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The Pitt Season 2 release date: When the Noah Wyle medical drama will return to HBO Max

Here’s when you can expect the sophomore season of the popular medical drama on HBO Max.

Guides by Avery Kaplan, Contributing writer

Published on Tue Oct 21 2025

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You’ve already seen Noah Wyle portray a doctor on the beloved medical drama series ER. But more than a decade and a half after that series ended, Wyle is once again stepping into scrubs for another irresistable medical drama: The Pitt on HBO Max. After an exciting first season, The Pitt Season 2 promises to keep the drama coming. So when can you expect the release date for the show’s second season to arrive?

The Pitt Season 2 release date is January 8, 2026 on HBO Max. The second season will premiere almost exactly a year after the first season debuted on January 9, 2025. Continuing with the same release model as the first season, The Pitt Season 2 will release new episodes on a weekly basis. While there are plenty of shows to look forward to in the months to come, The Pitt Season 2 promises to deliver a specific kind of medical drama thrill. Here is the official teaser for The Pitt Season 2:

The Pitt stars Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, and the show has an enticing hook. Unlike other medical dramas, each season of The Pitt covers a single shift, with the action playing out hour-by-hour in real time. While the first season covered a shift in which vitcims of a shooting at a musical festival were treated at the hospital, the second season will be set over the course of a shift on the Fouth of July. In addition to many returning cast members, The Pitt Season 2 will see the addition of some new characters as well, including Sepideh Moafi as Dr. Al-Hashimi.

The release date for The Pitt Season 2 on HBO Max is January 8, 2026.

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Avery Kaplan: Avery lives and writes in Southern California. She is the co-author of Double Challenge: Being LGBTQ and a Minority with her spouse, Rebecca Oliver Kaplan. Avery is Features Editor at Comics Beat, and you can also find her writing on StarTrek.com, The Gutter Review, Geek Girl Authority, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.