Chicago Med season 1

The first season of Chicago Med, an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Peter Jankowski, Andrew Schneider and René Balcer The first season premiered on November 17, 2015 and concluded on May 17, 2016. The season contained 18 episodes.

Plot
Chicago Med focuses on the emergency department at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center and on its doctors and nurses as they work to save patients' lives.

Main

 * Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, Chief Resident
 * Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning
 * Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton
 * Rachel DiPillo as Sarah Reese
 * Colin Donnell as Dr. Connor Rhodes
 * Brian Tee as LCDR Dr. Ethan Choi
 * S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Chief of Services
 * Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles
 * Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood, RN, ED Charge Nurse

Recurring

 * Julie Berman as Dr. Samantha "Sam" Zanetti
 * Brennan Brown as Dr. Sam Abrams
 * Peter Mark Kendall as Joey Thomas
 * D. W. Moffett as Cornelius Rhodes
 * Christina Brucato as Claire Rhodes
 * Annie Potts as Helen Manning
 * Gregg Henry as Dr. David Downey
 * Susie Abromeit as Zoe Roth
 * Roland Buck III as Noah Sexton
 * Marc Grapey as Peter Kalmick
 * Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Dr. Vicki Glass
 * Lorena Diaz as Nurse Doris
 * Amanda Marcheschi as Nurse Dina
 * Patti Murin as Dr. Nina Shore

Guest

 * Jeff Hephner as Jeff Clarke

Crossover characters
• Jesse Lee Soffer as Detective Jay Halstead

• Sophia Bush as Detective Erin Lindsay

• Brian Geraghty as Officer Sean Roman

• Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess

• Jason Beghe as Sergeant Henry "Hank" Voight

• Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide

• David Eigenberg as Firefighter Christopher Herrmann

• Kara Killmer as Paramedic In Charge Sylvie Brett

• Dora Madison as Paramedic Jessica "Chili" Chilton

• Monica Raymund as Firefighter Gabriela Dawson

• Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian “Otis” Zvonecek

• Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz

• Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randy "Mouch" McHolland

• Alex Weisman as Paramedic Chout

• Robyn Coffin as Cindy Hermann

Production
The series was greenlighted by NBC for the show's pilot episode on May 1, 2015.

Casting
Laurie Holden was originally cast as Dr. Hannah Tramble, but dropped out due to "family reasons". On May 29, 2015, Arrow star Colin Donnell was cast as Dr. Connor Rhodes, the hospital's newest ED physician. In July 2015, Brian Tee joined the cast as Dr. Ethan Choi, an expert in infectious disease prevention and a Navy Reserve medical officer. Pretty Little Liars star Torrey DeVitto was cast on August 13, 2015, as Dr. Natalie Manning, the ED pediatrician. On August 14, 2015, Rachel DiPillo was cast as Sarah Reese, a fourth year medical student. On April 13, 2016, it was announced that Jeff Hephner would reprise his Chicago Fire role as Jeff Clarke, however he has swapped professions and is now a fourth-year med student.

Crossovers
A three-way crossover between Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. aired on January 5 and 6, 2016.

Home media
The DVD release of season one was released in Region 1 on August 30, 2016.