It’s time to check in for a new shift at The Pitt, HBO Max’s critically acclaimed medical prestige. After taking the world by storm in 2025, fans have been eager to see what happens after that first fifteen-hour shift (broken up into one-hour episodes, a la 24). With the trauma from the shooting still fresh in viewers’ minds, many viewers are going in unsure of where things will be.

Season 2 begins 10 months after season 1, at 7AM on a hot Fourth of July at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Dr. Frank Langdon (Patrick Ball) has returned from rehab and is ready to get back on the job. Meanwhile, Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) coasts into work on a motorcycle, and we find out this is his last shift before a three-month sabbatical in the form of a motorcycle trip.

The Pitt remains just as chaotic as last season, with an endless stream of visitors of all kinds. There are the usual (Louie, played by Ernest Harden, Jr) and the new. One of The Pitt’s strongest factors is not just its attention to medical accuracy, but to the patients as well.

Unlike other medical procedurals like House. M.D., the one-hour timeframe allows more nuanced portrayals for those who come into the trauma center. We see a character like Louie, who was given time to develop over season 1, and immediately feel like we’re reconnecting. For the most part, he other host of characters this season are also given ample time to develop.

Turning over a new leaf

Gerran Howell, Amielynn Abellera, Noah Wyle, Sepideh Moafi, Supriya Ganesh shown huddled together in scrubs in The Pitt Season 2.

In the wake of their falling out, Langdon is desperate to patch things up with Robby, but the tension still remains between them. While Langdon tries to acclimate back to a hospital that has moved on in his absence, he must also tend to the new students, James Oglevy (Lucas Iverson) and Joy (Irene Choi), both of whom are eager to learn and prove themselves.

And speaking of students, we are reintroduced to Santos (Isa Briones), Whitaker (Gerran Howell), and Javadi (Shabana Azeez), but Javadi still struggles, unsure. Her mother’s expectations are still high, and it leaves her torn on deciding about what path she wants to take.

Dana (Katherine LaNasa), thankfully, has not quit following the events of season one. She returns to the Pitt knowing the place can’t run without her, and she’s right. She’s proven to be the arterial vein of the department, keeping things moving in all the necessary directions. She’s joined by Emma Nolan (Laëtita Hollard), a grad RN shadowing her.

Out with the old

Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi) is introduced this season as Robby’s replacement as the new attending. It is clear right away that these two do not always see eye-to-eye. Mirroring the current state of things, Al-Hashimi brings talk of AI to the hospital. Many of the doctors are against it.

The loss of Dr. Collins (Tracy Ifeachor) is also acutely felt. Though Al-Hashimi seems poised to take on the role of Robby’s love interest this season, the chemistry is just not there yet. But the bar is also high. If any show is able to deliver something spectacular after a long buildup, this is the one to do it.

The first hour of this fifteen-hour shift introduces us to a lot, including an abandoned baby and King’s (Taylor Dearden) deposition. The day is just getting started, and we know the shift is going to pick up before it slows down.

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