With Chicago Med as a consequence of return on Wednesday, Nov. 11, it will not be lengthy earlier than we’re again within the ER with Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson), Maggie (Marlyne Barrett), and the remainder of the crew. Season 6 will hit particularly near house for viewers because the gang takes on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has seen its highest variety of recorded circumstances within the U.S. this week. For Med’s showrunners Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov, addressing the pandemic that we’re all nonetheless very a lot coping with was inevitable given the present’s material. They revealed that they weren’t a lot involved with tackling this story however somewhat how a lot of the season could be centered round it.
“Since we’re a hospital present, we knew we needed to tackle this story,” Frolov and Schneider instructed TV Information through electronic mail. “The query was about steadiness — what number of COVID-related tales versus different medical circumstances. We did not need the brand new season to only be COVID.”
In response to the Med bosses, the pandemic will take a toll on a number of characters who might be “emotionally overwhelmed” after months of treating so many critically ailing sufferers within the ICU. Plus, the brand new season will characteristic a personality who contracted COVID-19 and who will proceed to endure lingering signs. No phrase but on who this particular person is, nevertheless it’s clear the collection will discover the other ways during which COVID impacts everybody.
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Season 6 may even discover Natalie (Torrey DeVitto) and Crockett’s (Dominic Rains) deepening friendship, together with Dr. Charles’ (Oliver Platt) difficult relationship along with his daughter and his ongoing therapy of his overworked and overwhelmed employees. In the meantime, Maggie will adust to married life and fostering a baby within the midst of a pandemic and Will (Nick Gehlfuss) and Hannah (Jessy Schram) will proceed to wrestle with trusting one another of their relationship. The brand new episode may even heart on April’s dedication to the ED within the struggle towards COVID.
Chicago Med returns Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 8/7c adopted by Chicago Fireplace at 9/8c and Chicago P.D. at 10/9c.
Yaya DaCosta, Chicago Med