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The Pitt: Shawn Hatosy Wins Emmy for Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Earlier tonight, HBO Max's The Pitt star Shawn Hatosy took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
Article Summary
- Shawn Hatosy wins the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor for his role as Dr. Jack Abbot in The Pitt.
- The Pitt also secures Best Casting for a Drama Series at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
- Season 2 of The Pitt premieres January 2026, set 10 months after the season one finale.
- New attending Dr. Al-Hashimi joins, clashing with Dr. Robby over modern vs. old-school medicine.
If this weekend's Creative Arts Emmy Awards are any sign, EP John Wells and series creator/showrunner R. Scott Gemmill's Noah Wyle-starring and executive-producing medical drama The Pitt could end up with a pretty impressive Emmys haul by the time the credits roll on next Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards. Along with a win for Best Casting for a Drama Series, Shawn Hatosy took home the hardware for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his turn as Dr. Jack Abbot. Joining Hatosy in the category were Giancarlo Esposito for Prime Video's The Boys, Scott Glenn for HBO's The White Lotus, Joe Pantoliano for HBO's The Last of Us, Forest Whitaker for Disney+'s Andor, and Jeffrey Wright for HBO's The Last of Us.
The Pitt Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill on New Attending, July 4th
Speaking with EW, Gemmill had some fascinating insights into the hit streaming series to offer, with the interview confirming that Season 2 will hit HBO Max screens in January 2026. In terms of the time frame, the showrunner also confirmed that the second season will take place 10 months after the end of the first season, and will cover a 15-hour shift over the course of July 4th.
"It was really driven by wanting to have the Langdon character back and knowing how much time he would've had to spend in rehab and going through his recovery process. We knew it had to be about 10 months, [which] took us into the summer. We played Labor Day, essentially, for the first season, so we decide to play this on the 4th of July," Gemmill shared, explaining how the time jump would allow Dr. Frank Langdon (Patrick Ball) to be back on our screens. With the season set during Dr. Langdon's first day back from rehab for drug addiction, it will be interesting to see his first one-on-one with Wyle's Dr. Robby and how the rest of the shift reacts to his return.
Gemmill also shared some backstory on Dr. Al-Hashimi (Black Bird and Generation Q: The L Word star Sepideh Moafi), a new attending who previously Dr. Mel King (Taylor Dearden) and Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh) at the VA Hospital. "She's gonna be someone who's very progressive in her approach to medicine and believes in the modernization of the medical field," the showrunner shared. "And Robby's a little bit more old school, and there'll be a little bit of, let's just say, tension as they try and figure out how to work together." Gemmill added, "Robby has a very specific way of how he likes to run his emergency department, and Dr. Al-Hashimi has her own specific ways of how she likes to run an emergency department, and they're not necessarily cohesive."
