Overview
- The premiere picks up roughly 10 months after Season 1 and unfolds on a July 4 day shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
- Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch begins his last shift before a planned three-month sabbatical, setting up new leadership dynamics.
- New attending Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, played by Sepideh Moafi, arrives with an AI-forward, by-the-book approach that challenges the existing culture.
- Dr. Frank Langdon returns to work after rehab, with producers emphasizing the realities of recovery and strained workplace relationships.
- The series continues its 15-episode, one-hour-per-hour structure, following an Emmy-winning first season and cast adjustments that include the absence of Dr. Heather Collins.