HBO Max's breakout medical drama has added four new cast members. A new roster of doctors and patients will be seen when The Pitt Season 2 returns on January 8 on the platform.The new cast additions include Luke Tennie, Travis Van Winkle, Christopher Thornton, and Meta Golding.The Pitt Season 2 will mark the return of Noah Wyle as the attending physician, Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center's emergency room, nicknamed 'the Pitt'. The debut season followed Robby and his team of talented doctors and nurses through a grueling 15-hour shift. While Season 1 took place on the death anniversary of Dr. Robby's mentor and amidst a mass shooting at a music festival, The Pitt Season 2 will be set during the Independence Day weekend.More details about the recent cast additions in our story.All about the new cast additions in The Pitt Season 2 View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe Pitt Season 2 has expanded its cast with four new additions. Dr. Robby's team will expand with two new doctors, one nurse, and a problematic patient.Chicago-born actor Luke Tennie will play Dr. Crus Henderson, a fourth-year resident who will be assigned to night shift duty in the titular ER during the 4th of July weekend. Tennie is best known for playing Sean in Apple TV's comedy-drama series Shrinking and Dominic in ABC's workplace sitcom Abbott Elementary.American actor Travis Van Winkle will play Curtis Larson, an aggressive patient in the ER. Winkle is a popular actor with an impressive resume of small and big screen roles, namely Cory Conrad in Netflix's thriller series You, Danny in TNT's action drama series The Last Ship and Aldon in Netflix's comedy action series FUBAR.American actor Christopher Thornton will play Dr. Caleb Jefferson in The Pitt Season 2, a psychiatric attending physician at the titular ER. Thornton recently portrayed Sam Scales in Netflix's legal drama series The Lincoln Lawyer. He has also appeared in NBC's action drama series Magnum P.I. and HBO's dark comedy series Vice Principals.Lastly, Haitian-American actress Meta Golding has joined the second season as Noelle Hastings, a nurse. Golding recently played Paula in Netflix's romantic western series Ransom Canyon. The actress has also appeared in FOX's music drama series Empire and in the starring role of Hailey Winton in Paramount+'s spy thriller series Rabbit Hole.In addition to Wyle, Golding, Tennie, Winkle & Thornton will join the returning main cast of Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Shawn Hatosy, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, Taylor Dearden, and Isa Briones in The Pitt Season 2.In addition to these four cast members, new faces for the sophomore season include Sepideh Moafi, Laëtitia Hollard, Taylor Handley, Zack Morris, Jeff Kober, Lucas Iverson, Lawrence Robinson, Brittany Allen, and Bonita Friedericy.Created by R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt became a breakout hit for HBO Max with its January 2025 debut, bagging five Emmys for drama series, lead actor for Wyle, supporting actor for Hatosy & LaNasa and drama casting. The series spotlighted critical issues such as mental health among medical professionals, while approaching each case with a heightened sense of emotional intelligence and thoughtful awareness.Catch The Pitt Season 2 premiere on HBO Max on January 8.For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.