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Three Chicago Med originals are officially coming back for Season 10: S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt and Marlyne Barrett have each closed a new deal to extend their run on the NBC medical drama through the 2024-25 season, TVLine has confirmed.
Chicago Med follows the daily emotional chaos of the city’s newest trauma center and the lives of the doctors, nurses and staff who work together to keep it afloat. Merkerson (who won an Emmy in 2005 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for HBO’s Lackawanna Blues) plays Sharon Goodwin, the chief administrator of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. Platt plays Dr. Daniel Charles, chief of the psychiatry department. Barrett plays Maggie Lockwood, charge nurse of the emergency department.
Our sister site Deadline was first to report the news.
In other recent Med shake-ups, Dominic Rains will not be returning for the upcoming tenth season. The actor joined the Dick Wolf drama in Season 5, playing trauma surgeon Dr. Crockett Marcel.
And Rains isn’t the only longtime member of the Chicago Med family saying goodbye. Diane Frolov and Andy Schneider, who helmed the medical drama since its 2015 debut, stepped down from their post in early April. Allen MacDonald (Prime Video’s Harlan Coben’s Shelter) has been tapped to assume showrunner duties at Med, starting with Season 10.
Thoughts on the three OGs solidifying their stay on Med? Leave your comments below!
Thank goodness! The OGs all return. What about Steven Weber? He’s my favorite guy on the show.
So far he’s a recurring character. Plus I do not think they can spare the change for someone as prolific as him full-time
He’s not just reoccurring. He’s a series regular. There’s articles on Deadline and other sites about it. He became a series regular in season 7. Though I agree they probably pay top dollar for him but for good reason. He’s great for Med. He’s truly my favorite character/actor on the show.
Steven Weber is why I started watching!
I didn’t start watching for him (watched before) but started enjoying the show much more once he joined!
They need to hire on Tim Kang for Season 10.
After the turn over rate glad they have some sense of stability with the old guard.
Love S. Epatha Merkerson, she is a great actress. It would be great if she could show up on Law & Order as a Captain in her own precient. There are plenty of cases she could be involved in.
Platt and Merkleson add the maturity that this kind of show needs. Perfect actors for the parts.
I so agree with this statement about the two of these people staying on!!! They are my very favorites of Chicago Med!!!
Steven Weber is a high profile actor for over 40 years.. They will be stupid not to let him sign for another year.. And if they are clever they will let him sign for 5 more years because he is THAT good.. Then he can’t run 🤣
So glad they’re all coming back! It wouldn’t be the same without them.
I can’t handle the change 😩