As excitement continues building for The Pitt Season 3, one cryptic comment has unexpectedly sparked concern among loyal viewers đđ. What should have been a moment of anticipation has quickly turned into a wave of nervous speculation, with many fans wondering whether a painful change is coming sooner than anyone expected đâĄ.
Did âThe Pittâs Shawn Hatosy Just Tease Major Change to Season 3?
While filming on The Pitt Season 3 is about to get underway in the next week, and the episodes wonât be streaming until likely January 2027 (if it follows the same pattern as the previous two seasons), weâre getting hints about what to expect. The latest suggests a change to what weâve gotten to kick off a season.
âPeople will be surprised how we begin,â Shawn Hatosy, who plays Dr. Abbot, revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 11. âThatâs about all I can say.â
The first two season premieres began following Robby (Noah Wyle) into work, with the second one seeing him riding his motorcycle in while âBetter Off Without Youâ by The Clarks played.
Itâs âa comment about what Robbyâs trajectory is over the course of the season,â executive producer R. Scott Gemmill told TV Insider of that song choice. âLast year, Abbot was having an existential crisis. This year, I think itâs a little bit more on Robbyâs plate.â We certainly saw that throughout the season, culminating in him admitting just how bad it was to Duke (Jeff Kober) in Episode 14, then Abbot in the finale.
Hatosyâs quotes suggest that we might not see Robby on his way to work to begin the new season. Or maybe heâs referring to the night shift handing things over to the day shift and weâll be picking up in the middle of one of those instead. Weâll have to wait and see.
Hatosy also revealed that he will once again be directing in Season 3. He was behind the camera for the ninth episode of Season 2.
âJohn Wells and JoJo [Johanna Coelho], our DP, theyâve really created this visual language. So, as a director, youâre coming in⊠Itâs something that shoots in sequence. Thereâs one location. It is a follow the action type of camera,â he told us of directing The Pitt. âSo as a director, youâre able to lean in and explore these performances in a way that I donât often get as a director on other shows because youâre having to figure out so many other things. But the style is such that thereâs not a whole lot of decisions to be made on where weâre going to put the camera or whatâs the location, where should we put this, because itâs all already laid out.â
What do you think Hatosyâs tease about the beginning of Season 3 means? Let us know in the comments section below.
The Pitt, Season 3, 2027, HBO Max
