"The Pitt" Season 2 will continue to tackle real-world topics in healthcare including cuts to Medicaid spending imposed by President Donald Trump.

Last month, President Trump signed into law the “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes a 12% cut to Medicaid spending. For Season 2, the creative team has relied on their calls with hundreds of medical professionals to predict the immediate concerns for hospitals within the next year.

"You don't have to take a political position to discuss what the impact is actually going to be," executive producer John Wells adds.

The Pitt was unabashedly progressive in season 1 when it came to issues like treatment of certain patient populations. Now it will take on Trump directly

Season 1 of The Pitt took bold swings, confronting issues like gun violence, vaccine disinformation, and abortion. Now, HBO’s hit medical drama is ready to turn its lens on President Donald J. Trump and his “Big Beautiful Bill.

Noah Wyle is back with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to revisit the state of the healthcare system. They wanted to show how much has changed, and worsened, especially after the pandemic and a wave of misinformation that has led many people to distrust medical experts.

Noah Wyle is back, and he teamed up again with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to bring viewers a fresh look at the healthcare system. Their new series, “The Pitt,” explored the serious challenges facing medicine today,

"You don’t have to take a political position to discuss what the impact is actually going to be," executive producer John Wells says about The Pitt's next outing.