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Jan 5, 2026
100
The Pitt Season 2 is a perfectly executed season of television. Rather than buckling under pressure, the HBO Max show’s cast and crew returns with wholly-deserved swagger. .... An early, strong contender for the best show of the year.
Jan 5, 2026
100
The Pitt season 2 continues to deliver one of the most engaging and exciting medical dramas on TV, and personally, seasons 3, 4 and 5 can't come soon enough.
Jan 5, 2026
100
The really good news is that “The Pitt” hasn’t faltered at all to start its second intense season. .... It’s remarkable how much “The Pitt” already feels like a show that’s been on for years. And the one true new major character this season, Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, is brought to life with a performance that stands among the year’s best from the fantastic Sepideh Moafi.
Jan 5, 2026
100
It was an all-time debut season, setting the bar high as the series returns this week. Having watched most of Season Two, it is my great pleasure to inform you that The Pitt remains The Pitt. I may have even watched some of the new episodes more than once already.
Jan 6, 2026
100
With humor and pathos underscoring the constant panic and grief, The Pitt is anything but the pits.
Jan 7, 2026
100
It is just as gory and sad and filled with frustrations as it was in its first Emmy-laden season. I couldn’t wait to go back. Of course, that’s in great part because of the characters and the actors who portray them.
Jan 8, 2026
100
Excellent second season. .... The Pitt isn’t just lionizing its central characters; it’s also laying the groundwork for conversations that give dimension to lives that have more in common with viewers’ own than we might like to admit.
Jan 8, 2026
100
"Pitt" was and is the best show we have about the way we live now, and it has already captured the essence of 2026 in the same way it captured 2025 a year ago.
Jan 8, 2026
100
As season 2 reminds us, the secret to “The Pitt” lies in the flawless execution. Every character, from the series leads to the smallest bit player, is perfectly cast. The writing packs a world of tightly woven drama into each hour (of airtime and work day). The editing and cinematography are uncommonly crisp and expressive, even by HBO’s high standards.
