NBC recently unveiled the premiere dates for the shows included in its fall 2025 lineup, and we finally know when Brilliant Minds season 2 will start airing. The second season is set to premiere on NBC on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, at 10/9c. But that's not the only good news! Fans can expect to see several new faces in the upcoming season, including a Days of Our Lives alum who has just been cast in a series regular role.
Al Calderon, who currently stars as Javi Hernandez on Days of Our Lives, is the latest addition. He joins the Brilliant Minds season 2 cast as Nurse Scotty Silva, a charismatic and well-connected nurse at Bronx General who essentially runs the hospital. Deadline describes the character as "warm, funny, outgoing," and someone who knows everyone’s business.
With this character description, it makes you wonder how Nurse Silva will fit into the existing dynamics at Bronx General. Will he and Dr. Oliver Wolf get along? I guess we'll have to wait until the second season premieres to find out. Fortunately, we're not too far away from its debut.
Calderon joins other new regular cast members, Brian Altemus and John Clarence Stewart, who are also new additions to the show this season. Altemus portrays neurology resident, Dr. Charlie Porter, while Stewart plays ER doctor, Dr. Anthony Thorne. Bellamy Young was recently announced as a recurring guest star as well. She plays Dr. Amelia Frederick, a character who is said to be a strong and challenging opponent to Dr. Oliver Wolf.
Besides his role in DOOL, Calderon is also known for starring as Johnny One in Step Up: High Water. In addition, he appeared in episodes of other shows such as The Resident, The Haves and the Have Nots, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Minx and Grotesquerie. Other than Brilliant Minds season 2, we'll see him appear next in the new episodes of DOOL, which are reportedly slated to be released on Peacock in May 2026. However, due to Calderon's new role on Brilliant Minds, the character of Javi will be played by a different actor after Calderon's episodes finish airing.
Brilliant Minds is a medical drama series created by Michael Grassi. It stars Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, a highly intelligent yet unconventional neurologist who pushes the boundaries of medicine while leading a team of interns at Bronx General Hospital. Also in the cast are Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears, and Donna Murphy.
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