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The Pitt' Season 2 surprises fans with Dr Robby' plans in Episode 1

HBO Max dropped off a 90-second teaser of episode 1 to set the tone for what to expect

Noah Wyle's Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch's sabbatical plans don't unfold exactly as planned. While the trailer for 'The Pitt' Season 2 showed the July 4 emergency, putting Robby and his team hard at work, the latest clip shows the lead-up to the catastrophe.

Earlier, HBO Max dropped off a 90-second teaser of episode 1, and it sees Robby zipping through the city. His work route sees him stay ahead of an ambulance before he checks into the hospital. The video ends with 'July 4th', hinting at the horrific accident and the life at stake.

The new season will see Katherina LaNasa's Nurse Dana and Dr. Langdon return. The latter comes back after a short rehab for misusing drugs at the workplace. Also in focus will be Sepideh Moafi’s Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi — Dr. Robby's replacement in his absence, and Shawn Hatosy as Dr. Jack Abbott.

One of the major storylines to look forward to this season is a digital failure that forces the crew to go "fully analog" after a cyber attack hits their operating systems. Earlier, showrunner R. Scott Gemmill said the new season will jump forward roughly nine to ten months after season 1, taking place the following July.

Speaking to Variety, Gemmill had some thoughts to share on season 2. "We’re going to stick with the  (real-time) format because I think it works really well. I think a change would change the show too much, and I don’t know what that other show would be. This has worked for us." When asked about the time jump, "We wanted to do a time shift or make it later, only because to do the next day, it’d be too much of the same," he added. "And also because I do expect to see Langdon again. He needs to go through at least 30 days of in-person rehab as part of his recovery if he ever wants to practice medicine again."

Safe to say, the new season is set to begin with a bang as it puts the crew in the middle of what will be one of the more chaotic and busiest days of the year. The clip does enough to set the tone for what to expect when 'The Pitt' Season 2 premieres January 8 on HBO Max.