The Pitt‘s first season was a hit not only with critics but also with fans. From the first episode, it has been so good — Noah Wyle was born to play a doctor and is absolutely outstanding as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, and the ensemble cast is strong — and so it was great to see it renewed in-season, after the seventh episode. On Monday, June 16, HBO Max announced that production has started on Season 2.

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 weekend. Read on for everything we know so far about Season 2, from the cast to a premiere date, and more.

Has production started on The Pitt Season 2?

Yes! HBO Max announced on Monday, June 16, that production has started. The Pitt shoots on the historic Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, CA, with exteriors shot on location in Pittsburgh, PA. See the first photo from Season 2 above, of Noah Wyle (Robby) and Ken Kirby (Shen, of course with his iced coffee).

Who’s in The Pitt Season 2 cast?

Joining Wyle in the Season 1 cast were Tracey Ifeachor (Collins), Patrick Ball (Langdon), Supriya Ganesh (Mohan), Fiona Dourif (McKay), Taylor Dearden (King), Isa Briones (Santos), Gerran Howell (Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), and Katherine LaNasa (Dana Evans). Shawn Hatosy (Abbot), Ken Kirby (Shen), and Ayesha Harris (Ellis) were among those who recurred. A Season 2 cast list has yet to be released, but the above photo confirms that at least Wyle and Kirby will be back.

HBO Max also announced that Charles Baker, Irene Choi, Laëtitia Hollard, and Lucas Iverson will recur. Official character descriptions have yet to be announced.

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.”

When will The Pitt Season 2 premiere?

HBO Max confirmed that Season 2 will premiere in January 2026. That’s one year after Season 1 debuted.

When are The Pitt episodes available to stream?

Episodes of The Pitt Season 1 were added to Max Thursdays at 9/8c. The same could be true for Season 2, but it’s too early to be certain.