The Pitt is already gearing as much as movie a second season — however is each fan favourite returning for extra episodes of the present after that point leap?
When the medical drama premiered on Max in January 2025, viewers had been excited to see Noah Wyle play a physician once more greater than after ER. It didn't take lengthy for Us to fall in love with your complete solid together with Dr. Robby (Wyle), Dr. Collins (Tracy Ifeachor), Dr. Langdon (Patrick Ball), Dana (Katherine LaNasa), Dr. Moha (Supriya Ganesh), Dr. Cassie McKay (Fiona Dourif), Dr. King (Taylor Dearden), Dr. Santos (Isa Briones), Whitaker (Gerran Howell) and Javadi (Shabana Azeez).
“The reality is that we cherished all these characters. You possibly can solely hold sure folks in sure jobs in sure hospitals earlier than there's a pure changeover,” Wyle instructed Decider in April 2025 about selecting who returns for a second season. “I don't know find out how to reply that query aside from to say that it's nice that folks need these characters to return again and that's actually enjoyable to play into and away from and with, and that's nice.”
Creator R. Scott Gemmill and government producer John Wells additionally spoke about how they've “discovered a method to do some issues” in order that followers might count on “some new folks” in season 2.
“We'll see how issues shake out and who desires to remain,” Gemmill instructed the outlet. “Typically it's who desires to remain on the present. Some folks get different alternatives and we bless them and ship them on their manner. Kick them out of the nest, allow them to fly. So we don't have any actual exhausting guidelines transferring ahead with that. We're simply going to play it by ear, for now.”
Preserve scrolling to see which The Pitt characters are returning for season 2 — and which aren't:
Dr. Robby Robinavitch
There's no The Pitt with out Wyle's character Dr. Robby. If Dr. Robby isn't coming again then simply shut Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital down.
Dr. Heather Collins
After struggling a miscarriage, Dr. Collins was despatched house by Robby and he or she in the end by no means returned to assist with the mass casualties from the capturing. (Wyle additionally talked about that, narratively, Collins couldn't be round when Robby in the end had a breakdown.)
It was confirmed in July 2025 that Collins wouldn't be again in season 2. Ifeachor beforehand performed coy about her future on the hit HBO Max present, teasing to Us Weekly, “Hear, there may be going to be an incredible solid in season 2 — simply as there was in season 1. I'm simply going to go away it there.”
Ifeachor hinted at “numerous surprises” within the sophomore season, including, “I'm not a [plot] ruiner. I'm not even going to let you know who's or is just not going to return again. I'm simply going to say I would like you to observe season 2 and simply take pleasure in it as a lot as you've watched season 1. Hopefully there'll be seasons 3 and 4 and seven.
In response to Us‘ suggestion that The Pitt ought to come again for no less than seven seasons — with Ifeachor featured in the entire future installments — the actress remained tight-lipped about Collins' journey.
Dr. Frank Langdon
Creator Gemmill acknowledged {that a} time leap would work in Langdon's favor amid his struggles with drug dependancy and work dismissal after he was caught stealing tablets.
“I believe we are going to choose up on Langdon's first day again at work, but it surely'll be greater than a month. The most important driver of [the season 2 time jump is] Langdon. Thirty days might be the minimal he must do [in treatment],” he instructed TVLine in April 2025. “You are able to do 60, 90 and a part of [the time jump] is pushed by once we can shoot in Pittsburgh. We're going to shoot in September once more. It has to seem like the fitting time of yr, whether or not it's spring, summer season or fall, and we've achieved fall [in season 1].”
Gemmill continued: “We're going to do Fourth of July weekend. 9, mainly 10 months later, offers numerous room for us to have developed a number of tales within the interim and meet up with everybody. And with it being Langdon's first day again, we get to catch up as he catches up with all these folks.”
It is very important observe that Ball is starring in a Los Angeles manufacturing of Hamlet in the course of the month of July 2025.
Dana Evans
Regardless of cost nurse Dana hinting she could be achieved on the hospital, The Pitt isn't able to let her go.
“Clearly, I can't eliminate Katherine. Clearly, Dana is a crucial half [of this show],” Wyle instructed TVLine in April 2025. “However Dana selecting to return again — if she chooses to return again, and the way she comes again, and what Dana is like having made the choice to return again, and what she's going to permit this place to both do or not do to her going ahead, turns into the stuff that, you realize, is the grist for the mill.”
Dr. Samira Mohan
Odds of attending to see Dr. Mohan and the others is in our favor for the reason that writers' room doesn't plan to have a brand new setting.
“We're by no means going to go to different departments. As a result of will probably be July, everybody has been promoted or graduated to the subsequent degree,” Gemmill instructed TVLine. “So, as an example, Whitaker might be an intern subsequent yr — so, lastly, his character will lastly be getting paid. Javadi goes to be doing a sub-internship, and we discover out that perhaps that's simply her stalling as a result of she doesn't wish to make up her thoughts about the place she desires to go. So we'll see everyone, for probably the most half, and a few folks could be working totally different hours and totally different shifts, but it surely's just about the identical crew.”
Dr. Cassie McKay
Dourif instructed Decider that she has to have her bangs able to play McKay by June 2025 so we are going to simply mark that data down for later.
Dr. Mel King
“As we had been capturing, we requested them [about the season 2 setup] they usually mentioned, ‘We don't know what we're going to do but.' They're superb at what they do,” Dearden instructed Us in February 2025. “Now we have no data however it could be attention-grabbing to see the subsequent day, I don't suppose it's going to be choose up proper there [though].”
Dr. Trinity Santos
Briones has been very clear that she cherished taking part in Santos and would return for extra.
“When it comes to the subject material, you're feeling simply as drained as your character could be. It's nowadays of actually intense traumatic issues that you simply're seeing day-after-day. Clearly we're pretending, however there's a really well-known quote, ‘Your physique doesn't know that you simply're appearing,'” she recalled whereas talking to Us in February 2025. “You simply stroll in and also you're seeing these wonderful visitor stars who're unbelievable actors and so truthful.”
She continued: “You're watching folks crying, listening to the worst information of their life otherwise you're watching folks in ache. That also has an impact on you. To be going by means of it as if it's a 15-hour day, you're feeling that as an actor as effectively. However once more, it makes the job straightforward as a result of it's so constructed into the character of it.”
Dennis Whitaker
“That's a part of your writing marketing campaign for the spinoff. Santos and Whittaker are The Odd Couple,” Gemmell joked to TVLine in regards to the plot potential with Santos and Whittaker being roommates. “We discuss it, after which we shrink back from it, as a result of I believe there's a magnificence to the premise in its simplicity and it's singularity, and I hate messing with that.”
Victoria Javadi
Gemmill admitted to Decider in April 2025 that there's “some concern” they must naturally lose key youthful characters because of the character of internships and rotations.
“It's extra down the road,” she famous. “It they select to observe an ER subspecialty, then they will keep. However for some down the road, in the event that they wish to go into one thing else, then they may depart. We must cross that boundary, or that subject once we get to it.”
Dr. Jack Abbot
In a joint interview with TVLine, Gemmill hinted that Abbot is “not going to work a day shift” however they “have a shock for him subsequent season.” Wells, in the meantime, added: “We additionally haven't instructed him but, so that you'll be breaking the information to him.”
Hatosy spoke to Us about his love for the present, saying, “I wish to hold going with him so far as they wish to go. I benefit from the present a lot. It's like a theater troupe. It's a beautiful factor to collaborate on, and sky's the restrict. In the event that they wanna make a [The] Pitt: Evening Shift, I'm all in, wholeheartedly.”
The Evening Crew
Judging by the overwhelming response to the evening crew, season 2 will discover a method to sneak Ayesha Harris and Ken Kirby again on our screens.
