


Hager is excited about how big the One Chicago world is, adding, "We shoot all at the same studio on different stages, and it's like a giant family, and it really is like its own universe. She "had been in their minds" for "Med," meaning she didn't need to audition for the role of Stevie and was instead offered the part. They feel like my family members at this point, and I will be devastated when the show ends because I won't be able to see them every day for five months of the year."Īs for her new role on "Chicago Med," Hager told the Meet Us At Molly's podcast that she auditioned years earlier for a role on "Chicago Fire," but she didn't get it. As soon as they say, 'Action,' we're very much prepared. Epatha Merkerson and Oliver Platt, are expected to return for Season 7.Merkerson is believed to have closed a new deal, with the remaining actors, Platt, Nick Gehlfuss, Brian Tee and Marlyne Barrett, in various stages of negotiations to continue on the show. Every day is a party, which not all directors love when they first come on board. When Chicago Med returns for its seventh season this fall, it will do so without original cast member Yaya DaCosta.As season 6 came to a close, word broke that DaCosta, along with fellow original cast member Torrey DeVitto, had decided not to extend her contract with the show marking the end of an era for NBC’s hit medical drama. The other Chicago Med original cast members, including S. The star loved her "Being Human" castmates, telling Showbiz Junkies, "It couldn't be a better group of actors to work with. I hire great people like Oliver Platt, who goes to hospitals to meet people to do research for his role." Platt's hard work has paid off, and he has stuck with "Chicago Med" for many seasons. "I get way too much credit, but then I get all of the blame. "TV is the most collaborative art form in history, more than movies," he said (via the Chicago Tribune). And it kind of restored my belief in television."Īt PaleyFest 2016, Wolf shared that his actors were the key to his success, calling out Platt by name. My manager called me and said, 'Aaron Sorkin wants you to be on 'The West Wing.'" Platt wasn't interested, but he read the script and couldn't resist. "I did eight episodes of the show and I just had so much fun. It was canceled after only a few episodes, leading Platt to swear off television before "The West Wing" came around. The actor told NPR, "I had actually just had my own television show that I did for NBC unceremoniously ripped off the air after three episodes.

He previously worked with "Chicago Med" creator Dick Wolf on the show "Deadline," which was about a newspaper.
