The eleventh season of Chicago Med, an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski and Allen MacDonald, was ordered on May 6, 2025https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/chicago-med-season-11-renewal-nbc-series-set-to-return-for-fall-2025/ Chicago Med: Season 11 Renewal; NBC Series Set to Return, with Cost Cuts and premiered on October 1, 2025. https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/what-to-know-about-chicago-med-season-11-premiere-date-cast-details What to Know About Chicago Med Season 11: Premiere Date, Cast, Details The season had recurring themes of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood, consisting of 21 episodes.
Cast Main characters 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 Sarah Ramos as Dr. Caitlin Lenox, Chief of Emergency Medicine Darren Barnet as Dr. Jonathan Frost, Emergency Pediatrics resident and former television actor S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, executive director of Patient and Medical Services at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Chief of Psychiatry at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center
Recurring characters Brennan Brown as Dr. Samuel Abrams, Chief of Neurosurgery Lorena Diaz as Doris Perez, ED Charge Nurse Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Dr. Naomi Howard, newly qualified doctor in the ED Gregory Alan Williams as Bert Goodwin, Sharon's ex-husband Manish Dayal as Dr. Theo Rabari, an innovative psychiatrist Merrin Dungey as Dr. Jennifer Kingston, an oncologist at Gaffney Mike Pniewski as Mark Asher, Hannah's contractor father Luigi Sottile as Sean Archer, Dean's son, a recovery coach at a Florida clinic Mark Linn-Baker as Dr. Howie Mankiewicz, retired psychiatrist, close friend of Charles Brenda Strong as Dr. Suzie Mankiewicz Hope Lauren as Lynne Murphy Sullivan, widow of Ripley's best friend, Sully David Costabile as James Frost, Jon's father Tamlyn Tomita as Celeste Frost, Jon's mother Kim Quindlen as ED Nurse Kacy Logan Miller as Kip Lenox, Caitlin's brother Marie Tredway as ED Nurse Trini Lynnette Li as ED Nurse Nancy Hannah Riley as Anna Charles, Daniel's daughter, a college student Abby Corrigan as Dr. Vera Lovell, OBGYN associated with Gaffney Orlagh Cassidy as Miranda Lewis, an influential board member Marc Grapey as Peter Kalmick, Gaffney's Head of Legal Jeremy Shouldis as Dr. Marty Peterson, an anesthesiologist at Gaffney
Special guest stars Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning Tracy Spiridakos as FBI Agent Hailey Upton Jesse Lee Soffer as Army Intelligence Officer Jay Halstead
Crossover characters Marina Squerciati as Detective Kim Burgess Hanako Greensmith as Paramedic Violet Mikami Jocelyn Hudon as Paramedic Lizzie Novak Taylor Kinney as Lt. Kelly Severide David Eigenberg as Lt. Christopher Herrmann Christian Stolte as Lt. "Mouch" McHolland Miranda Rae Mayo as Lt. Stella Kidd Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz Brandon Larracuente as Firefighter Sal Vasquez Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp Dermot Mulroney as Chief Dom Pascal LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater Benjamin Levy Aguilar as Officer Dante Torres Arienne Mandi as Officer Eva Imani Amy Morton as Sgt. Trudy Platt Jason Beghe as Sgt. Hank Voight
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Production Casting It was announced on August 28, 2025, that original cast member Marlyne Barrett was stepping back from the series, citing personal reasons,https://deadline.com/2025/08/marlyne-barrett-leaving-chicago-med-maggie-1236500216/ Original Cast Member Marlyne Barrett Stepping Back From ‘Chicago Med’ and would not be returning for Season 11. Barrett's character was said to have left the hospital prior to the season premiere.
Series showrunner Allen MacDonald said in an interview on May 25, 2025, that he planned to bring back "another original cast member or two".https://www.tvline.com/casting-news/chicago-med-season-11-returning-cast-characters-1235451876/ Chicago Med Is Plotting The Return Of Original Cast Member(s) Next Season, EP Reveals — Who Should Come Back? The returnees were later confirmed to be Nick Gehlfuss and Torrey DeVitto, who both returned in the second episode (which was also the show's 200th episode). Gehlfuss' return was announced ahead of time,https://www.cbr.com/chicago-med-season-11-will-halstead-return-confirmed/ Original Chicago Med Star Returning for Season 11 2 Years After Surprise Exit but DeVitto's was kept a surprise until the episode aired. Both actors also appeared in the next episode which followed directly on from the previous one.
Crossover A new three part crossover between Chicago Med and its two sister shows Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. was announced on January 21, 2026https://deadline.com/2026/01/one-chicago-crossover-event-2026-premiere-date-1236691974/ One Chicago Sets First Crossover Event Of 2026 For ‘Med,’ ‘Fire’ & ‘P.D.’. The episodes will form the 13th episodes of the season for each show, and they aired on March 4, 2026.
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