'The Pitt' is back! What to know before tonight’s season 2 premiere
Scrub in folks, we’re on the clock for another shift with “The Pitt!”
The hit HBO series is returning for its second season tonight, coming in hot off some major award wins including Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Noah Wyle, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Katherine La Nassa.
So what can we expect for the doctors, nurses, and staff at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center? Find out below!
How to Watch
“The Pitt” airs Thursdays at 9pm EST/6pm PST on HBO Max, releasing one episode a week.
Who’s Back for Season 2?
Just about everyone! There’s of course Noah Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, the de facto head of the ER, working alongside the trio of young residents we met last season, Dr. Trinity Santos (Isa Briones), Dennis Whittaker (Gerran Howell) and Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez). We’ll also see the more experienced doctors on the floor, Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh) and Dr. Cassie McKay (Fiona Dourif), as well as Katherine LaNassa’s charge nurse Dana Evans and Patrick Ball’s disgraced but reformed Dr. Frank Langdon.
Shawn Hatosy, who won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series last year for his role as Dr. Jack Abbot, will also return to the show.
Who’s New?
Laëtitia Hollard joins the staff of the ER as recent nursing grad Emma. The other newcomer this season is Sepideh Moafi, as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, who will become Dr. Robby’s temporary replacement when he goes on sabbatical.
What’s Happening This Time?
Season two’s shift takes place over the Fourth of July, a notoriously busy day in any emergency room. But even with all the fireworks, that might be the least of the Pitt team’s problems. There’s also a drill that shuts down all the computers (and possibly more), meaning they’ll be working analog (aka good ole paper and pen). The Fourth of July cannot be the best day to run that kind of drill! But it’s safe to say we can trust the team in The Pitt to do their best to save lives and deliver high-stakes drama week to week.
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