The Pitt<\/a><\/em>\u2018s first season was a hit not only with critics but also with fans. From the first episode, it has been so good \u2014 Noah Wyle<\/a> was born to play a doctor and is absolutely outstanding as Dr. Michael \u201cRobby\u201d Robinavitch, and the ensemble cast is strong \u2014 so it was great to see it renewed in-season after the seventh episode.<\/p>\n The Pitt<\/em> Season 2 production is well underway, and a number of new cast members have been revealed. The latest casting comes on Tuesday, July 29, with news of Lawrence Robinson recurring as a patient.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Yes! HBO Max announced on Monday, June 16, that production has started.\u00a0The Pitt<\/em> shoots on the historic Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, with exteriors shot on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See the first photo from Season 2 above, of Noah Wyle (Robby) and Ken Kirby<\/a> (Shen, of course with his iced coffee).<\/p>\n Joining Wyle in the Season 1 cast were Tracy Ifeachor<\/a>, Patrick Ball<\/a> (Langdon), Supriya Ganesh<\/a> (Mohan), Fiona Dourif<\/a> (McKay), Taylor Dearden<\/a> (King), Isa Briones<\/a> (Santos), Gerran Howell<\/a> (Whitaker), Shabana Azeez<\/a> (Javadi), and Katherine LaNasa<\/a> (Dana Evans). Shawn Hatosy<\/a> (Abbot), Ken Kirby (Shen), and Ayesha Harris<\/a> (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. And TV Insider\u2019s interview with LaNasa<\/a> about her Emmy nomination (one of 13 for the show!) confirms she\u2019ll be back.<\/p>\n Hatosy is returning in a recurring role, plus he\u2019ll also be stepping behind the camera to direct, Deadline<\/a> reports. (He previously directed on\u00a0Animal Kingdom<\/em>, which he talks about in our Scene Study<\/a>.)<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so excited to capture this show from the other side of the lens. The Pitt<\/em> is an absolute dream for a director. I feel like a chef who gets to work in the best kitchen, with all the best ingredients \u2013 incredible writing, great actors, such strong characters with very distinct points of view; all in an immersive, adrenaline-pumped, beautifully choreographed world,\u201d Hatosy said in a statement to the outlet. \u201cHaving experienced it all through Abbot\u2019s eyes, I think that\u2019s going to really enhance my perspective as a director, and what a joy to be able to do it with a group of people with whom I already have such a deep bond.\u201d<\/p>\n However, on July 10, it was announced that Tracy Ifeachor would not<\/em> be returning as Dr. Heather Collins in the upcoming second season, per TV Line.<\/a> Collins was last seen in Episode 11 of the first season. On July 9, Ifeachor posted on Instagram<\/a>, \u201cWhat a blessing to be a part of this first and foundational season of #ThePitt on @hbomax . It was an absolute privilege to play Dr. Heather Collins in such a groundbreaking season and piece.\u201d<\/p>\n HBO Max also announced that Charles Baker<\/a>, Irene Choi, La\u00ebtitia Hollard, and Lucas Iverson will recur. Official character descriptions have yet to be announced.<\/p>\n The streaming service also announced, on June 24, that Sepideh Moafi<\/a>\u00a0has been cast in a series regular role as an attending physician in emergency medicine.<\/p>\n And on July 29, Deadline<\/a> reported that Lawrence Robinson will recur as \u201cBrian Hancock, a sweet, charming, and kind-hearted patient who turns a soccer injury into a possible meet-cute with one of the doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n The Pitt<\/em> is produced by John Wells<\/a> Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is under an overall deal. R. Scott Gemmill<\/a> created the series and serves as an executive producer alongside John Wells, Noah Wyle, Michael Hissrich, JWP\u2019s Erin Jontow, and Simran Baidwan.<\/p>\n Robby, after failing to save his stepson Jake\u2019s girlfriend when she was shot at Pittfest, had the breakdown<\/a> the season had been building to in Episode 13. Then, in the finale, Abbot found him on the roof \u2014 Wyle told TV Insider<\/a> that he made sure to stand closer to the edge than the other doctor had in the premiere \u2014 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The Pitt<\/em> is described as \u201ca realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today\u2019s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\u201d Each episode covers an hour of Robby\u2019s 15-hour shift in Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital\u2019s emergency room.<\/p>\nHas production started on\u00a0The Pitt<\/em> Season 2?<\/h2>\n
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