News broke on Thursday, July 11, that the actress would not be returning as Dr. Heather Collins for the medical procedural’s upcoming second season. In a Friday, July 12, statement to The Mirror US, a rep for Ifeachor clarified that her departure from the show was not scandalous, but rather because of creative choices.

"What a blessing to be a part of this first and foundational season," the actress writes in a farewell post to the show.

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.