The Pitt Season 2 Sneak Peek: See Dr. Robby's Chemistry With This New Nurse

Is there a new romance brewing in the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center?

That seems to be the question Dr. McKay (Fiona Dourif) is asking herself after her colleague Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) made an uncharacteristic move in the ER at the behest of The Pitt newcomer Meta Golding's Noelle Hastings character.

Though Robby initially wanted to send McKay's patient to surgery, he changes his mind last minute when Hastings—a new administrative nurse in charge of managing the hospital's ever persistent overcrowding issue—steps in with an eyebrow-raising pet name for the attending physician.

"Delay that order, sailor," Hastings says in E! News' exclusive sneak peek at the HBO show's upcoming Jan. 15 episode, before correcting herself and calling him "Dr. Robinavitch."

And while Robby is already feeling slight friction with some of the new faces popping up in the ward—such as his interim replacement Dr. Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi)—he appears to be more open with Hastings.

"You can call me Robby," he tells her, prompting Hasting to say, "You can call me Noelle."

This friendly banter leaves McKay puzzled. As she plainly put it to the pair, "You can just tell me what the hell is going on here."

As Hastings explains that she's transferring the patient to another hospital, Robby—known for his disdain of bureaucracy interfering with medical care—agrees with her assessment, leaving McKay even more bewildered.

"What am I missing?" she bluntly asks, before inquiring if she was not aware that there was "something else happening."

However, Hastings assures her that the situation is "just a simple insurance transfer."

Furrowing her brows, McKay replies disingenuously before walking away from Robby and Hastings, "Yeah, OK."

And McKay has every right to be a little suspicious. After all, Robby had a budding romance with Dr. Collins (Tracy Ifeachor) years ago, before she confided in him about her abortion and miscarriage during The Pitt's first season. (Ifeachor exited from the show last summer.)

"She's the one that got away in some ways," Wyle, who's also an executive producer on the series, said of Collins and Robby in a recent interview with People. "He could not have given her what she wanted."

The actor added, "She was a rockstar on an ascension that he would only have been an impediment towards. And if she's found happiness, God bless."

New episodes of The Pitt air on HBO and stream on HBO Max every Thursday. While the medical drama has been renewed for a third season, read on to learn the fate of other TV shows.

On Jan. 9, Netflix announced that the Charlie Brooker-created anthology series will be returning for an eighth season.

Noah Wyle is ready to scrub back in as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch for season three of The Pitt. Indeed, just one day before the Jan. 8 season two premiere, HBO Max confirmed the series would return for a third in 2026.

Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke) will have another season to expose corruption and mystery in the self-proclaimed truthstorian hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the FX series being greenlit for its second season Jan. 7.

Say goodbye to the McLusky family. The Paramount+ series was renewed for its fifth and final season, the streaming service announced Jan. 5.

Bonjour, season six! Emily In Paris was greenlit for a sixth installment two weeks after its season five premiere on Netflix.

For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App