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IN THIS DAY and age it can be easy to drift in and out while watching a TV show or movie. Everybody’s focus is fractured, we’re all overstimulated, and attention has become a currency. And if we’re being honest, there are some shows or movies where you can look a away for a minute (or ten) and not really miss too much. It is impossible, however, to do that while watching The Pitt.
HBO Max’s hit medical drama is the fast-paced, million-miles-an-hour drama that so many of us have been waiting for for quite some time. After the show slowly but surely built a massive fanbase during the course of its 15-week first season, it went on to achieve Emmy dominance, winning Best Actor (for Noah Wyle), Best Supporting Actress (for Katherine LaNasa), and Best Drama (for the show itself) among other honors—and now its finally back for season 2, picking up where the first season left off.
But not literally where the first season left off. The Pitt‘s major gimmick is that it’s something like a traditional medical drama mixed with 24; Everything we see over the course of the season is taking place in real time. Think of Dr. Robby (Wyle) as something of a Dr. Jack Bauer.
Season 2 picks up nearly a year after the events of the first season, on a busy July 4 in Pittsburgh. Our characters all arrive in new situations: It’s Dr. Robby’s last day before he takes a three-month sabbatical, it’s Dr. Langdon’s (Patrick Ball) first day back after getting caught stealing patient’s prescription drugs in season 1, and Nurse Dana (LaNasa) is back after a bit of a break. The rest of the characters, including Whitaker, Jevadi, Dr. Mohan, and Dr. McKay, among others, are all in varying degrees of new situations—and all are predictably compelling right from the jump.
There’s also a bit of in and out. Dr. Collins (Tracy Ifeachor) is no longer part of the show’s main cast, but with Robby about to head out on sabbatical, he spends much of the day alongside newcomer Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi), who will fill in while he’s gone. It becomes immediately clear that these two do not share the same philosophy on many things, and the sparks are flying fast.
We don’t have to say much more—The Pitt rules. We’re so excited to be diving back in for season 2, and we know you are too. Keep reading below so you can be sure you won’t miss a single episode.
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When is the next episode of The Pitt season 2 coming out?
The next episode of The Pitt will debut on HBO Max on Thursday, January 15, at 9:00 PM EST.
How many episodes are in season 2 of The Pitt? How many episodes are left?
Just like the first season of The Pitt, season 2 will follow the action in the emergency room for 15 episodes in total, the first of which has now been released. That means there’s 14 weeks (!!!)—and 14 episodes of engrossing, fast-paced medical drama—remaining in The Pitt season 2.
Here’s the complete release schedule for HBO Max’s The Pitt season 2:
Episode 1, “7:00 AM” – Now streaming as of January 8
Episode 2, “8:00 AM” – Streaming on January 15
Episode 3, “9:00 AM” – Streaming on January 22
Episode 4, “10:00 AM” – Streaming on January 29
Episode 5, “11:00 AM” – Streaming on February 5
Episode 6, “12:00 PM” – Streaming on February 12
Episode 7, “1:00 PM” – Streaming on February 19
Episode 8, “2:00 PM” – Streaming on February 26
Episode 9, “3:00 PM” – Streaming on March 5
Episode 10, “4:00 PM” – Streaming on March 12
Episode 11, “5:00 PM” – Streaming on March 19
Episode 12, “6:00 PM” – Streaming on March 26
Episode 13, “7:00 PM” – Streaming on April 2
Episode 14, “8:00 PM” – Streaming on April 9
Episode 15, “9:00 PM” – Streaming on April 16
Evan is the culture editor for Men’s Health, with bylines in The New York Times, MTV News, Brooklyn Magazine, and VICE. He loves weird movies, watches too much TV, and listens to music more often than he doesn’t.
