‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Casts Luke Tennie, Travis Van Winkle, Meta Golding and Christopher Thornton

Luke Tennie, Travis Van Winkle, Meta Golding and Christopher Thornton have joined the cast of “The Pitt” Season 2.

Tennie (“Shrinking,” “Abbott Elementary”) will play Dr. Crus Henderson, a fourth-year resident who works the night shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

Van Winkle (“You,” “Fubar”) will play Curtis Larson, an aggressive patient of the ER.

Golding (“Rabbit Hole,” “Ransom Canyon”) will play Noelle Hastings, a nurse.

Thornton (“Magnum P.I.,” “The Lincoln Lawyer”) will play Dr. Caleb Jefferson, a psychiatric attending physician at the Pitt.

“The Pitt” follows a group of healthcare workers through an intense shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Season 1 took place on the day of a music festival, and Season 2, which premieres on Jan. 8 will be set during Independence Day Weekend. Noah Wyle stars alongside returning cast members Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez and Shawn Hatosy. Alongside Tennie, Winkle, Golding and Thornton, new cast members joining Season 2 include Sepideh Moafi, Laëtitia Hollard, Lucas Iverson, Lawrence Robinson, Zack Morris, Brittany Allen, Bonita Friedericy, Taylor Handley and Jeff Kober.

The series was created R. Scott Gemmill, who executive produces alongside John Wells, Wyle, Michael Hissrich, John Wells Production’s Erin Jontow and Simran Baidwan. Season 1 was a hit among critics and viewers, and went on five Emmys: drama series, lead drama actor (Wyle), supporting drama actress (LaNasa), guest actor (Hatosy) and drama casting.

Deadline was first to report Tennie, Winkle, Golding and Thornton’s casting.