“The Pitt”’s Tracy Ifeachor Departs the Show: 'It Was an Absolute Privilege to Play Dr. Heather Collins'
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Tracy Ifeachor is leaving The Pitt ahead of the series' second season
The British actress starred as senior resident Dr. Heather Collins
Season 2 is currently in production and is set to air in January 2026
Tracy Ifeachor is saying goodbye to the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical emergency room.
The 40-year-old actress will not return to The Pitt for its sophomore season. TVLine first reported her departure on Thursday, July 10.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R17e4kr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R27e4kr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeIfeachor hinted that she was leaving with an Instagram video on Wednesday, July 9, in which she bid farewell to her character, Dr. Heather Collins. Ifeachor starred on the hit medical procedural for its debut season as one of two senior residents in the ER alongside Noah Wyle’s character, attending Dr. Michael "Dr. Robby" Robinavitch.
"What a blessing to be a part of this first and foundational season of #ThePitt on @hbomax. It was an absolute privilege to play Dr. Heather Collins in such a groundbreaking season and piece," she captioned her Instagram video. "Thank you to everyone who has watched & supported Season 1 & shared their stories with me."
PEOPLE reached out to HBO Max for additional information.
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Tracy Ifeachor in "The Pitt."The HBO Max series chronicles one day in the ER of the Pittsburgh hospital over the course of one shift, with each episode representing one hour of the group of medical staff’s shift.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1de4kr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R2de4kr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeIn mid-June, HBO Max announced that production on season 2 had begun and is scheduled to premiere in January 2026. Like season 1, it follows the same format, with each episode taking place over the course of one hour in the same shift. However, season 2 will be set in July.
The Pitt season 1 also starred Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez and Shawn Hatosy.
When the first season begins, it’s revealed that Ifeachor’s character is pregnant after attempting to have a child through IVF and without a partner. Heather intended to keep the pregnancy a secret, but after miscarrying during the shift, she told Robby, her former boyfriend.
The former couple briefly chat about it in the back of an empty ambulance. Throughout their conversation, she also revealed that she got pregnant with his child and had an abortion. After her revelation, Robby told her to go home and recover.
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Noah Wyle and Tracy Ifeachor in "The Pitt" season 1 episode 11.Ifeachor spoke exclusively to PEOPLE in May about her role, Heather’s relationship with Robby and even that intimate conversation in the ambulance.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1le4kr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R2le4kr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe“It's like when two people should just be able to get it together and be together, but for some reason they just keep missing each other," she told PEOPLE when asked about what made the characters' relationship special. “The ambulance scene is probably the first time they've had a really honest conversation with each other about everything in the past."
“So, they end up missing each other. But they have a connection that I'm really happy to see made it onto the screen," she said. "It would be lovely to see [Dr. Collins and Dr. Robby] come to some kind of resolution. I think they finally do in the ambulance scene because they end up having an actual conversation."
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The Pitt is currently streaming on HBO Max.
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