The Pitt is already gearing up to film a second season - but is every fan favorite returning for more episodes of the show after that time jump? When the medical drama premiered on Max in January 2025, viewers were excited to see Noah Wyle play a doctor again more than after ER. It didn't take long for Us to fall in love with the entire cast including Dr. Robby (Wyle), Dr. Collins (Tracy Ifeachor), Dr. Langdon (Patrick Ball), Dana (Katherine LaNasa), Dr. Moha (Supriya Ganesh), Dr. Cassie McKay (Fiona Dourif), Dr. King (Taylor Dearden), Dr. Santos (Isa Briones), Whitaker (Gerran Howell) and Javadi (Shabana Azeez). "The truth is that we loved all these characters. You can only keep certain people in certain jobs in certain hospitals before there's a natural changeover," Wyle told Decider in April 2025 about choosing who returns for a second season. "I don't know how to answer that question other than to say that it's great that people want these characters to come back and that's really fun to play into and away from and with, and that's great." Creator R. Scott Gemmill and executive producer John Wells also spoke about how they have "found a way to do some things" so that fans could expect "some new people" in season 2. What to Know About 'The Pitt' Season 2: From Cast Exits to Spinoffs "We'll see how things shake out and who wants to stay," Gemmill told the outlet. "Sometimes it's who wants to stay on the show. Some people get other opportunities and we bless them and send them on their way. Kick them out of the nest, let them fly. So we don't have any real hard rules moving forward with that. We're just going to play it by ear, for now." Keep scrolling to see which The Pitt characters are returning for season 2 - and which aren't: Dr. Robby Robinavitch MAX There's no The Pitt without Wyle's character Dr. Robby. If Dr. Robby isn't coming back then just shut Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital down. Dr. Heather Collins MAX After suffering a miscarriage, Dr. Collins was sent home by Robby and she ultimately never returned to help with the mass casualties from the shooting. (Wyle also mentioned that, narratively, Collins couldn't be around when Robby ultimately had a breakdown.) It was confirmed in July 2025 that Collins wouldn't be back in season 2. Ifeachor previously played coy about her future on the hit HBO Max show, teasing to Us Weekly, "Listen, there is going to be an amazing cast in season 2 - just as there was in season 1. I'm just going to leave it there." Ifeachor hinted at "a lot of surprises" in the sophomore season, adding, "I'm not a [plot] ruiner. I'm not even going to tell you who is or is not going to come back. I'm just going to say I want you to watch season 2 and just enjoy it as much as you've watched season 1. Hopefully there'll be seasons 3 and 4 and 7. In response to Us' suggestion that The Pitt should come back for at least seven seasons - with Ifeachor featured in all of the future installments - the actress remained tight-lipped about Collins' journey. Dr. Frank Langdon MAX Creator Gemmill acknowledged that a time jump would work in Langdon's favor amid his struggles with drug addiction and work dismissal after he was caught stealing pills. "I think we will pick up on Langdon's first day back at work, but it'll be more than a month. The biggest driver of [the season 2 time jump is] Langdon. Thirty days is probably the minimum he would have to do [in treatment]," he told TVLine in April 2025. "You can do 60, 90 and part of [the time jump] is driven by when we can shoot in Pittsburgh. We're going to shoot in September again. It has to look like the right time of year, whether it's spring, summer or fall, and we've done fall [in season 1]." Gemmill continued: "We're going to do Fourth of July weekend. Nine, basically 10 months later, gives a lot of room for us to have developed a few stories in the interim and catch up with everyone. And with it being Langdon's first day back, we get to catch up as he catches up with all those people." HBO released a first look image in August 2025 of Langdon back in the ER. Dana Evans MAX Despite charge nurse Dana hinting she might be done at the hospital, The Pitt isn't ready to let her go. "Obviously, I can't get rid of Katherine. Obviously, Dana is an important part [of this show]," Wyle told TVLine in April 2025. "But Dana choosing to come back - if she chooses to come back, and how she comes back, and what Dana is like having made the decision to come back, and what she's going to allow this place to either do or not do to her going forward, becomes the stuff that, you know, is the grist for the mill." Dr. Samira Mohan MAX Odds of getting to see Dr. Mohan and the others is in our favor since the writers' room doesn't plan to have a new setting. "We're never going to go to other departments. Because it will be July, everyone has been promoted or graduated to the next level," Gemmill told TVLine. "So, for instance, Whitaker will be an intern next y