One of the year’s biggest surprise hits is HBO Max’s The Pitt, a return to the episodic, longer seasons that accompanied network television before the streaming takeover. The medical drama follows a group of ER physicians and nurses in real time, with each episode following one hour of their 15-hour shift as they navigate difficult cases and the psychological toll of being surrounded by death. At the center of the story is Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, played by ER’s Noah Wyle, the attending on duty who has to manage the overflow of patients, provide his medical expertise on demand, and police his staff’s sometimes-hostile interpersonal relationships.
The first season of the must-watch series, which comes from two of the writers of ER, climaxed with a mass shooting at a fictional music festival that pushed the medical professionals to their physical and emotional limits. But it won’t be the last we see of the doctors at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center; HBO Max quickly greenlit a second season that will begin filming this summer and will jump forward in time when it returns in 2026. Below, find out everything we know so far about The Pitt season 2.
