The Pitt Season 3 Cast Adds The Last Of Us Star & 6 Others

Published Aug 20, 2026, 1:18 PM EDT Grant Hermanns is a TV News Editor, Interview Host and Reviewer for ScreenRant, having joined the team in early 2021. He got his start in the industry with Moviepilot, followed by working at ComingSoon.net. When not indulging in his love of film/TV, Grant is making his way through his gaming backlog and exploring the world of Dungeons & Dragons with friends. Sign in to your ScreenRant account The Pitt season 3 has found some new faces for the eponymous hospital. Development on a new season of HBO Max's acclaimed medical drama was confirmed just one day before its predecessor premiered, with plans to shift the story from the July 4th weekend to November. The Pitt season 3 has also found itself shaking up a lot with its cast roster, with the Emergency Department notably losing a few faces, while others were promoted for bigger roles in the show's next season. Now, as reported by Deadline, HBO Max has cast seven new stars for The Pitt season 3 in various recurring guest roles. This new list includes The Last of Us franchise vet Stephen Chang, The Madison's Barry Clifton, The Lincoln Lawyer's Chris Diamantopoulos, Criminal's Lawrence Kao, Justified's Brent Sexton, The Adventures of Cliff Booth's JB Tadena and The First's Hannah Ware. In addition to their casting, the first character details have been revealed for The Pitt season 3's newcomers. Chang, Clifton, Kao, Sexton and Ware are all set to play patients in the eponymous Emergency Department, though details of their respective cases have not yet been shared, while Diamantopoulos is set to play the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center's CMO Dr. Asher Grossman, and Tadena will be joining as Dr. Reed Thomas, a physician at the hospital. The new Pitt season 3 casting update comes just over a month after HBO Max similarly added a slew of stars to the show's roster, both as patients and as doctors. This included Superman alum Pruitt Taylor Vince, The Sex Lives of College Girls' Cheyenne Perez, A House of Dynamite's Malachi Beasley, and The L Word: Generation Q's Rosanny Zayas, among others. As for the main roster, The Pitt season 3 has confirmed the majority of its players will be back for its 2027 season, including executive producer Noah Wyle, Katherine LaNasa, Sepideh Moafi, Patrick Ball, Isa Briones, Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif and Gerran Howell. Shawn Hatosy is set to continue his recurring run on the series as fan-favorite Dr. Jack Abbot, while Shabana Azeez will be back as Victoria Javadi, albeit not in the ED as she works on her psychiatry rotation, and Ayesha Harris' Dr. Parker Ellis is being promoted to a series regular role. Pittsburgh Presbyterian · Shift Report How Well Do You Know The Pitt? “15 hours. One ER. No breaks.” 🏥EREmergency Dept 🚑TraumaMass Casualty 👨‍⚕️StaffFirst Responders 🌉Pitts-burghSteel City ⏱Real-Time15-Hour Shift CLOCK IN FOR YOUR SHIFT → 01 Noah Wyle stars as the lead attending physician in The Pitt. What is his character’s name? ADr. Michael ‘Robby’ Robinavitch BDr. John Carter CDr. Mark Greene DDr. James Wilson ✓ Correct! Noah Wyle plays Dr. Michael ‘Robby’ Robinavitch, the experienced attending physician navigating a grueling 15-hour ER shift. Wyle’s return to a hospital setting marks his first major medical drama role since his iconic run as Dr. John Carter on ER. ✗ Code Blue! The answer is Dr. Michael ‘Robby’ Robinavitch. Dr. Carter and Dr. Greene are characters from ER (Carter was Wyle’s own iconic role), and Dr. Wilson is from House. Robby is Wyle’s new character in The Pitt. NEXT → 02 The Pitt uses a distinctive storytelling format that sets it apart from other medical dramas. What is this format? AEach episode is a different doctor’s perspective BThe series is told entirely in flashback CEach episode covers one hour of a 15-hour ER shift in real time DEpisodes alternate between two different hospitals ✓ Correct! Each of The Pitt’s 15 episodes covers exactly one hour of a single ER shift in real time, creating an unprecedented sense of urgency. This format means the entire first season spans just 15 consecutive hours in the life of Pittsburgh Presbyterian’s emergency department. ✗ Code Blue! The answer is real-time storytelling — each episode covers one hour of a 15-hour shift. This format gives The Pitt an intensity that other medical dramas can’t match, as viewers experience the relentless pace of an ER shift alongside the staff. NEXT → 03 The Pitt premiered in January 2025 on which streaming platform? ANetflix BMax CHulu DApple TV+ ✓ Correct! The Pitt premiered on Max (formerly HBO Max) on January 9, 2025. The show was a massive hit for the platform, becoming one of its most-watched new series and quickly earning a second-season renewal. ✗ Code Blue! The answer is Max. The Pitt debuted on the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming platform in January 2025, where it became a breakout hit and was swiftly renewed for a second season. NEXT → 04 Noah Wyle previously spent 11 seasons on which legendary medical drama, making his return to the genre in The Pitt especially significant? AGrey’s Anatomy BHouse CScrubs DER ✓ Correct! Wyle starred as Dr. John Carter on ER from 1994 to 2009, making him one of the longest-tenured cast members on the NBC hit. His return to a hospital setting with The Pitt was one of the most anticipated TV comebacks in years. ✗ Code Blue! The answer is ER. Noah Wyle played Dr. John Carter for 11 seasons on the groundbreaking NBC medical drama. The Pitt was originally conceived with connections to ER before becoming its own original series. NEXT → 05 The Pitt is set and filmed in which American city, a departure from the typical LA or New York TV setting? APittsburgh, Pennsylvania BChicago, Illinois CPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania DCleveland, Ohio ✓ Correct! The Pitt is set at a fictional hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and films on location in the city. Pittsburgh’s working-class character and distinctive skyline give the show a grittier, more authentic feel than the typical glamorous TV hospital setting. ✗ Code Blue! The answer is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — it’s right there in the title. The show films on location in Pittsburgh, using the city’s distinctive bridges, hills, and neighborhoods as a backdrop that gives the series its unique character. NEXT → 06 The Pitt was created by R. Scott Gemmill, who previously served as showrunner on which long-running series? AChicago Med BThe Good Doctor CER DGrey’s Anatomy ✓ Correct! R. Scott Gemmill was a writer and eventually showrunner on ER, making him the perfect person to reunite with Noah Wyle for a new medical drama. His deep experience with the genre is evident in The Pitt’s authentic portrayal of emergency medicine. ✗ Code Blue! The answer is ER. Gemmill spent years as a writer and showrunner on the NBC classic, which is how he and star Noah Wyle already had a strong working relationship before creating The Pitt together. NEXT → 07 In the pilot episode, what large-scale crisis floods the ER and sets the tone for the entire series? AA factory explosion BA multi-vehicle pileup CA building collapse DA chemical plant leak ✓ Correct! A massive multi-vehicle pileup sends a wave of trauma patients into the ER, immediately establishing The Pitt’s high-stakes, no-respite atmosphere. The crisis forces the staff to make impossible triage decisions from the very first hour. ✗ Code Blue! The answer is a multi-vehicle pileup. The mass casualty event overwhelms the ER from the start, setting up the relentless pressure that defines The Pitt’s real-time format. NEXT → 08 Unlike many medical dramas that focus heavily on doctors’ personal lives, The Pitt is most often praised for its focus on what? ARomantic relationships between staff BHospital politics and administration CMedical mysteries and rare diseases DThe realistic, unglamorous grind of emergency medicine ✓ Correct! Critics and viewers have praised The Pitt for its unflinching focus on the actual work of emergency medicine — the exhaustion, the impossible decisions, the patients who can’t be saved, and the toll it takes on the people who show up every shift. ✗ Code Blue! The answer is the realistic grind of emergency medicine. While The Pitt has character depth, its critical acclaim comes from showing the unglamorous reality of ER work — the burnout, the triage decisions, and the human cost of a healthcare system under strain. REVEAL MY SCORE → Pittsburgh Presbyterian · Shift Complete Your ER Record 🩺 / 8 Chief of medicine — or still in pre-med? ↻ CLOCK IN AGAIN Despite the show's praise, though, The Pitt season 3 has also been under fire the past four months after it was revealed Supriya Ganesh would not be returning as Dr. Samira Mohan. Wyle recently tried to assuage the concerns regarding her exit and the various other casting changes in the new season, acknowledging that the show's creative team is "doing the best we can" to find ways to sensitively handle every character's arc and potential exits, which he also said will be "inevitable" in the show's future. While plot details may not have been shared for the new stars, one of the more notable takeaways from The Pitt season 3's casting update is Diamantopoulos' appearance as the PTMC's Chief Medical Officer, essentially the lead manager for the entire hospital. Season 2 memorably left off with Wyle's Dr. Robby threatening to out Moafi's Dr. Al-Hashimi to management regarding her seizure disorder if she didn't tell them herself, which could explain the CMO having a role in season 3. However, with Wyle also teasing the new episodes will see Robby grappling with some of his demons, his behavior may ultimately come under scrutiny from on high. Release Date January 9, 2025 Network Max Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill Cast Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch Tracy Ifeachor Dr. Heather Collins The Pitt is a gripping drama set in Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center, where dedicated staff tirelessly work to save lives in a busy and underfunded emergency department. Directors Amanda Marsalis Writers Joe Sachs, Cynthia Adarkwa Main Genre Drama Creator(s) R. Scott Gemmill Executive Producer(s) Erin Jontow, John Wells, Noah Wyle, Michael Hissrich, R. Scott Gemmill, Simran Baidwan Producers Cynthia Adarkwa, Michelle Lankwarden Seasons 2 Streaming Service(s) MAX