If you’re one of the 10 million people who tuned into each episode of the medical drama The Pitt — including Katie! — then you’re probably beside yourself wondering how long you’ll have to wait for a second season.
Okay, maybe we’re being a bit dramatic, but the good news is that The Pitt has already gotten a greenlight for season two — and we’ve got all the info about when you can watch, a preview of the plot, and which of our favorite characters will be returning. Get ready to clock in for your shift.
Is The Pitt renewed for season two?
With the blockbuster viewership that The Pitt achieved, it would be unconceivable for it not to be renewed — and thankfully, the powers that be at Max agreed a while ago. The Pitt started airing in January 2025, and by February, Warner Bros officially announced it would return. Warner Bros. exec Channing Dungey said in the announcement, “[Executive producers] John, Noah, Scott, and the team have so many more stories to tell, and we are thankful to our partners at Max for giving them the opportunity to do so.”
When will season two of The Pitt air?
Even more good news: We have information about that, too! According to PEOPLE, The Pitt season two will begin airing in January 2026 — a year after season one premiered. Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max content, confirmed that the second season season will include 15 episodes, documenting 15 hours at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
“What I love about something like The Pitt is, I can get 15 episodes in a year,” Bloys told Vulture in March. “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’s more, the show’s creator, R. Scott Gemmill, told TV Line that filming will pick up in September. “It has to look like the right time of year, whether it’s spring, summer or fall, and we’ve done fall [in season one],” he said.
What will The Pitt season two be about?
New episodes of The Pitt will take place 10 months after the events of season one, and the show’s executive producers revealed on April 5 during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders TV event that the 15 episodes will take place over July 4th weekend — a period that’s often fraught with emergencies. (Fireworks accidents, anyone?)
Which characters are returning for The Pitt season two?
Fortunately, fans won’t be left guessing which characters will be coming back — because R. Scott Gemmill and executive producer John Wells revealed a lot about the cast to TV Line. Of course, Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, played by Noah Wyle, will be back to oversee the emergency department.
Gemmill told TV Line that because of the time jump in the next season, we’ll see certain characters advance in their career: “For instance, Whitaker [played by Gerran Howell] will be an intern next year — so, finally, his character will finally be getting paid.” He also revealed that Javadi (Shabana Azeez) will be doing a sub-internship, “and we find out that maybe that’s just her stalling because she doesn’t want to make up her mind about where she wants to go.”
Most tellingly, Gemill said, “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.”
What’s more, viewers have really enjoyed watching the staff of the night shift — doctors Abbot, Shen, and Ellis — and Gemmill teases that there will be a surprise in store for Abbott next season. He also said we’d be introduced to some new characters, which he promises “will give us some new dynamics.”
Will Dr. Langdon and Dana Evans come back?
But what about Dr. Langdon and charge nurse Dana Evans? As you’ll recall, season one ended with Robby giving Langdon an ultimatum: Enter a 30-day inpatient rehab program, or lose his medical license.
Gemmill said that the good thing about starting season two with a time jump is that Dr. Langdon will have completed his program by that time, and the season will begin with his first day back at work. Noah Wyle added, “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 one.”
Things seem a bit less sure for Dana (played by Katherine LaNasa), because season one ended with the charge nurse apparently quitting — to which Robby’s reply is, “See you Monday.”
Wyle admitted, “One of the things that is tricky when you’re making a very realistic hospital show is that not everybody stays in the hospital forever, you know?” He added that the longer the show goes on, the more the writers and producers will have to deal with some of fans’ favorite characters moving on. But as far as season 2 goes, Wyle told TV Line, “Obviously, I can’t get rid of Katherine [LaNasa]. 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.”
Gemmill added, “I think if next season were to take place the next day or the next week, you wouldn’t see Dana. 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. She’ll be even less tolerant of bullsh*t. She’s going to be much more protective of her flock.”
