Supriya Ganesh, who portrays senior day shift resident Dr. Samira Mohan on HBO Max's The Pitt, is leaving the medical drama before season 3. Ayesha Harris, playing senior night shift resident Dr. Parker Ellis, has been promoted to series regular. The casting shifts mirror the revolving staff in real teaching hospitals.
TVLine confirmed that Supriya Ganesh will exit her role as Dr. Samira Mohan ahead of The Pitt's third season. This marks the second major departure after Tracy Ifeachor, who played Dr. Heather Collins in season 1. A source explained that the series reflects the real-life turnover of doctors, nurses, and students at teaching hospitals like Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center (PTMC). Variety first reported the news of Ganesh's departure and Harris's promotion. Ayesha Harris shared her excitement on Instagram: 'Dr. Ellis is pulling a double shift next season!! So excited y'all!!' She added that it was bittersweet without working with Ganesh. Harris debuted as Dr. Parker Ellis in The Pitt season 1, episode 12, during the Pittfest shooting response, and appeared in the final four episodes of season 1 and six of season 2's 15 episodes. The plot in season 2 foreshadowed Mohan's exit, as she planned a partnership-track job in New Jersey to support her mother, only for her mother's sudden marriage and world cruise plans to upend that. Ganesh told TVLine previously: 'It's like she's planned her career and her life around this move back to Jersey.' Later episodes showed Mohan considering a PTMC fellowship in geriatrics, though applications were late.
