Overview
- HBO Max schedules the 15-episode season for Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET with weekly releases through an April 16 finale.
- The trailer confirms the real-time, single-shift format returns, setting the entire season during a July 4 emergency-department shift about ten months after Season 1.
- Noah Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch readies a sabbatical as the season pivots to his treatment and a broader journey of healing.
- Sepideh Moafi joins as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, introduced as Robby’s temporary replacement in a dynamic that quickly turns tense.
- Footage teases a hospital-wide computer shutdown that forces staff to “go analog,” with Patrick Ball’s Dr. Frank Langdon and Katherine LaNasa’s Dana returning to the floor.