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HBO Max Begins Production on 'The Pitt' Season 2 in Los Angeles

Retaining its real-time narrative, the season is slated for January 2026.

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Overview

  • Production officially kicked off this week with filming based in Los Angeles, as confirmed by HBO Max.
  • The series was greenlit for a second run in February before the first season had finished airing.
  • Season 1 averaged 10 million viewers in its first 14 episodes and earned a 95% critic approval rating alongside an 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • Creator R. Scott Gemmill says Season 2 will continue to follow a single day shift in real time, with any night-shift spin-off deferred.
  • HBO Max plans to retain the first season’s 15-episode structure and weekly release schedule to keep new installments arriving on a predictable timetable.