Chicago Med season 7 explained

Season Number:	7
Bg Colour:	390b0d
Showrunner:	Andrew Schneider Diane Frolov
Num Episodes:	22
Network:	NBC
Episode List:	List of Chicago Med episodes

The seventh season of Chicago Med, an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski, Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov, was ordered on February 27, 2020.^[1] The season premiered on September 22, 2021 and ended on May 25, 2022.

Cast

Main characters

• Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, Supervising Attending Emergency Physician
• Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning (episode 1)
• Brian Tee as LCDR Dr. Ethan Choi, Attending Emergency Physician/Chief of the ED.
• Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Campbell, RN, ED Charge Nurse
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Chief of Patient and Medical Services
• Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Chief of Psychiatry
• Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel, Trauma Surgeon
• Guy Lockard as Dr. Dylan Scott, Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics Resident
• Kristen Hager as Dr. Stevie Hammer, Emergency Attending Physician (episodes 1-14)
• Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer, Interim Chief of The ED
• Jessy Schram as Dr. Hannah Asher (episode 16-onwards)

Recurring characters

• Michael Rady as Dr. Matt Cooper
• Sarah Rafferty as Dr. Pamela Blake, Transplant surgeon
• Asjha Cooper as Dr. Vanessa Taylor, Emergency Medicine Resident
• Brennan Brown as Dr. Sam Abrams, Attending Neurosurgeon
• Lorena Diaz as Emergency Department Nurse Doris
• Marie Tredway as Emergency Department Nurse Trinidad “Trini” Campos
• Marc Grapey as Peter Kalmick
• Johanna Braddy as Avery Quinn
• Riley Voelkel as Milena Jovanovic

Crossover characters

• LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater
• Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess
• Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
• Anthony Ferraris as Firefighter Tony Ferraris

Episodes

See main article: List of Chicago Med episodes.

Production

Filming

Filming for season 7 started on July 20, 2021^[2]

Casting

On May 12, 2021, Yaya DaCosta and Torrey Devitto announced their departure from the series.^[3] On July 21, 2021, it was announced that Steven Weber would be promoted to a series regular after recurring in the sixth season, and Guy Lockard and Kristen Hager would join the main cast.^[4] On March 16, 2022, it was announced that Jessy Schram, who previously recurred as Dr. Hannah Asher had been promoted to series regular as of episode 16 of the seventh season.^[5] On April 4, 2022, it was announced that Kristen Hager exited the series.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. February 27, 2020. 'Chicago Fire', 'Chicago P.D.' & 'Chicago Med' All Renewed For 3 More Seasons By NBC. September 20, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. en-US. October 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023021728/https://deadline.com/2020/02/chicago-fire-chicago-pd-chicago-med-renewed-3-more-seasons-nbc-1202870094/. live.
2. Web site: 2021-07-20. Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med begin filming the new season. 2021-09-20. Reel Chicago. en-US. September 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921095220/https://reelchicago.com/article/chicago-fire-p-d-and-med-begin-filming-the-new-season/. live.
3. Web site: Petski. Denise. May 12, 2021. Yaya DaCosta & Torrey DeVitto Say Farewell & Thank You After Six Seasons On 'Chicago Med'. September 20, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. en-US. September 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212929/https://deadline.com/2021/05/yaya-dacosta-torrey-devitto-reaction-chicago-med-exits-1234755172/. live.
4. Web site: 'Chicago Med' Ups Steven Weber, Adds Guy Lockard and Kristen Hager . Deadline . Rosy . Cordero . July 21, 2021 . July 21, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210721203109/https://deadline.com/2021/07/steven-weber-upped-series-regular-chicago-med-guy-lockard-kristen-hager-1234797579/ . 2021-07-21 .
5. Web site: Cordero. Rosy. March 16, 2022. ‘Chicago Med’: Jessy Schram Returning To NBC Medical Drama As A Series Regular. March 16, 2022. Deadline Hollywood. en-US. March 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220317010048/https://deadline.com/2022/03/chicago-med-jessy-schram-series-regular-season-7-1234980414/. live.
6. Web site: Chicago Med: Kristen Hager Exits Series. TV Line. Viada. Gelman. April 4, 2022. April 5, 2022. April 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220405004842/https://tvline.com/2022/04/04/chicago-med-kristen-hager-leaving-stevie-hammer-season-7/. live.