HBO Max simply dropped the primary teaser for season 2 of “The Pitt,” its universally acclaimed and Emmy-nominated medical drama … and never solely are some sudden acquainted faces returning, however there are additionally some new medical doctors within the combine on the titular (and hectic) Pittsburgh hospital.
To be truthful, each Patrick Ball and Katherine LaNasa, whose respective characters, Dr. Frank Langdon and Dana Evans, had each motive to depart the hospital on the finish of season 1, beforehand confirmed that they’d be again for a second season, nevertheless it’s nonetheless nice to see them totally again in motion. We barely see Langdon within the teaser, however we do see his grand return to the hospital after a mandated rehabilitation program. (You may recall that he was ordered to attend this system by his mentor Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, performed by Noah Wyle, after the senior attending caught Langdon stealing medicine from the hospital.) As for cost nurse Dana, I would not have blamed the girl if, after getting bodily assaulted by a affected person and dealing half a shift with a damaged nostril, she’d retired … however she welcomes Robby, who appears to have taken a sabbatical of his personal, again to the emergency division with open arms right here.
Different season 1 favorites like Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh), medical college students Victoria Javadi and Dennis Whitaker (Shabana Azeez and Gerran Howell), and residents Dr. Cassie McKay, Dr. Mel King, and Dr. Trinity Santos (Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, and Isa Briones) might be again as effectively. Dr. Jack Abbot, the fan-favorite night time shift attending performed by Shawn Hatosy, may also return, though he is not within the teaser, whereas Tracy Ifeachor’s Dr. Heather Collins will not be coming again to work. All of the returning characters, nevertheless, might be joined by a brand new foremost character within the type of Dr. Al-Hashimi, performed by Sepideh Moafi. In an Leisure Weekly article that debuted alongside the teaser, showrunner R. Scott Gemmill teased Dr. Al-Hashimi’s character, in addition to Langdon’s return.
R. Scott Gemmill says that Frank Langdon’s return to The Pitt might be fraught … and a brand new physician is ready to shake issues up
As showrunner R. Scott Gemmill — who beforehand labored with collection director John Wells and star and govt producer Noah Wyle on the beloved medical drama “ER” (although it is vital to notice that “The Pitt” is not a spin-off of the NBC present created by Michael Crichton) — informed Leisure Weekly, season 2 of “The Pitt” is shaping as much as be simply as dramatic and chaotic as the primary outing. After noting that phrase has unfold all through the titular fictional Pittsburgh hospital that Langdon was ordered to go to rehab after stealing librium, a medicine that helps with alcohol withdrawal (“Gossip appears to journey sooner than the web,” he joked), Gemmill confirmed that Langdon’s return will certainly trigger a stir.
He added that, throughout the present’s timeline, Langdon returns sooner or later after finishing his program. Whereas this is smart since we have recognized for some time now that season 2 of “The Pitt” takes place 10 months after the season 1 finale (particularly, on July 4), Gemmill mentioned that this alternative creates probably the most on-screen drama. “It was actually pushed by desirous to have the Langdon character again and understanding how a lot time he would’ve needed to spend in rehab and going via his restoration course of,” Gemmill informed EW. “We knew it needed to be about 10 months, [which] took us into the summer season. We performed Labor Day, primarily, for the primary season, so we resolve to play this on the 4th of July.”
So, what about the connection between Robby and Langdon, which was a mentor-mentee dynamic earlier than Langdon’s betrayal? “Let’s simply say there’s lots of historical past that needs to be resolved between them earlier than they will get again to any form of normalcy,” Gemmill teased.
As for the hospital’s latest attending, Sepideh Moafi’s Dr. Al-Hashimi, Gemmill says she beforehand labored on the VA Hospital with Dr. Mel King and Dr. Samira Mohan, however she’s going to be a disruptive power for Robby nonetheless. “She’s gonna be somebody who’s very progressive in her strategy to drugs and believes within the modernization of the medical area,” Gemmill revealed. “And Robby’s a bit bit extra old fashioned and there will be a bit little bit of, let’s simply say, rigidity as they attempt to determine easy methods to work collectively.”
The Pitt is a status streaming drama that capabilities like a traditional community TV present — and that is nice
In March 2025, two months after “The Pitt” premiered and shortly earlier than it wrapped up its inaugural season, HBO Max’s content material chief Casey Bloys revealed some superb information to Vulture and mentioned that he needs the medical drama to stay to an everyday, annual schedule as a lot as humanly attainable. After explaining why the present consists of 15 episodes per season (as a substitute of 10 or fewer, which is extra in step with HBO’s different collection), Bloys added, “The opposite actually vital factor about this mannequin, and is considerably of a misplaced artwork […] is the second season will premiere in January of 2026, a yr later. This mannequin of extra episodes cuts down on the hole between seasons.”
That is music to my ears, personally — and when you’re a fan of fine TV exhibits, it must be music to yours as effectively. Anybody who tuned into, say, “Severance” throughout its first season on Apple TV+ remembers the painful three-year wait between the primary two seasons (although that was, admittedly, partly because of the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes), and Bloys’ dedication to making sure that one thing as common and high-quality as “The Pitt” airs yearly must be applauded. Within the heyday of community TV and earlier than the appearance of streaming, followers used to get seasons of their favourite TV collection that spanned 24 episodes (or extra!), and as showrunners like R. Scott Gemmill proceed transferring to streamers like HBO Max, that is changing into a misplaced artwork. “The Pitt,” I ought to say, is good at 15 episodes (24 would not actually make sense throughout the present’s framework, by which every episode is a “actual” hour), however the level is that committing to an everyday launch schedule is encouraging information for the TV panorama, particularly when audiences get one thing as genuinely nice as “The Pitt.”
“The Pitt” season 2 premieres in January 2026, and a selected launch date hasn’t been revealed but. The primary season is streaming now in its entirety on HBO Max.
