The first season of Chicago Med, an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Peter Jankowski, Andrew Schneider and René Balcer, premiered on November 17, 2015 and concluded on May 17, 2016. The season consisted of 18 episodes.
Plot Chicago Med focuses on the emergency department at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center and on its doctors and nurses as they work to save patients' lives.
Cast
Main Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, chief resident Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton Rachel DiPillo as Sarah Reese Colin Donnell as Dr. Connor Rhodes Brian Tee as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Ethan Choi S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, chief of services Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood, RN, emergency department charge nurse
Recurring Julie Berman as Dr. Samantha "Sam" Zanetti Brennan Brown as Dr. Sam Abrams Peter Mark Kendall as Joey Thomas D. W. Moffett as Cornelius Rhodes Christina Brucato as Claire Rhodes Annie Potts as Helen Manning Gregg Henry as Dr. David Downey Susie Abromeit as Zoe Roth Roland Buck III as Noah Sexton Marc Grapey as Peter Kalmick Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Dr. Vicki Glass Lorena Diaz as Nurse Doris Amanda Marcheschi as Nurse Dina Patti Murin as Dr. Nina Shore Jeremy Shouldis as Dr. Marty Peterson, an anesthesiologist at Gaffney
Guest Jeff Hephner as Jeff Clarke
Crossover characters
Episodes
Production The series was greenlighted by NBC for the show's pilot episode on May 1, 2015.
Casting Laurie Holden was originally cast as Dr. Hannah Tramble, but dropped out due to "family reasons". On May 29, 2015, Arrow star Colin Donnell was cast as Dr. Connor Rhodes, the hospital's newest ED physician. In July 2015, Brian Tee joined the cast as Dr. Ethan Choi, an expert in infectious disease prevention and a Navy Reserve medical officer. Pretty Little Liars star Torrey DeVitto was cast on August 13, 2015, as Dr. Natalie Manning, the ED pediatrician. On August 14, 2015, Rachel DiPillo was cast as Sarah Reese, a fourth year medical student. On April 13, 2016, it was announced that Jeff Hephner would reprise his Chicago Fire role as Jeff Clarke in the season finale, however he has swapped professions and is now a fourth-year med student.
Crossovers A three-way crossover between Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. aired on January 5 and 6, 2016.
Ratings
Home media The DVD release of season one was released in Region 1 on August 30, 2016.
The Complete First Season Set detailsSpecial features 18 episodes 851 minutes (Region 1) 5-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1) Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles: English (Region 1) Portuguese (Region 1) Spanish (Region 1) Chicago Fire Season 4 Crossover Episode – "The Beating Heart" Chicago P.D. Season 3 Crossover Episode – "Now I'm God" Release dates August 30, 2016 September 12, 2016 April 26, 2017
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