The Pitt has been one of the biggest TV hits of the last 12 months, and even though we’re currently in the early stages of Season 2, fans are already stating what they want from Season 3.
The Pitt is a medical drama that’s set in the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Center, which also functions as a training school for student doctors.
The central conceit is that each season plays out over a 15 hour shift at the hospital, meaning events occur in pretty much real time.
Season 1 launched on HBO in January of 2025, and was an immediate critical and commercial success, while Season 2 – set 10 months ahead – is currently airing to further acclaim. But talk is already turning to Season 3.
The Pitt fans want a ‘night shift’ season
The first two seasons of the Pitt have revolved around daytime shifts, with Season 1 kicking off at 7am and lasting until 10pm, and Season 2 following that same formula.
But anyone who has spent any time in a hospital knows that while it gets crazy during the day, the corridors becomes even crazier at night. And that’s what viewers want to see.
“How long until we get a spinoff that covers the night shift crew?” asked one fan on Reddit. “Definitely would be great to see late night patients like club/party goers, concert attendees, etc.” They then suggested New Year’s Eve as the perfect occasion.
Another wrote: “Don’t do a spinoff. Just make season 3 about the night shift. We’d get the regulars at the start and end and a whole season focused on the nighters. The format of the show is perfect for that.”
While a third concurred: “Not sure I’d like a separate spinoff show, but it would be cool to see a season where we start with the night shift for a change. It would also be a way to refresh a bit the real time format so not all seasons start at 7am.”
The Pitt meets 24
There’s also an alternate school of thought on the same thread, concerning a 24-episode season that takes place over 24 hours in The Pitt.
“A cool season idea that would probably not be possible would be a 24 episde season that starts at 7am as normal and ends at 7am,” wrote one Redditor. “So we first have the day shift and then the night shift coming back.”
“This would be a really fun idea,” said another. “I can think of a lot of interesting storytelling beats you could cover through a shift change.”
October 31 is even suggested as a date for the episode: “Something I think would be cool is doing a 24 episode season focused on Halloween. Lot of nonsense happens on Halloween from people getting alcohol poisoning to parents claiming someone spiked candy.”
What we know about Season 3
HBO revealed that Season 3 of The Pitt would happen during the Season 2 premiere in Los Angeles, though details are currently thin on the ground.
Showrunner R. Scott Gemmil did previously mention a Halloween season, though star Noah Wyle claimed that was a joke, telling Variety: “He’s got this Krampus costume he wants to wear on set.”
Indeed, with Season 2 taking place on July 4, Wyle was asked if Season 3 was likely to take place on a holiday, to which he responded: “Probably not. Although we might not push it so far into the future this time – 10 months was a long jump. I don’t think we need to make that long of a jump next time.”
It should also drop at the start of next year, with HBO Chairman and CEO Casey Bloys telling Deadline: “The annual return is really, really important.
“I think as an industry, we’ve gotten away from that, and my hope is for something like The Pitt, we aired it in January [2025], it’s coming back in January [2026]. That kind of habitual viewing, not only week to week, but on an annual basis, is really important in terms of setting habits.”
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