"Wouldn't be the next day": The Pitt creator reveals upcoming Season 2 time jump

The Pitt has proven to be a massive success for Max, which has led to its quick renewal for a second season. The show is a fresh take on medical dramas as it follows a 15-hour shift in an emergency room at a fictional hospital.

Each episode of the first season depicts one hour of the shift. However, after the first chapter concludes, the second season would not showcase the subsequent day’s shift. Instead, The Pitt season 2 would be set a few months after the first season’s finale. Confirming the development, series creator R. Scott Gemmill said in an interview with Parade:

“We haven't decided whether it will be three months or two months. But it wouldn't be the next day. That would put too much on storytelling.”

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The Pitt Season 2 will take place a few months after the events of Season 1

In the same interview, John Wells, the executive producer of The Pitt, explained why it is necessary for the show to have a time jump. Wells said whatever is happening in society impacts the storyline of the show:

“One of the things that happens is it's not that we rip things from the headlines. But because we're hearing what's happening in the emergency rooms from the people who work in the emergency rooms, many things that are happening in the overall society make their way into those stories.”

Wells explained that the team would choose the second season's timeline based on the events of the contemporary world:

“So it's premature to say because you don't know what we're going to hear in six weeks or eight weeks or six months. You really don't know, and you don't want to foreclose it by just making all these decisions that then mean you can't take a good story that shows up.”

The Pitt was renewed for season 2 by Max on February 14, 2025, over a month after the series premiere. The show is focused on Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, and his team of ER staff who tend to patients while dealing with their own issues and traumas.

The series has been well-received for its high-paced drama and realistic narrative. It stars Noah Wyle as Dr. Robby, Tracy Ifeachor as Dr. Heather Collins, Fiona Dourif as Dr. Cassie McKay, Katherine LaNasa as Dana Evans, Patrick Ball as Dr. Frank Langdon, and Supriya Ganesh as Dr. Samira Mohan.

The star cast also includes Isa Briones as Dr. Trinity Santos, Shabana Azeez as Victoria Javadi, Gerran Howell as Dennis Whitaker, Shawn Hatosy as Dr. Jack Abbott, and Taylor Dearden as Dr. Melissa "Mel" King.

The Pitt season 1 is aired on Max on Thursdays.