Overview

• Barrett, an original cast member since 2015, portrays ER charge nurse Maggie Lockwood.
• Her step-back is for personal reasons, according to reporting from Deadline and TVLine.
• S. Epatha Merkerson and Oliver Platt are set to return after their options were picked up for the 2025–26 season.
• Former series lead Nick Gehlfuss will reprise Dr. Will Halstead in a Season 11 guest appearance.
• Chicago Med premieres Oct. 1 at 8/7c on NBC, following a Season 10 arc that centered on nursing-union tensions.