The twelfth season of Chicago Med, is an American medical drama television series with the executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski and Allen MacDonald, was ordered on March 27, 2026‘Chicago Fire’, ‘Chicago P.D.’ & ‘Chicago Med’ Renewed By NBC For 2026-27 Season and it will begin airing on October 7, 2026NBC Reveals Fall 2026 Schedule: See the Full Lineup of Shows.

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 Orlagh Cassidy as Miranda Lewis, an influential board member

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Production Casting Oliver Platt and S. Epatha Merkerson both signed new deals in May 2026 to return for the next seasonOne Chicago: All Leads Set To Return As ‘Med’s S. Epatha Merkerson & Oliver Platt And ‘Fire’s Taylor Kinney & Miranda Rae Mayo Ink New Deals. All other cast members are expected to return, although recurring cast member Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut confirmed she would not be returning for Season 12Chicago Med star announces they won't be returning for season 12 amid cast shakeup.

Sarah Ramos will miss the majority of the first part of the season due to being on maternity leave, with the writers choosing not to incorporate the pregnancy into the showCHICAGO MED: Allen MacDonald Teases Tension for Goodwin and Charles, the Latest on Dasher, and More.

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