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The Pitt's Noah Wyle Addresses Tracy Ifeachor's Exit Ahead of Season 2
Noah Wyle is addressing Tracy Ifeachor's shocking exit from The Pitt following TVLine's exclusive report that Dr. Heather Collins will not scrub in for Season 2. 'Truthfully, we loved the actress,' Wyle tells our sister site Deadline. 'We enjoyed having her with us very much. She's gotten really big and we will miss her.' More from TVLine The Pitt Season 2: Everything We Know The Pitt Season 2: What a 50-Year-Old Novel Might Reveal About Dr. Robby's Storyline Harry Potter: HBO Confirms 2027 Release Date for Series Adaptation - See First Production Photo On July 10, TVLine confirmed that Ifeachor would not return to the acclaimed HBO Max medical drama. At the time, sources told us that the decision was a creative one, and it was not Ifeachor's choice to leave. Confirmation came one day after Ifeachor took to Instagram to say what a 'blessing' it was to be a part of the series' freshman run — but made no mention of Season 2. Soon after, she booked a supporting role in M. Night Shyamalan's forthcoming thriller, Remain, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tracy Ifeachor (@tracyifeachor_) Dr. Collins was last seen in Episode 11, during a tender exchange that revealed the depth of her relationship with Noah Wyle's Dr. Robby. She confided in her ex about her recent IVF journey that ended in miscarriage earlier that day, then revealed that she got pregnant while they were dating but chose to have an abortion. After assuring Collins that he was not upset, Robby gave her the OK to clock out an hour ahead of schedule.'Go home, turn off your phone,' he told her, and that she did. By the time our department chief got word that there had been a mass shooting at PittFest, his senior resident was incommunicado. Ifeachor's absence from the final four episodes did not go unnoticed by fans — and in an April interview, Wyle, who is also an executive producer, addressed the decision to have Collins scrub out before everyone else. 'The whole end of the season is just removing bearing walls from Robby's life,' Wyle said on The Watch. 'He leans so heavily on Collins and Langdon, and then you take them both away from him… he leans so heavily on Dana, and then she becomes compromised… and then his one last relationship to Jake is severed when he can't save his girlfriend.' The thinking was, 'let's take away all this guy's support system and have him out there [alone].'If Collins had been there, Wyle said, 'I think she would have maybe been one of those voices that could have reached [Robby], and we didn't want him to be reachable.' That said, at the time of the podcast interview, there was no indication that Ifeachor would not be back for the series' sophomore shift. Wyle & Co. are currently back in production for a targeted January 2026 premiere. On Tuesday, The Pitt racked up 13 Emmy nominations for its first season, including Lead Actor (Wyle), Supporting Actress (Katherine LaNasa), Guest Actor (Shawn Hatosy) and Outstanding Drama Series. For a full list of the 2025 Emmy nominations, go here. The Pitt Season 2: Everything We Know View List Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More
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13-06-2025
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The Pitt Season 2 Adds Four, Including a Familiar Face From Breaking Bad
The Pitt's ensemble is growing by four. As production on Season 2 of the acclaimed medical drama gets underway, TVLine is able to confirm the following cast additions: Charles Baker (aka Breaking Bad's Skinny Pete), Irene Choi (Insatiable), and relative newcomers Lucas Iverson and Laëtitia Hollard. More from TVLine The Pitt's Noah Wyle & Co. Talk Taking Robby to the Very Edge in Finale and 'Getting Mentally Healthy' in Season 2 The Pitt Season 2 Premise, Time Jump and Premiere Month Confirmed — Plus, Who Is (and Is Not) Returning Casting News: Outlander Star Joins The Forsytes, Rings of Power Adds Trio and More Though Max is not disclosing specific character information, our sister site Deadline is reporting that Baker will play an unhoused patient; Choi and Iverson have been cast as third- and fourth-year medical students, respectively; and Hollard will assume the role of a recent nursing school graduate. All four are recurring. The Pitt Season 2 began production in Los Angeles on June 5 for a targeted January 2026 premiere. Prior to its return, all of Season 1 will air on basic cable network TNT. You can watch (or rewatch) our finale Q&A with Wyle below: As TVLine previously reported, Season 2 will pick up roughly 10 months after the events of Season 1, on 4th of July weekend, as Robby (played by TVLine Dream Emmy nominee Noah Wyle) is in the midst of 'getting himself mentally healthy again.' That will coincide with Dr. Frank Langdon's first day back at work after agreeing to go to rehab. The time jump will also facilitate changes in hospital hierarchy: 'Because it will be July, everyone has been promoted or graduated to the next level,' series creator R. Scott Gemmill told TVLine. 'For instance, Whitaker will be an intern next year — so, finally, his character will be getting paid.' Javadi, meanwhile, 'is going to be doing a sub-internship, and we find out that maybe that's just her stalling because she doesn't want to make up her mind about where she wants to go.' The Pitt Season 2: Everything We Know View List In addition to Wyle, The Pitt — a TVLine Dream Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Drama Series — stars fellow Dream Nominee Katherine LaNasa (as charge nurse Dana Evans), Tracy Ifeachor (as Dr. Heather Collins), Patrick Ball (as Dr. Frank Langdon), Supriya Ganesh (as Dr. Samira Mohan), Fiona Dourif (as Dr. Cassie McKay), Taylor Dearden (as Dr. Melissa 'Mel' King), Isa Briones (as Dr. Trinity Santos), Gerran Howell (as Dennis Whitaker) and Shabana Azeez (as Victoria Javadi). Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
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12-06-2025
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Casting News: Outlander Star Joins The Forsytes, Rings of Power Adds Trio and More
The Forsytes just added a second season to its stateside run, and it'll bring an Outlander star with it. Richard Rankin has joined the TV adaptation of John Galsworthy's books, which was renewed for Season 2 at Masterpiece on PBS Thursday, the network announced. More from TVLine Soaps Shocker: Erika Slezak Joins General Hospital! Here's What We Know So Far The Pitt Season 2 Adds Four, Including a Familiar Face From Breaking Bad Save the Dates: Brett Goldstein's Apple Movie, Hallmark's Christmas at Sea and More Rankin, who plays Roger in Starz's time-travel drama, is one of three new Forsytes additions: Sarah Alexander (Pennyworth) and Nia Ashi (Bob Marley: One Love) also will join the cast. The series' ensemble includes Jack Davenport (The Morning Show), Tom Durant Prichard (Miss Scarlet), Naomi Frederick (Industry), Millie Gibson (Doctor Who), Justine Moore (Call the Midwife), Stephen Moyer (True Blood) and Eleanor Tomlinson (One Day). Per the Season 2 logline: 'In this next chapter the proud dynasty faces a new era of scandal, ambition, and shifting loyalties. As love, legacy and reputation collide, the cracks in the family's polished façade grow ever deeper.' Season 1 is slated to premiere on Masterpiece on PBS in 2026. In other recent casting news… * Season 3 of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which recently began filming in the UK, has added Andrew Richardson (The Last O.G.) as a series regular, while Zubin Varla (Holby City) and Adam Young (EastEnders) will recur; no character details were made available. * Paradise Season 2 has added Sterling K. Brown's real-life wife Ryan Michelle Bathé — whose myriad credits include All Rise, The Endgame and First Wives Club — in an undisclosed guest role, Variety reports. * Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will host the 49th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks special on NBC. Musical guests this year include Jonas Brothers, Eric Church, Lenny Kravitz, Ava Max, Keke Palmer and Trisha Yearwood, while the fireworks musical score will be produced by The Roots' Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and James Poyser, and feature a live vocal performance by DeBose. Hit the comments with your thoughts on the castings above! Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
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12-06-2025
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Soaps Shocker: Erika Slezak Joins General Hospital! Here's What We Know So Far
Daytime-TV royalty is returning home. The great Erika Slezak — a record-holding six-time Daytime Emmy winner for her run as One Life to Live's Viki (and sometimes Niki et al) — has inked a short-term deal to appear on ABC's General Hospital. More from TVLine The Pitt Season 2 Adds Four, Including a Familiar Face From Breaking Bad Roseanne Barr Claims The Conners Wanted Her Back - Here's What the EPs Told Us About a Possible Cameo Chris Robinson, of General Hospital and Bold and Beautiful, Dead at 86 The jaw-dropping news was delivered via Slezak's longtime fan club president, Walter Miller. 'Erika has just informed me she has signed a short-term contract with ABC's General Hospital,' Miller posted to on Thursday. 'At this time, Erika does not know which character she will be playing or when her scenes will air, but [she] is excited to be working again with executive producer Frank Valentini and the cast of GH!' Valentini was the boss at OLTL from 2003 until its very end. 'I am thrilled to confirm that my dear friend and former One Life to Live colleague, Erika Slezak, will appear on General Hospital this fall,' Valentini confirmed via X. 'Stay tuned as we prepare to introduce another daytime legend to Port Charles.' The daughter of Tony Award-winning Austrian actor Walter Slezak (but no relation to TVLine alumni Michael), Slezak famously first auditioned for All My Children and the role of nurse Mary Kennicott back in 1971 — albeit unsuccessfully. Instead, and fortuitously, she was offered the role of OLTL's Victoria 'Viki' Lord Riley. She made her OLTL debut in 1971, and stuck with it until 2013 — including as part of the show's short-lived, dying breath on Prospect Park's The Online Network. Slezak earned her first Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1983, grabbed gold for the first time the following year, and then claimed Emmys again in 1986, 1992, 1995 and 1996. (Yes, she holds the record for most wins in the Outstanding Lead Actress category.) Since OLTL's true and sincere end, Slezak has been spotted guest-starring on primetime series including Blue Bloods and The Resident. Who do think Slezak will be playing on ? Daytime Soaps' Wildest Storylines! View Gallery21 Images Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
