New Cast Joins “The Pitt” Season 2 After Tracy Ifeachor Exit

New doctors and nurses joined “The Pitt” Season 2 as the show returned for a Fourth of July weekend shift after Tracy Ifeachor’s Dr. Heather Collins was confirmed absent following months of fan questions.Creator R. Scott Gemmill said the season jumps 10 months ahead, keeps its 15-episode one-hour-per-episode shift format, and was renewed for Season 3 as Frank Langdon’s rehabilitation and other storylines reset.Noah Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, coping with pandemic-induced PTSD, plans a three-month motorcycle leave as Sepideh Moafi’s Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi pushes “patient passports” and AI charting amid cases that include insulin rationing, sexual assault, and budget cuts.