‘The Pitt’ Is Returning for Season 2: Everything We Know So Far

Meredith Jacobs February 19, 2025, 2:40 pm

Noah Wyle as Robby — 'The Pitt' Season 1 — Max / Warrick Page

The Pitt is about halfway through its first season, but it’s already 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 — that we need there to be more.

The medical drama premiered on Max on Thursday, January 9, with the first two episodes. An episode has been dropping weekly since. But what’s the latest on its chances of returning for a second season? Read on for everything we know so far.

Has The Pitt been renewed for Season 2?

Yes! Max renewed the series on February 14, the day after the seventh episode aired.

“We’re excited and delighted with the audience response for our first season of The Pitt and can’t be more appreciative of our partners at Max and Warner Bros. Television for all of their extraordinary support throughout our first season,” Wyle and executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill said in a statement. (Wyle is also an executive producer, in addition to writing two episodes of Season. 1.)

Added Sarah Aubrey, Head of Max Original Programming, “It’s been a thrill to watch audiences embrace The Pitt as an update to procedural storytelling with a cast who authentically embody the heroics of doctors and nurses on shift in a 2025 emergency room. Our collaboration with John Wells, R. Scott Gemmill, Noah Wyle and Warner Bros. Television has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and we are excited to continue down this path with another season.”

Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD US Networks, said, “From its powerful stories to its realistic set and unique real-time format, The Pitt is truly a masterclass in storytelling — and it’s all due to the talented team of executive producers and crew, and the incredible ensemble cast who truly embody the pace and pressure of a hospital emergency department. John, Noah, Scott and the team have so many more stories to tell, and we are thankful to our partners at Max for giving them the opportunity to do so.”

Two weeks before the renewal, Wells told reporters at a press day, “We believe there are a lot more stories to tell. … It’s about the stories and the characters. These are wonderful characters. We have a fantastic cast, and getting to spend more time with them, I’m as interested as you are, I think, as an audience member to see, what else is there to learn about these people?”

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When are The Pitt episodes available to stream?

Episodes of The Pitt are added to Max Thursdays at 9/8c.

When will The Pitt Season 1 finale be on Max?

The Season 1 finale will hit Max on Thursday, April 10, at 9/8c.

When could The Pitt Season 2 premiere?

It’s too early to predict.

What is The Pitt 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.

Who’s in The Pitt‘s cast?

Joining Wyle in the Season 1 cast are Tracey Ifeachor (Dr. Collins), Patrick Ball (Dr. Langdon), Supriya Ganesh (Dr. Mohan), Fiona Dourif (Dr. McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. King), Isa Briones (Dr. Santos), Gerran Howell (Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), and Katherine LaNasa (Dana Evans). We’ll have to wait to see if all return for Season 2.