Tracy Ifeachor is the only star of HBO Max’s “The Pitt” who won’t be returning for season 2, and fans have questions about her exit. After some viewers guessed that Ifeacher, who played Dr. Heather Collins on the medical drama, may have been fired, “The Pitt” star Noah Wyle (Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch) set the record straight.

While touting The Pitt‘s 13 nominations on Tuesday, Noah Wyle gave a hint about what to expect in season 2 of the HBO Max medical drama. In April, executive producer R. Scott Gemmill, EP John Wells and EP/star Wyle appeared at Deadline's Contenders TV in April and shared that the next 15 hours of The Pitt will take place over

The Pitt star and producer Noah Wyle responds to Tracy Ifeachor's departure.

While Ifeachor won’t reprise her role on season 2 of “The Pitt,” she already has a new project lined up. She is set to star in the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan thriller “Remain” alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Phoebe Dynevor, Ashley Walters, Julie Hagerty, and Jay O. Sanders.

The actress who portrayed Dr. Collins in Season 1 announced last week that she would not be returning to the HBO Max drama but said “what a blessing” to participate. She called it an “absolute privilege to play Dr. Heather Collins in such a groundbreaking season and piece.”

The hospital that inspired "The Pitt" has the longest wait times in the city, though long visits are common across the major health systems.

Season 2 of HBO Max's hit medical drama The Pitt will arrive next year. The show's second season will reportedly focus on a long holiday weekend at the fictional Pittsburgh emergency medical center. Five new actors are set to join the cast as reoccurring characters.

As filming for The Pitt season 2 gets underway, Tracy Ifeachor’s Dr. Collins won’t be returning after vanishing in the middle of season 1. We won’t get answers, and that’s bad news.