Overview
- Episode 1 is now streaming on HBO Max, with new episodes every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET through April 16.
- Set roughly 10 months after Season 1, the series keeps its one-hour-per-episode, single-shift structure.
- Noah Wyle’s Dr. Robby begins his last shift before a three-month sabbatical, positioning a change in leadership.
- Sepideh Moafi debuts as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, a by-the-book temporary attending who clashes with Robby, as Patrick Ball’s Dr. Frank Langdon returns post-rehab.
- Critics report strong early acclaim for the show’s topical realism, and a lawsuit from Michael Crichton’s estate over ER similarities remains pending.