Overview

• Season 2 of The Pitt began filming in June and is slated to premiere in January 2026 on Max with its signature 15-episode, hour-by-hour, single-shift format.
• Executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill confirmed that the season will dramatize the immediate emergency room consequences of the July 4 “Big Beautiful Bill” Medicaid cuts.
• The creative team consulted hundreds of medical professionals to anticipate how funding reductions would strain hospital resources in the coming year.
• New storylines will explore recent ICE raids, the care of undocumented and immigrant patients, and systemic bias affecting marginalized communities.
• Producers emphasize a neutral depiction of policy impacts, framing the season as an accurate “Rorschach test” that lets viewers draw their own conclusions.