Shawn Hatosy Reveals When ‘The Pitt’ Season 3 Starts Filming, Shares Major Premiere Teaser

Shawn Hatosy can confirm that production on The Pitt season 3 is nearly underway.

“We’re gonna start filming next week,” Hatosy, 50, said during his Thursday, June 11, appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “I can say that people will be surprised how we begin. That’s about all I can say.”

Hatosy made his debut as Dr. Jack Abbot in the opening shot of The Pitt’s first season, which premiered on HBO in January 2025.

“I’m a guest star in the first episode and I had no clue [it would blow up],” Hatosy said on Thursday. “I show up for two minutes and then I, kind of, disappear.”

Hatosy’s return later on in the season turned him into a breakout star as fans became obsessed with his dry humor and the way he flirts with everyone in the emergency department (literally). The role secured Hatosy a 2025 Emmy Award win for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

“It’s very unexpected but very cool. People on the internet say I’m cool,” Hatosy told host Jimmy Fallon. “My kids still think I’m a dork though, no matter what.”

Hatosy shares three sons — Jordan, 19, Leo, 13, and Finn, 8 — with wife Kelly Albanese, whom he’s been married to since 2010.

Aside from his acting on The Pitt, Hatosy also got a chance to direct the ninth episode of the show’s second season. The actor told Fallon, 51, on Thursday that he’ll be pulling double duty once again.

“I found out I’m gonna be directing in season 3,” Hatosy gushed. “Very cool.”

Hatosy confirmed to Us Weekly exclusively late last month that he would be returning for The Pitt season 3 despite several cast exits.

“We start in a couple weeks and I haven’t even read the episode,” he said during an interview on May 31. “It hasn’t been sent, but I know that I’m going back.”

He quipped, “That place wouldn’t function that night without Abbot.”

Speaking of the night shift, Us would be remiss not to ask about the potential spinoff series that fans are foaming at the mouth for.

“I think it’s a no-brainer. Obviously, I don’t want to dilute or take anything away from what’s happening on The Pitt, but you know that there are wonderful characters,” Hatosy told Us. “There’s a whole other universe in the night. There’s a tone shift.”