The ninth 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 April 10, 2023, by NBC. The season premiered on January 17, 2024 and concluded on May 22, 2024. The season contained 13 episodes. The season was affected by strikes undertaken by the Writers Guild of America (which began on May 2 and ended on September 27) and SAG-AFTRA (which began on July 14 and ended on November 9). Storylines highlighted issues of the staff's pasts and families, marking the final appearance of Dr. Marcel (portrayed by Dominic Rains).
Cast Main characters Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood (formerly Campbell), RN, ED Charge Nurse S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Executive Director of Patient and Medical Services Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Chief of Psychiatry Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel, Attending Physician in General Surgery Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer, Attending Physician and Board certified in Trauma Surgery Jessy Schram as Dr. Hannah Asher, Attending Physician and Board certified in OBGYN Luke Mitchell as Dr. Mitchell Ripley, Attending Physician in Emergency Medicine
Recurring characters
Crossover characters Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz Hanako Greensmith as Paramedic Violet Mikami
Episodes
Production Casting On November 29, 2023, it was announced that Luke Mitchell would join the series in a recurring role with the potential to be expanded to a series regular. On June 28, 2024, it was announced that Dominic Rains, who as portrayed Dr. Crockett Marcel since the fifth season, would be exiting the series following the season nine finale.
Filming It was announced on March 8, 2024, that former cast member Brian Tee would return to direct the eleventh episode of the season.
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