Overview

• HBO Max confirmed Charles Baker, Irene Choi, Laëtitia Hollard and Lucas Iverson as new recurring cast members for Season 2
• Charles Baker will portray Troy, an unhoused emergency department patient, while Choi, Hollard and Iverson play medical trainees Joy, Emma and James
• Season 2 retains the series’ real-time format as it jumps ahead ten months to a holiday-weekend shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center
• Patrick Ball will reprise Dr. Langdon, returning on his first day back despite his major Season 1 mistake
• Produced by John Wells Productions with Warner Bros. Television, Season 2 premieres on Max in January 2026 after Season 1 airs on TNT in Fall 2025