The Pitt is emulating the realities of a hospital in more ways than one.
The Noah Wyle-led series is bidding farewell to Supriya Ganesh, who starred as Dr. Samira Mohan for season one and two, will depart the show after its second season.
The HBO instant-hit has already been renewed for season three, which will also see Ayesha Harris, who was introduced as senior night shift resident Dr. Parker Ellis, promoted to series regular.
© GettyVariety first reported Thursday April 2 that Supriya's exit is story-driven, emulating the frequency with which residents come and go at a teaching hospital, as is the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center in the show.
In the later half of season two, Dr. Mohan is already seen debating what the next phase of her career will be once her residency ends. She had appeared in four of the 15 episodes in season one, and retired for season two.
Prior to her total 28 episodes of The Pitt, she appeared in two episodes of Grown-ish and had guest appearances on Billions, Chicago Med, and Law & Order: SVU. Her TV debut was in a 2018 episode of Blue Bloods.
© Getty ImagesThe Pitt's renewal for season three was announced 24 hours before season two premiered in January, itself one year after the inaugural season premiered.
The series stars and is produced by E.R. alum Noah, and depicts the lives of ER doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals in a hospital in Pittsburgh, each hour episode representing an hour of their chaos-filled 15-hour shift.
"The success of the first season of The Pitt places a lot of pressure on the writers for season two, and it takes a second to warm back up," said Rebecca Lewis, Best Quality Designer Handbag 's resident The Pitt expert, ahead of the season two premiere.
© Getty Images"But by the second or third episode, the show has settled back into itself, with even gorier procedures, laugh-out-loud moments, and surprisingly tender friendships being formed between the staff," she added.
© Warrick Page/MAXIn addition to Noah and Supriya, The Pitt also stars Katherine LaNasa, Taylor Dearden, Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, Isa Briones, Fiona Dourif, and Shabana Azeez, among others. Season one also prominently featured Tracy Ifeachor, who did not return for season two.
Season two is set across 15 hours on one injury-prone day — the Fourth of July — and it welcomed several new faces into the emergency room: Luke Tennie, Travis Van Winkle, Meta Golding, Christopher Thornton, and Lawrence Robinson. Also recurring in season two are Charles Baker, Irene Choi, Laëtitia Hollard and Lucas Iverson.
