The Pitt: Everything We Know About Season 2 And Beyond, If You've Already Binged It

Much like sitting in A&E with a relatively minor injury, the wait for medical drama The Pitt to arrive in the UK has been a painfully long one.

Created by the same team behind the iconic 1990s series ER, The Pitt launched in the US over a year ago, quickly becoming adored by critics and earning an impressive stash of awards in its wake. 

With HBO Max finally launching in the UK this week – British viewers can now get in on the action on this side of the pond, with the full first season now available to stream. 

If you’re already loving The Pitt, you might be curious about what’s next when you’ve polished off the first run of episodes.

Here’s everything we know about the future of the award-winning drama so far...

When and where can I watch season 2 of The Pitt?

The plus side of waiting so long to see The Pitt over here is that while we’ve been twiddling our thumbs, HBO has already filmed and begun airing the second season.

Over in the US, that started streaming in January, with American viewers now up to episode 13 out of 14.

While series one arrived all in one go in the UK, things will work differently for season two. 

The first instalment of the new series is already streaming on HBO Max, while subsequent episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays.

Will there be a season 3 of The Pitt?

Apparently, new seasons of The Pitt are like buses, because after waiting for a single series to touch our shores, we now know that season three is a sure thing.

HBO boss Casey Bloys announced that the series had been renewed at the start of the year, just before season two’s premiere.

Is there a release date for season 3 of The Pitt?

At the time of writing, it’s not been confirmed when the third run of The Pitt will be airing.

However, if the show sticks to the release pattern of the first two series, which both launched in January a year apart, we could see season three of The Pitt on our screens as early as January 2027.

What have the creators of The Pitt said about the HBO Max show’s future?

Leading man and executive producer Noah Wyle is clearly feeling optimistic about the future of the show. 

In a recent interview with HBO’s CEO Casey Bloys, Noah said that the show could theoretically “run forever” thanks to its simple structure of following people in a single day as opposed to overly elaborate plot devices.

He also revealed that season three would be on its feet “very soon” and shared where the team are at.

“We are in the process of writing character arcs for season three for everybody,” he explained. “It’s a very interesting show to break because, unlike a lot of shows where there are 22 episodes that may play out over a calendar year, this is 15 hours of one day. So you’re painting with a much finer brush.”

Is there anything similar I can watch while I wait for more from The Pitt?

If you need something to keep you going in between drops of season two episodes, or you’ve got a renewed taste for medical dramas – there’s plenty more where that came from.

You can watch The Pitt creators’ original hospital series ER over on HBO Max and Netflix, where you’ll also see Noah playing a totally different fictional doctor.

The Pitt is streaming now on HBO Max.