The Pitt fans are divided over Supriya Ganesh‘s exit from the show ahead of season 3.
Ganesh, 28, originally joined the HBO Max series as Samira Mohan in season 1 alongside Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell and Shabana Azeez. By the time the show returned for season 2 in January, viewers saw Mohan questioning her future while looking for a residency.
It was later confirmed in March that Ganesh wouldn’t be coming back to The Pitt, with Ayesha Harris‘ role as Dr. Parker Ellis being elevated. Variety reported at the time that the decision was “story-driven” due to the nature of a show set in a teaching hospital.
The reasoning sounded familiar for those who remembered Ifeachor’s shocking exit in July 2025. Us Weekly confirmed at the time that Ifeachor would not return as Heather Collins in season 2, with a source revealing that it was always the plan for Ifeachor’s character — who was a fourth-year resident in the first season — to move on as a doctor.
The insider noted that Ifeachor “didn’t choose to leave the show” and isn’t aware of “any doors being closed” on a possible return. Ifeachor, for her part, addressed her experience on the show months later.
“It was just such a joy and a pleasure to play Dr. Heather Collins and to know that my character has been so phenomenally well-received. It just blew me away,” Ifeachor told Us in September 2025. “I don’t know where she will be on the weekend of next season, but I know where I’m going to be, which is on my next project, which is just so amazing. But I take the lessons that I’ve learned from playing Dr. Heather Collins — playing this character who goes through such a traumatic event and still shows up every day for other people.”
She continued: “[No one] stops to ask if she’s OK, if she needs time out, if she needs to run away. I think as a woman, sometimes we carry a lot of emotional labor without even knowing it. I’ve learned that through this character, so I wouldn’t change that. This experience has been so life-changing, really.”
Ifeachor admitted she didn’t know where her character would be after the events of season 1.
“These are the tough stories. Do I think she will get out of this? Maybe. Again, if she is able to be safe, she’ll have fun. Where would she go next?” she added. “The thing about playing a character that’s so wonderfully nuanced and well-written — there was so much to mine — is that it’s a story that could go anywhere. At the same time, I will leave it up to the viewer to decide where she would be.”
Ganesh, for her part, spoke to Us shortly before her departure was announced. The actress hinted she was “curious” where her character would end up while teasing season 3 of the medical drama.
“It’s up to the writers,” Ganesh shared in February about where she would like to see Mohan in season 3. “Let’s see where they end up taking her.”
Ganesh continued: “I think we left her in a really interesting spot. I’m really curious where she ends up going.”
New episodes of The Pitt air Thursdays on HBO Max.
