The ninth season of Chicago Med, an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski, Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov, was ordered on April 10, 2023, by NBC.[1] The season premiered on January 17, 2024 and concluded on May 22, 2024.[2] The season contained 13 episodes.[3] The season was affected by strikes undertaken by the Writers Guild of America (which began on May 2 and ended on September 27)[4] and SAG-AFTRA (which began on July 14 and ended on November 9). This season marks the final appearance of Dr. Crockett Marcel (portrayed by Dominic Rains).
Cast
Main characters
Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood (formerly Campbell), RN, ED Charge Nurse
S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Executive Director of Patient and Medical Services
Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Chief of Psychiatry
Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel, Attending Physician in General Surgery
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
Recurring characters
Brennan Brown as Dr. Samuel Abrams, Chief of Neurosurgery
Gregory Alan Williams as Bert Goodwin, Sharon's ex-husband suffering from Alzheimer's disease
Sophia Ali as Dr. Zola Ahmad, Third Year Resident in Emergency Medicine (fired in episode 9)
Luigi Sottile as Sean Archer, Dr. Archer's son, a recovery coach at a rehab clinic
John Earl Jelks as Dr. Dennis Washington, Chief of Hematology/Oncology at Gaffney
Henderson Wade as Dr. Loren Johnson, a medical helicopter pilot and Trauma Surgery Fellow
Beth Lacke as Dr. Margo Collins, Addiction Medicine Physician and Rehab Clinic Director
Alet Taylor as Liliana Wapniarski, a Polish immigrant who is a housekeeper at Gaffney
Kristof Konrad as Pawel Wapniarski, Liliana's lowlife brother
Daniel Dorr as Robert "Sully" Sullivan, Ripley's friend from his delinquent youth, now a cancer patient
Hope Lauren as Lynne Murphy, Sully's pregnant girlfriend
Dr. Charles has his suspicions when the E.D. welcomes its newest member, Dr. Ripley. The hospital is put on high alert when a multi-car pile up results in a flood of patients. Meanwhile, Dr. Archer begins to have doubts about his kidney transplant.
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"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"
Tess Malone
Teleplay by : Stephen Hootstein Story by : Stephen Hootstein & Danny Weiss
On the day of his kidney transplant, Dr. Archer deals with his ex-wife, who is trying to put a stop to the procedure. Dr. Marcel has his hands full with the new first-year resident Dr. Ahmad, who is already beginning to break hospital protocol. Meanwhile, Dr. Charles goes the extra mile to mend his friendship with Dr. Ripley.
Dr. Ahmed asks for Dr. Marcel's advice when she begins to fight with a patient's insurance company, as it refuses to pay for surgery that the patient needs and will die without. Meanwhile, Dr. Charles tends to a patient who lies about an injury in order for her husband to be admitted for a possible suicide attempt. Sharon begins to have doubts about making her new relationship public. Also, Dr. Asher deals with the consequences of a one night stand.
After recovering from his kidney transplant, Dr. Archer deals with the result of Dr. Ahmed's impulsive actions and with a patient who has a hereditary heart condition. Meanwhile, Sharon learns that her grandson has been rushed to the ED after a fall. Dr. Ahmed and Maggie treat a patient who is on a cross country adventure. Also, Dr. Asher helps a person whom she met in the ED with a medical condition.
Dr. Archer deals with a patient who is one of his son Sean's peers from the rehab center where Sean works. Meanwhile, Sharon asks for Dr. Charles' advice to get her ex-husband Bert tested to see what is wrong with him. Also, Dr. Asher tends to a patient who has been improperly treated for a miscarriage following restrictive changes in the reproductive care laws in her state.
Dr. Marcel and Dr. Ahmed have a disagreement when treating a patient with a blood clot. Dr. Archer and Maggie deal with a child patient's mother while treating an ulcer. Dr. Ripley tends to a patient from his past. Meanwhile, Sharon learns Bert's test results.
Dr. Charles and Dr. Ripley tend to a patient who has a severe case of OCD. Dr. Marcel and Dr. Washington have a disagreement over whether to treat a patient with radiation or surgery when the patient's cancer returns. Meanwhile, Dr. Archer and Dr. Asher deal with a patient who has a foreign object in her heart.
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"A Penny for Your Thoughts, Dollar for Your Dreams"
Dr. Archer, Dr. Asher, and Dr. Charles deal with a pregnant patient's husband who claims to have the ability to telepathically communicate with the unborn child. Dr. Ahmad and Dr. Marcel tend to a patient who has been on a lung transplant waitlist for three years. Soon after, a criminal comes into the ED who might be a match for the patient. Dr. Charles asks Dr. Ripley to help his girlfriend's brother who presents with a dislocated shoulder.
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"Spin A Yarn, Get Stuck In Your Own String"
Anna Dokoza
Teleplay by : Meridith Friedman Story by : Meridith Friedman & Ashley Bower
Dr. Ripley and Dr. Charles deal with a patient who is a member of a cult that refuses treatment from a car accident while the former faces an impending lawsuit for malpractice. Dr. Asher and Dr. Archer are put in an uncomfortable position when an infant patient, Dr. Abrams' child, suffers from a serious fracture. Meanwhile, Dr. Marcel begins to lash out at his fellow residents following Dr. Ahmed's suspension. Also, Sharon contemplates letting her family meet Dr. Washington.
After transferring a heart to another hospital, Maggie and Dr. Johnson's helicopter is forced to make an emergency landing in the middle of nowhere, causing him to suffer an internal injury. Meanwhile, Dr. Charles looks into a patient's wife, who is suspected of a suicide attempt via jumping out of a window. Dr. Archer tends to a patient who is under the influence of PCP. Also, Dr. Asher treats a patient with a respiratory issue.
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"I Think There is Something You're Not Telling Me"
Dr. Ripley has his plate full, between dealing with a lawsuit deposition against Dr. Charles' girlfriend's brother and trying to keep his old friend's cancer diagnosis from his girlfriend, who has been rushed into the ED with pregnancy complications. Meanwhile, Dr. Charles and a new med student tend to a patient who has undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Also, Dr. Loren works with Dr. Archer to try to earn the trauma surgeon fellowship.
Dr. Marcel must make a decision when a scheduled liver transplant is postponed because the child recipient has an undiagnosed toe infection. Dr. Asher is forced to deliver a baby at 29 weeks. Meanwhile, Dr. Charles and Maggie are worried for a burn unit nurse when the latter discovers cut marks on her arms. Sharon tries to decide what to do for her ex-husband Bert's wellbeing and scolds Dr. Archer for coming down too hard on the new student doctors.
Dr. Charles and Dr. Ripley treat a prisoner patient who has undiagnosed dementia. Dr. Asher tends to a pregnant woman with a leg injury. Dr. Archer clashes with Sean when one of the latter's sponsors falls off the wagon. Meanwhile, Sharon considers a difficult decision for Bert. Also, Dr. Marcel deals with the fallout of his child patient not receiving the liver transplant.
This episode marks the final appearance of Dr. Crockett Marcel (Dominic Rains).
Production
Casting
On November 29, 2023, it was announced that Luke Mitchell would join the series in a recurring role with the potential to be expanded to a series regular.[18]
Filming
It was announced on March 8, 2024, that former cast member Brian Tee would return to direct the eleventh episode of the season.[19]
Ratings
Viewership and ratings per episode of Chicago Med season 9