole process, (we're) speaking to at least three or four separate subject experts. And then we have a lot of doctors who are in the writers' room and available at all times. So, it's a constant research project. CNN: In the Season 1 finale, Dana (Katherine LaNasa) and Dr. Langdon (Patrick Ball) have very open-ended storylines. The reality is that emergency rooms are like any workplace; they can be revolving doors. What can you say, first, about those characters and what might be in store for them, but also about how brutal you're willing to be in the name of staying authentic to the experience of working in medicine, which is that people move on? GEMMILL: Well, to the first question, we're hoping to see several faces return. Some (of the characters) will have to go through their own process to determine whether they want to come back or not. And some have to jump through some other hoops before they're allowed to come back. In terms of how brutal we're willing to be, you'd be surprised. I think we're very much about authenticity and some characters are more likely to leave than others based on where they are in their medical profession. No one yet. But on the show, we may have to see people leave just to keep it authentic because they wouldn't necessarily be sticking around. WELLS: And people work different shifts. Not all the shifts are 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM. Just 'cause you don't see someone in the first episodes doesn't mean they're not working. CNN: With regards to Santos (Isa Briones) and Whitaker (Gerran Howell), they became roommates at the end of the season. This almost feels like an opportunity to build in some humor. Was that something you discussed in response to any feedback about the show being too intense? Because, I'll be honest, watching the show gives me terrible anxiety, in the best way. GEMMILL: Well, we always knew that Whitaker was living in the hospital. We were playing with that from day one, and there are little hints throughout the season about that. The Santos of it all didn't come until later and that was just a thought that after she's just brutalized this guy all day, what if she throws him an olive branch? It just seemed like a really nice gesture because I think these two bonded because of what they went through. I think we earned it. I don't think it felt like a false move. WELLS: Although, I think we are really considering a spinoff sitcom. [Laughs] CNN: 'A multi-cam. Totally unexpected.' WELLS: Exactly. CNN: I want to nerd out a bit about Abbott (Shawn Hatosy) and Robby's rooftop conversation, which was incredibly acted. If they don't get Emmy attention for that, I'll be very angry. GEMMILL: I would say the through line of the first season is really Robby and his journey, and his – up until this day – denial of what's really eating him. He's never come to terms with the PTSD of what he went through with Covid and normally doesn't even work this day. We just put him in a pressure cooker that was full of triggers. And, at some point, the thing that he's tried so hard to forget and almost is in denial about, it ruptures. It comes to the surface and forces him to acknowledge it because there's no more denying it because other people have seen it. If Whitaker hadn't seen him in there, I don't know if Robby would've been on a path to healing, but I think he is now. Abbott having this sort of existential crisis at the beginning was done for fun, but also, it's part of who he is. It didn't come out this season, but he's a widower. And he's lost his leg and he's been in combat and I think he was having a crisis of faith a little bit at the beginning, which is renewed through seeing the mass casualty (event because it) is what he does best. I think for Abbott, it convinced him of what he should be doing, and he found himself. Robby kind of lost himself, but they end up both at the same place and in reverse positions. Now it's Robby looking into the abyss, and it's Abbott who's there to pull him back. I think that speaks to that kind of friendship and what they have. It's a real brotherhood in medicine kind of moment. CNN: This whole season has been a love letter to healthcare workers, honoring their sacrifices and struggles. Robby jokes in the finale with one of the young doctors that 'the next one will be easier,' that every shift won't be this bad. The irony of that is that viewers know next season won't be about ponies and rainbows. GEMMILL: Well, that was about 'I hope to God there isn't another mass shooting.' That more spoke to the mass killing aspect. I think that was a wishful thinking (on Robby's part), but I also think we drop in on them on the crazy days. I think there are days where it's probably not quite as crazy, but they don't make for as good of television [laughs]. So the days when they only get four patients, we're not gonna show that episode. CNN: Because you don't have 24 to fill! You have 15 and have to use them well. GEMMILL: That's right. Although, I think we were ready to pull the plug after 12, but we pushed through. [Laughs]
