Updated
Updated · Us Weekly · Jun 12
Supriya Ganesh Recalls 2-Season Exit Jokes Before The Pitt Wrote Her Off
Updated
Updated · Us Weekly · Jun 12

Supriya Ganesh Recalls 2-Season Exit Jokes Before The Pitt Wrote Her Off

3 articles · Updated · Us Weekly · Jun 12

Summary

  • Ganesh said cast exits were openly joked about on The Pitt set before her own departure, recalling Noah Wyle teasing, “Who am I gonna get rid of this season.”
  • After 2 seasons as Samira Mohan, Ganesh was reported in March to be leaving after season 2, a move that drew fan backlash following Tracy Ifeachor’s earlier exit.
  • Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill has framed the departures as a creative choice meant to mirror medicine’s turnover, saying young physicians “come in, you learn, you move on.”
  • Wyle, 54, has also defended the shakeup as realistic for an emergency room and signaled more exits could come as HBO Max’s renewed season 3 takes shape.

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