‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Trailer: Robby’s About to Go on Sabbatical, Plus Welcome Back, Langdon (VIDEO)
Welcome back to The Pitt. The critically acclaimed, Emmy-winning HBO Max show returns with its new season at the top of the new year, and on Tuesday, December 16, the streaming service released the official trailer and key art (below).
The Pitt, which has been so good from the very first episode — Noah Wyle was born to play a doctor and is absolutely outstanding as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, and the ensemble cast is strong — returns to our screens with Season 2 on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The medical drama takes place in real time, with each episode of a season covering an hour of a shift. Season 1 covered the day of Pittfest, with the victims of a shooting at the musical festival brought into the hospital. Season 2 will take place over the Fourth of July.
The trailer, which you can watch above, is all about Robby’s last shift before his sabbatical, and his replacement, Dr. Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi), has come in early. “She’s just covering while I go on my little sabbatical,” Robby insists. But she has ideas about how to improve the department … which he’s not so on board about.
It’s also Langdon’s (Patrick Ball) first shift back after rehab, and while King (Taylor Dearden) is happy to see him, Robby is not and sends him to triage. “We can cover for you, we’ve been doing it for months,” he points out. Ouch. (We knew he’d be like this. Wyle told us as much.)
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Dana’s (Katherine LaNasa) also back, after that was a bit up in the air following her rough Season 1 shift. “Who else is going to get this place through the Fourth of July?” she points out.
Dana suggests Robby’s “trying to outrun some ghosts,” while Abbot (Shawn Hatosy) warns him, “There’s going to be a lot of time to self-reflect. You sure you can handle that?” Robby doesn’t seem so sure.
Watch the full trailer above for much more, including a look at the patients and an emergency at another hospital.
Read on for everything we know so far about The Pitt Season 2, from the cast to a premiere date, and more.
When will The Pitt Season 2 premiere?
HBO Max confirmed that Season 2 will premiere on Thursday, January 8, 2026. That’s one year after Season 1 debuted. Episodes will be available weekly on Thursdays until the finale on April 16.
Season 2 episodes will also be available to stream in American Sign Language (ASL) starting with the premiere on January 8, interpreted by James “Joey” Cavalry, Amelia Hensley, and Stephanie Nogueras and directed by Sarah Tubert. (Season 1 episodes will be available to stream with ASL beginning on Sunday, December 21, interpreted by the same team and directed by Sarah Tubert and Jonaz McMillan.)
When are The Pitt episodes available to stream?
Episodes of The Pitt Season 1 are added to HBO Max on Thursdays at 9/8c.
Is The Pitt Season 2 in production?
Yes! HBO Max announced on Monday, June 16, that production started. The Pitt shoots on the historic Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, with exteriors shot on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See the first photo from Season 2 below, of Noah Wyle (Robby) and Ken Kirby (Shen, of course with his iced coffee).
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Who’s in The Pitt Season 2 cast?
Along with the teaser, the August 21 news reveals the Season 2 cast. Joining Wyle — who will be directing an episode — are Patrick Ball (Dr. Langdon), Katherine LaNasa (Dana Evans), Supriya Ganesh (Dr. Mohan), Fiona Dourif (Dr. McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. King), Isa Briones (Dr. Santos), Gerran Howell (Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), and Sepideh Moafi (Dr. Al-Hashimi). Moafi’s new character is an attending physician in emergency medicine.
Shawn Hatosy (Abbot), Ken Kirby (Shen), and Ayesha Harris (Ellis) were among those who recurred in Season 1, and various photos (like the one released for the start of production above), social media posts, and news have confirmed all will be back in some capacity. Hatosy will also be stepping behind the camera to direct, Deadline reports. (He previously directed on Animal Kingdom, which he talks about in our Scene Study.)
“I’m so excited to capture this show from the other side of the lens. The Pitt is an absolute dream for a director. I feel like a chef who gets to work in the best kitchen, with all the best ingredients – incredible writing, great actors, such strong characters with very distinct points of view; all in an immersive, adrenaline-pumped, beautifully choreographed world,” Hatosy said in a statement to the outlet. “Having experienced it all through Abbot’s eyes, I think that’s going to really enhance my perspective as a director, and what a joy to be able to do it with a group of people with whom I already have such a deep bond.”
Not returning from Season 1 is Tracy Ifeachor as Dr. Heather Collins in the upcoming second season, per TV Line. Collins was last seen in Episode 11 of the first season. On July 9, Ifeachor posted on Instagram, “What a blessing to be a part of this first and foundational season of #ThePitt on @hbomax . It was an absolute privilege to play Dr. Heather Collins in such a groundbreaking season and piece.”
HBO Max has announced that Charles Baker, Irene Choi, Laëtitia Hollard, and Lucas Iverson will recur. Official character descriptions have yet to be announced.
And on July 29, Deadline reported that Lawrence Robinson will recur as “Brian Hancock, a sweet, charming, and kind-hearted patient who turns a soccer injury into a possible meet-cute with one of the doctors.”
Victor Rivas Rivers is set to guest as Trent Norris, the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Deadline reports. We have to admit: We can’t wait to see how he and Robby clash.
Other recurring guest stars include Meta Golding as nurse Noelle Hastings, Luke Tennie as the night shift’s fourth year resident Dr. Crus Henderson, Christopher Thornton as psychiatric attending Dr. Caleb Jefferson, a PTMC Psychiatric Attending, and Travis Van Winkle as aggressive patient Curtis Larson, reports Deadline.
The Pitt is produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is under an overall deal. R. Scott Gemmill created the series and serves as an executive producer alongside John Wells, Noah Wyle, Michael Hissrich, JWP’s Erin Jontow, and Simran Baidwan.
How did The Pitt Season 1 finale end?
Robby, after failing to save his stepson Jake’s girlfriend when she was shot at Pittfest, had the breakdown the season had been building to in Episode 13. Then, in the finale, Abbot found him on the roof — Wyle told TV Insider that he made sure to stand closer to the edge than the other doctor had in the premiere — and talked him down. The finale ended with Robby, Abbot, and other members of the hospital staff gathered for a post-shift beer in the park across the street before Robby headed home.
Meanwhile, Robby told Langdon if he wanted to continue to work at the hospital after the discovery of his drug addiction, he had to go to rehab, and Dana was ready to be done after getting punched in the face by an impatient patient.
What is The Pitt Season 2 about?
The Pitt is described as “a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” Each episode covers an hour of Robby’s 15-hour shift in Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency room.
An exact description for Season 2 has yet to be released, but executive producers R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells told TV Insider after the finale that it would cover the Fourth of July weekend — and that shift would likely be Langdon’s first back after rehab.
With that time jump, “we’ll get to see some new med students, maybe a new nursing student,” Gemmill shared. “We played a fairly straight shift last year, but a lot of times, people come in halfway through a shift and things like that. So even if you don’t see everyone right off the top, they may show up eventually, but they may have the day off.”
Noah Wyle shared a few more details when TV Insider spoke with him about his Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama (he won, one of five Emmy wins for The Pitt for 2025). Robby is now “is a guy that can no longer look at himself in the mirror and admit that he doesn’t have a problem, but doctors don’t always make the best patients and how he goes about trying to get himself healthy, it’s a big part of what we’re trying to grapple with this season,” he revealed.
He also shared, “I think I’ve already smiled more in the first four episodes that we’ve shot than I smiled in the first 14 episodes that we shot last year. Whether that smile is a mask or genuine will be up for interpretation, but I’m employing one.”
Plus, get ready to see Robby “grappling with another big life decision. And there are going to be peaks and valleys in the season that really exemplify that,” Wyle previewed.
What we do know is that Robby is not happy to be working the same shift as Langdon. “He was hoping that their shifts wouldn’t overlap, and then they do,” Wyle said. “Robby can be petty, and forgiveness is sometimes harder for some than others. And yeah, betrayal is a big deal. Like anybody that has walls up, if they let their wall down for you and you are one of the few that get to share an intimacy, and then that turns into any kind of betrayal, the wall goes up twice as high as it was before, and that’s what we’re going to play with probably.”
Is there a Pitt Season 2 trailer?
The first teaser was released on August 21. The prodigal son returns to the hospital, and while the video is cut to show a glimpse of Robby walking into the ED after that line, it’s clearly about Langdon, back for his first shift after rehab. Watch it here to get a look at some of the patients, new characters, and much more. There was also another teaser released on December 9 with the premiere date.
Now, the full trailer, which you can watch above, offers a look at what is scheduled to be Robby’s last shift in a while as he heads off on sabbatical.
Plus, check out photos from the season here.
The Pitt, Season 2 Premiere, Thursday, January 8, 2026, 9/8c, HBO Max
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Great show. Nice to see that it is a hospital show not including outside life and romances. Real doctors say that the procedures are accurate
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I hope it is on longer than Grey’s Anatomy.
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Love this show. I was a hospital nurse for over 40 years, although not in the ER, I can certainly appreciate the fast, jaw clenching drama. I'm brushing up on my medical terminology and am always amazed at how the "doctors" and "nurses" on the show throw those words around so seemingly effortlessly.
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I binged watched the entire season due to I couldn’t get enough of it. Now to sit and hurry and wait for season two. I already have my favorite interns.
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There are 15 episodes total in season 1. A new episode every Thursday. Season finale isn't until April 10, 2025 so you have a few more episodes to watch. ; )
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Great show. I hope we get another season!!
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I think it's a great show, I really like Noah Wylie as an actor! I now look forward to Thursday nights again. And I finally am seeing something that I honestly like on Max after subscribing to HBO with my cable provider for years! The last show I watched was Westworld which I totally enjoyed and looked forward to seeing when it was airing! It's too bad that Max won't stream Westworld seeing HBO made It. I would like to watch it again.
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This is the best ED show ever! I'm a retired Emergency Dept nurse and the scenes, story lines are so realistic.
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I love it. Noah Wylie is certainly perfect for the show. Please season 2. 👍👏🏼
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I am obsessed with this show and I just ADORE Noah Wyle! He looks and seems like such a good guy and is so talented. I’ve definitely spread the love for this show and have recommended it to so many people! I really hope there will be many, many more seasons to come!
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It leaves me totally exhausted every week. The closest a lay person could ever come to being right in the middle of a chaotic ER. Steller cast led by Wylie who is just magnificent. As someone said in a slightly different way it's nice to see a show where the drama comes from the internal situations and not from swarmy romances and contrived interpersonal conflicts. Keep it up. Looking forward to season 2.
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It would be great if it was on regular TV rather than Max. Not everyone wants to pay for every pay for channel there is .
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I watch it live and don't pay a cent....all with 2500 other channels that I don't pay for.
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Hooked since the first episode!! Love this show hope they continue been a big fan of Noah Wyle since ER
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It could never air on regular tv without cutting out the many realistic, uncovered and very graphic medical problems and procedures that are shown. A “sanitized” version of the show would be unacceptable, so thank-you to cable tv.
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Please sir, May I have another season?
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Best show EVER!!!
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It wouldn't be as realistic if it was on regular TV.
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I LOVED the first season. Life like it really is in hospitals. I was an RN for 25 years in ICU and CCU. I really appreciate how hard the ER can be.
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This is the best of the best! Starting watching episodes and am addicted. Way too long to wait for season two. The most realistic ER/medical show around.
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Just binged watch the entire season, absolutely love it. Can't wait for season 2.
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Best show on tv by far!!!
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Couldn't agree more! Noah Wyle was perfect for that role. The rest of the cast are great doctors too. It all feels so natural. I love this series
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I THINK IT IS CRAPPY you get people hocked and the move it to HBO which i have no access to or afford
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I would love to see George Clooney show up in the pitt
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Fairly true on details, EMOTIONS, action... INTENSE GREAT MINI SERIES
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Can't wait for the new Season!
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THANK YOU for showing America the reality of the most expensive healthcare (unfortunately not the best) that desperately needs to change….administrators need to stop hoarding the money and “corporate healthcare “ needs to end. Get rid of Obamacare and bring back private doctor offices and hospitals. Improve Medicare/medicaid for Americans.
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I have never in my life, wished for January to come to the Chicagoland area. Now I am excited for season two of The Pitt. Finally, there’s something good to look forward to in January!!!
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Me too. I knew it was gonna be special from the very first scene and it was fantastic from the first episode until the last.
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So late to the comments here, but I just finished binging Season 1. OMG, I laughed, I cried. I am a doctor, I have worked in big-city ED's and part of me tried diagnosing some of the zebras (got cardiomyopathy, methemoglobinemia and a few others) and part of me said, man, these screenwriters have better bedside manner than I do and part of me was looking for more kleenex. Noah Wyle was utterly believable and utterly brilliant, as was the entire cast. Cannot wait for Season 2. I'm going to miss Collins though.
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Having worked in a ER/Trauma center as a nurse for 10 years I can say I am absolutely amazed at the accuracy and portrayal of the day in the life there.I used to say,if only the public knew what we dealt with daily.This show says it all!
Thank you to all the actors!
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Love Noah Wylie as a Dr. again. It definitely “suits” him!
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I think one of the best shows since the show ER it is nice to see the doctor that played Carter on the hit show ER returned as a doctor on the show the pit the first year was really intense, great storyline and great actors and actress. Can’t wait to see the second season.
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I love this show It's so much better than Grays Anatomy. Grey's was to much outside love lives. This is about the patients and the difficult job the health care workers endure. I hope we get to enjoy several more seasons and the cast is great.
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Can hardly wait for the new season! Just re-watched the first season and loved it.
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Sepideh Moafi will add a great deal to this cast. Sparks will fly and she will become a fan favorite!! Love her and her acting skills.
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I love the series and I’m so disappointed that there isn’t a second series. It’s one of those shows you just can’t miss one.
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Totally agree. It burns me up that HBO took down Westworld and the Nevers both. Even though they had flaws, they were highly ambitious and watchable. It's an insult to their subscribers, IMO.
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FINALLY! A medical show that is legit accurate. Only saw one thing jump out, which was Noah had his stethoscope in his ears backwards…other that that, Awesome! Addicted. 😊
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As a Pittsburgh native who loves the show, I would make a few tweaks...real Pittsburghers often omit the words "to be" when they speak. I.E. "My cut needs stiched." or "That bandage needs replaced." Also, it's ok for the cast to use the word "Yinzer" to refer to a person from Pittsburgh, as in "Where are Yinz going for lunch?"
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Retired ICU nurse 42 years and I love this show it brings back so many memorieirs
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The Pitt is awesome! I have spent time in that hospital as a patient, very true in the making...
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Will it ever come to regular cable t.v. ? I love Noah Wylie and medical shows. Heard some good things. I dont get Max. To bad 🙁
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It is awesome! Excellent cast!
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Love it was on the edge of my seat. Can't wait for season 2
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It is an amazing show. Please keep it running.!!!!
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