The Pitt Newcomer Sepideh Moafi Says She Was Welcomed to Season 2 with ‘Open Arms’ (Exclusive)

There’s a newbie roaming the halls of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

Sepideh Moafi joins the cast of The Pitt for its second season, which premiered Jan. 8. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, she reveals that she was warmly welcomed to the set despite her own worries.

"I was a huge fan of the first season," Moafi, 40, says. "I was so intimidated walking in and I was welcomed with open arms. There's such warmth and support at all times on the show."

"It feels like this Herculean challenge to enter this award-winning show that everybody’s obsessed with. But at the end of the day, it's just about the work. My first day on set, it wasn't about egos. Everybody was patting each other and themselves on the back," the actress continues. 

"It was about the work that we're doing and that's a language I speak. That's what made me feel welcome and at home," she says. 

Moafi plays attending physician Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, who is brought in as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch's (Noah Wyle) replacement when he goes on a three-month sabbatical after the end of his shift.

The actress, whose previous credits include The L Word: Generation Q and Black Bird, knows her character may get off on the wrong foot with viewers. However, she hopes that they’ll give her a chance. 

"I think women in any position of leadership or power are always given more harsh judgments and criticism than their male counterparts," she says. "But I think [viewers will] get to know where her priorities live. And it really is patient-centered medicine."

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