Dr. Robby and his staff in the emergency room at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center are clocking in for another emotional, heart-pounding shift in Season 2 of the “The Pitt.”
HBO Max released a teaser on Aug. 21 for the upcoming second season of the acclaimed hospital drama starring Noah Wyle.
In the minute-long clip, Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch is seen returning to the ER after Season One’s grueling shift ended with him walking away quietly from a round of beers with his coworkers at a nearby park.
“The prodigal son returns,” says one nurse as he enters the room.
Hard-nosed, wise-cracking charge nurse Dana Evans, played by Katherine LaNasa, is shown looking at him with raised eyebrows as he walks by.
A familiar announcement then comes over the loudspeaker: “Tier one trauma, ETA six minutes.”
“And so it begins,” Robinavitch says.
The teaser also gives a glimpse at the returning members of the ensemble who will be in Season 2, which will be released in January 2026.
Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh), Dr. Cassie McKay (Fiona Dourif), Dr. Trinity Santos (Isa Briones), Dennis Whitaker (Gerran Howell) and Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez) all make appearances.
“You guys do this every day?” a nurse standing next to Dr. Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi), a new Season 2 character, asks in the teaser.
“If we’re lucky,” Dr. Santos jokes.
Season 2 will happen over the course of one 15-hour shift on July 4, 10 months after the end of the day portrayed in season one, showrunner R. Scott Gemmill told Entertainment Weekly.
It’s not clear if it will revolve around a traumatic event like the mass shooting at a concert from the first season, but there are tense scenes of police running through the hospital.
Also returning is Dr. Frank Langdon (Patrick Ball), who begged Rabinovitch for a second chance to save his job at the end of season one after it was discovered he had addiction issues and had been stealing drugs from the hospital.
The second season takes place after Langdon has gone to rehab.
โIt was really driven by wanting to have the Langdon character back and knowing how much time he wouldโve had to spend in rehab and going through his recovery process,โ Gemmill told EW.
Dr. Melissa “Mel” King, a neurodivergent doctor played by Taylor Dearden, also returns for the second season.
One notable character who does not appear in Season 2 is Dr. Heather Collins, played by Tracy Ifeachor. It was reported by TVLine in July that she would not be returning for the second season.
Ifeachor also posted a grateful message on Instagram on July 9, writing that “it was an absolute privilege to play Dr. Heather Collins in such a groundbreaking season and piece.”
