'The Pitt' Season 2: Everything you need to remember from Season 1:
Dr. Robby, Langdon, Dana, Crash, and Louie are back. But what else?
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Hospital Drama Returns with Season 2 of The PittSeason 2 premieres January 8 on HBO Max, set 10 months later with new emergencies and character developments.
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- Season 2 is set on July 4, about ten months after Season 1, focusing on a day shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
- Dr. Robby prepares for a three-month motorcycle sabbatical at the end of the premiere episode, seeking respite from hospital stress.
- After rehab, Dr. Langdon returns with a changed attitude, receiving mixed reactions from the hospital staff.
- Charge nurse Dana comes back following last season's attack, while Dr. Heather Collins does not return for this season.
I've never seen the Badlands.— Dr. Robby expresses his excitement about his upcoming trip to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
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