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Is ‘The Pitt’ Season 3 going to focus on the night shift?<\/h1>\n
The night shift took center stage in Season 2. Will that continue?<\/div>\n
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Someone call Lucy Dacus, because the last few episodes of The Pitt <\/em>Season 2<\/a> have been all about the night shift.<\/p>\n

As the Emergency Department’s day shift staffers wound down and focused on completing their charts, the night shift came in to pick up their cases. That reconnected viewers with characters like Dr. Abbot (Shawn Hatosy), Dr. Ellis (Ayesha Harris), and Dr. Shen (Ken Kirby). It also introduced new characters like Dr. Henderson (Luke Tennie) and Dr. Toomarian (Sofia Hasmik), who fit right into The Pitt<\/em> sprawling ensemble.<\/p>\n

With all these new characters entering the fray, fans speculated about a night shift spin-off<\/a> series or even having a night shift-centric Season 3<\/a>. Adding fuel to that fire? The fact that Harris has been promoted to series regular in Season 3,<\/a> meaning we’ll be seeing a lot more of Dr. Ellis in the future. <\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/span>‘The Pitt’ fans, you need to watch the Season 2 finale credits<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

While seeing more of the night shift in The Pitt<\/em> is certainly in the realm of possibility, a full spin-off or a Season 3 night shift pivot seem unlikely at this time. Star and executive producer Noah Wyle shut down spin-off rumors at a Q&A during PaleyFest LA.<\/p>\n

According to TheWrap<\/em><\/a>, while The Pitt <\/em>cast and creative team teased details of Season 3, an audience member called out “night shift,” verbalizing viewers’ desires to see more of that team going forward.<\/p>\n

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“You’re getting just enough night shift,” Wyle responded. “You don’t want any more. You think you do, but you don’t.”<\/p>\n

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Based on that, it seems pretty clear that The Pitt <\/em>is taking a “less is more” approach with the night shift. Perhaps Harris’s promotion to series regular signifies that Dr. Ellis is moving to the day shift instead. After all, employee churn is a a huge part of life in the ED: Actor Supriya Ganesh, who plays Dr. Mohan, will not be in Season 3.<\/p>\n

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