Season 6 of Chicago Med premiered on November 11, 2020 with the episode When Did We Begin to Change and concluded on May 26, 2021 with the episode I Will Come to Save You. The season consisted of 16 episodes. A larger number of episodes was planned, but the number of episodes was reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Brian Tee as Dr. Ethan Choi
- Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood
- Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead
- Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin
- Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning
- Yaya DaCosta as Nurse April Sexton
- Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel
Recurring Cast[]
- Tehmina Sunny as Dr. Sabeena Virani
- Roland Buck III as Dr. Noah Sexton
- Jodi Kingsley as Madeline Gastern
- Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer
Guest Cast[]
- Mike Jimerson as Shawn Reynolds
Episodes[]
# | Image | Title | Airdate | Summary |
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6x01 | When Did We Begin to Change | November 11, 2020 | The entire staff at Chicago Med adjusts to the new normal of the pandemic. Dr. Choi, Dr. Lanik and April fight on the front lines. Dr. Halstead and Hannah face a troubling reality. Dr. Charles tries to clear the air with his daughter following recent developments. | |
6x02 | Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight | November 18, 2020 | A new head of the ED is announced and not everyone likes the choice. Dr. Manning makes a stand for her patient which has repercussions. Dr. Charles tends to his family. | |
6x03 | Do You Know the Way Home? | January 13, 2021 | Dr. Charles and April team up to take on a mysterious patient in the ED. Dr. Halstead is forced to make a life-or-death decision for one of his trial patients. Dr. Marcel is confronted by his past when a former acquaintance is brought into the ED. | |
6x04 | In Search of Forgiveness, Not Permission | January 27, 2021 | Dr. Marcel and Dr. Manning lay everything on the line to assist a sick woman. Dr. Halstead faces an uphill battle in getting participants involved in his clinical trial. Dr. Choi clashes with a patient who demands absolute perfection of himself. | |
6x05 | When Your Heart Rules Your Head | February 3, 2021 | Dr. Halstead's drug trial continues to be successful. Anna receives life changing news. Noah finds himself in a place even April cannot help. | |
6x06 | Don't Want to Face This Now | February 10, 2021 | Dr. Choi helps a patient with chronic pain find a solution. Dr. Halstead considers a new path. Dr. Charles and Anna bond over a scary situation. | |
6x07 | Better Is the Enemy of Good | February 17, 2021 | Halstead runs into trouble when one of his trial patients falls ill. His own stress and symptoms have Choi struggling to get through the day. | |
6x08 | Fathers and Mothers, Daughters and Sons | March 10, 2021 | Ethan hires an old Navy colleague to join him in the ED. A final custody hearing threatens to separate Daniel and his daughter. Maggie must make a choice that will change Auggie's life. | |
6x09 | For the Want of a Nail | March 17, 2021 | As Manning deals with her own trauma, she steps in to help a mother in need. Archer continues to stir the pot with more than one doctor. A patient comes to Med needing immediate treatment but doesn't want it from them. | |
6x10 | So Many Things We've Kept Buried | March 31, 2021 | Crockett deals with a patient who ends up having more in common with him than he thinks. Will and Ethan clash over a pregnant patient with an irregular heartbeat. | |
6x11 | Letting Go Only to Come Together | April 7, 2021 | Ethan teams up with an unexpected person to treat a famous tennis player who is afraid his career might be over. Goodwin's new protocols cause a stir. | |
6x12 | Some Things Are Worth the Risk | April 21, 2021 | Archer and Choi go in to the field but the scene brings war flashbacks. Carol's condition worsen and Manning tries to get her enrolled in Halstead's drug trial. | |
6x13 | What a Tangled Web We Weave | May 5, 2021 | An auto accident sends Goodwin into a spiral as she tries to help a young boy and his mother. Natalie's secretive behavior begins to draw the attention of Dr. Marcel and Dr. Halstead. | |
6x14 | A Red Pill, a Blue Pill | May 5, 2021 | Third-year med students begin their rotation in the ED and Maggie keeps a careful eye on one of them. Natalie, whose mom's health takes another decline, tries to cover up how she broke the rules to treat her. | |
6x15 | Stories, Secrets, Half-Truths and Lies | May 19, 2021 | Crockett worries he made a surgical error when a recent transplant patient comes in with complications. Carol is once again in distress. Will and Natalie must take action to right their wrong. | |
6x16 | I Will Come to Save You | May 26, 2021 | Carol receives a second chance at life when a new heart becomes available. Ethan and Dean find themselves in hot water with an old patient. Will faces the consequences of the stolen trial medication. |
Notes and Trivia[]
- Every episode of Season 6 has a six-word title.