The weeks are finally counting down until the doctors and nurses of Chicago Med are back in primetime on NBC, but not too many details are available just yet about the return of One Chicago's hit medical drama in the 2024 TV schedule. Med didn't end on the kinds of life-or-death cliffhangers that Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. did, with the biggest ending twist coming with Will Halstead leaving the hospital. Now, NBC has released some first-look images from the upcoming Season 9 premiere, and they give me reason to celebrate the return of my favorite duo while also asking some questions about Will's replacement in the ED.
Nobody was more surprised than I was during the eighth season when I started to root for a completely unexpected duo: Dean Archer and Hannah Asher. I wasn't crossing my fingers for a romance, but the gruff ED Chief who didn't want Hannah back at Gaffney in the first place forming his strongest bond with her? And Hannah winning over the man who actively opposed Goodwin bringing her back? Sign me up! And based on an image from the Season 9 premiere – called "Row Row Row Your Boat on a Rocky Sea" – of Jessy Schram and Steven Weber, Hannah and Archer are back:
