The eighth season of Chicago Med came to an end all the way back in May with the surprise departure of Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead after nearly a decade in the role. Unfortunately for fans who have been dying to know how the ED moves on without Will, the WGA writers strike and subsequent SAG-AFTRA actors strike kept One Chicago from returning to NBC in the fall. Now, with both strikes ended, Season 9 can move forward, and a new doctor is on the way who already has me hoping that he sticks around.
Chicago Med is currently looking to cast a new ED doctor with a connection to Dr. Charles, according to TVLine, reporting that this newcomer has a troubled background tying him to Oliver Platt's character from childhood. The show is looking for a male in his early 30s; if that actor description matches the character, then the newcomer is a bit younger than Will Halstead. Details are currently unavailable about what kind of past he has with Dr. Charles, but it must have been quite a while ago if he was never mentioned by the psychiatrist in the first eight seasons.
