What time is The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4 on HBO Max?

Details of when to watch The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4, plus a recap of what happened in Episode 3, where a major mystery was solved.

The Pitt plays out in a fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, that also serves as a school for trainee doctors.

Events play out over the course of 15 hours, with the story unfolding in real time over 15 episodes on HBO Max.

Former ER star Noah Wyle plays senior attending physician Dr. Robby, with Season 2 his last day on the job before taking a sabbatical. Here’s when you can watch the next instalment…

The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4 release date & time

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The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4 drops on HBO Max this coming Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET.

As it’s an HBO Max original, the only way to watch it right now is on streaming. Season 1 aired on linear TV in December 2025 on TNT, but there’s no news right now on whether the same situation will unfold with the second chapter. 

If you’re outside the US or any region that doesn’t offer HBO Max, there is a way to watch it: by using a VPN. You’ll still need a subscription to the streaming service, but you can do this by using a gift card to pay for it or via on-demand platforms such as Amazon Prime. 

For those of you using this method, we’ve listed several other time zones below so you know when to tune in: 

• 11pm Brazil
• 2am UK (January 30)
• 3am Central European Time (January 30)
• 7:30am India Standard Time (January 30)
• 1pm Australia (January 30)
• 3pm New Zealand (January 30)

How many episodes are there?

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The Pitt Season 2 has 15 episodes in total – one per hour of the day shift. The titles are simply the time each episode starts, and the only descriptions released thus far are for Episodes 1-3, which you can see below: 

• Episode 1 – ’7:00 A.M.’
  • “On July 4th, Robby meets his replacement for his upcoming sabbatical, and a familiar face returns to the Pitt”
• Episode 2 – ’8:00 A.M.’
  • “Distracted by her impending deposition, King suffers a fall. Then, while Al-Hashimi attempts to revolutionize the department’s technology, Javadi sizes up the competition.”
• Episode 3 – ’9:00 A.M.’
  • “After a fatal motorcycle collision, a husband and wife are rushed to the ER. As King and Javadi deal with a bickering family, Santos is forced to check her assumptions about a possible case of child abuse and Robby bonds with a Tree of Life survivor.”
• Episode 4 – ’10:00 A.M.’
• Episode 5 – ’11:00 A.M.’
• Episode 6 – ’12:00 P.M.’
• Episode 7 – ’1:00 P.M.’
• Episode 8 – ’2:00 P.M.’
• Episode 9 – ’3:00 P.M.’
• Episode 10 – ’4:00 P.M.’
• Episode 11 – ’5:00 P.M.’
• Episode 12 – ’6:00 P.M.’
• Episode 13 – ’7:00 P.M.’
• Episode 14 – ’8:00 P.M.’
• Episode 15 – ’9:00 P.M.’

Full release schedule

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Unlike other shows that release episodes in batches or or drop entire seasons at once, The Pitt Season 2 is sticking to single weekly drops. You can check out the full release schedule below:

• Episode 2 – January 15
• Episode 3 – January 22
• Episode 4 – January 29
• Episode 5 – February 5
• Episode 6 – February 12
• Episode 7 – February 19
• Episode 8 – February 26
• Episode 9 – March 5
• Episode 10 – March 12
• Episode 11 – March 19
• Episode 12 – March 26
• Episode 13 – April 2
• Episode 14 – April 9
• Episode 15 – April 16

What happened in Season 2 Episode 3?

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In Episode 3 of The Pitt Season 2, a mystery is solved, two pairs of patients with interconnected injuries enter the building, and the doctors prepare for the arrival of patients from a nearby hospital.

The first patient pair are a college student suffering from an apparent psychotic break, and the security guard who was injured while tasing him, an act that the police believe might have been unwarranted.

The second pair are a couple whose car hits a motorcycle, with the husband suffering from Hypokalemic periodic paralysis, and the wife collapsing due to internal bleeding.

The mystery surrounding Kylie’s injuries is solved, and rather than the bruises being due to any kind of abuse, she’s found to have immune thrombocytopenic purpura, for which she needs a course of steroids.

Dr. Robby continues to clash Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi over the course of the hour, and he also treats a burn victim suffering PTSD from the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in 2018.

While just when it looks like the morning shift might be calming down, Westbridge Hospital issues a ‘code red,’ meaning their ambulances will be redirected to The Pitt. Meaning chaos ahead in Episode 4.

For more upcoming shows, check out the new series streaming this month and everything coming up with our 2026 TV show release calendar.