Season 8

Season 8
Episodes	22
Premiered	September 21, 2022
Season information
Previous	Season 7
Next	Season 9

Season 8 of Chicago Med premiered on September 21, 2022 with the episode How Do You Begin to Count the Losses. The season concluded on May 24, 2023 with the episode Does One Door Close and Another One Open?.

Background

Season 8 was confirmed in February 2020 when NBC renewed all 3 Chicago shows for 3 more seasons.

Cast

Main Cast

• Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead
• Brian Tee as Dr. Ethan Choi (episodes 1-9)
• Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel
• Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood
• Guy Lockard as Dr. Dylan Scott (episode 1)
• Jessy Schram as Dr. Hannah Asher
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin
• Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles
• Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer
• Asjha Cooper as Dr. Vanessa Taylor (episodes 1-6)

Recurring Cast

• Brennan Brown as Dr. Sam Abrams
• Devin Kawaoka as Dr. Kai Tanaka-Reed
• Conor Perkins as Dr. Zach Hudgins
• Lilah Richcreek Estrada as Dr. Nellie Cuevas
• T.V. Carpio as Dr. Grace Song
• Sasha Roiz as Jack Dayton
• Luigi Sottile as Sean Archer
• Ivan Shaw as Dr. Justin Lieu
• Alet Taylor as Liliana Wapniarski
• Stan Shaw as Dr. George Thomas

Episodes

No.	Episode	Summary	Air date
8x01 142	How Do You Begin to Count the Losses	In the aftermath of Halstead's apartment fire, Marcel, Choi and Archer work together to try and save the survivors. Charles and Med's new fellow, Nellie Cuevas, help a paranoid patient. Scott makes a life-changing decision.	September 21, 2022
8x02 143	Caught Between the Wrecking Ball and the Butterfly	Supply chain disruptions dramatically impact Med causing Crockett and Kai, a new surgical resident, to clash with other doctors. Maggie reveals something to Ben. Ethan and Archer help a patient with ALS.	September 28, 2022
8x03 144	Winning the Battle, but Still Losing the War	Charles and Cuevas clash over the treatment of a paranoid patient; Choi treats a pregnant patient from Asher's past; Marcel and Taylor help a man who needs a risky neurosurgery.	October 5, 2022
8x04 145	The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Teacher	When a subway train goes off the tracks, Marcel volunteers to help the victims; Taylor and Halstead must decide if they're willing to risk their jobs to save a patient; Asher and Archer clash over a pregnant patient.	October 12, 2022
8x05 146	Yep, This Is the World We Live in	The effects of the supply chain shortages continue to impact the ED when Taylor's drug dealer reappears; one of the victims of the recent train crash needs a transplant, forcing Marcel to improvise; Charles and Cuevas help a patient with amnesia.	October 19, 2022
8x06 147	Mama Said There Would Be Days Like This	Marcel adjusts to his newfound fame when he helps Halstead treat a local restaurant owner. Choi, Charles and Goodwin aid a new mother who worries about hurting her baby. Maggie and Taylor clash with a workaholic patient.	November 2, 2022
8x07 148	The Clothes Make the Man... Or Do They?	Med runs out of scrubs, forcing the staff to improvise. The life of Archer's son is in danger.	November 9, 2022
8x08 149	Everyone's Fighting a Battle You Know Nothing About	Halstead and Marcel facilitate a trans-organ exchange; Asher and Cuevas help an assault survivor.	November 16, 2022
8x09 150	This Could Be the Start of Something New	Will relies on Crockett and Med's newly donated OR 2.0 to save his patient. Charles helps an elderly confused patient who's mourning the loss of his high school sweetheart.	December 7, 2022
8x10 151	A Little Change Might Do You Some Good	Charles and Nellie help an elderly patient and her developmentally disabled grandson. Will treats a high school swimmer with a heart condition. Crockett considers using the O.R. 2.0 for surgery. Hannah and Dr. Justin Lieu search for a patient’s missing pregnant wife in the woods.	January 4, 2023
8x11 152	It Is What It Is, Until It Isn't	Crockett and Charles treat Justin’s gym buddy. Maggie and Will help a robbery-homicide suspect. Hannah and Archer use Med’s new opiate abuse A.I. program.	January 11, 2023
8x12 153	We All Know What They Say About Assumptions	Goodwin, Maggie and Crockett help victims of a hit-and-run accident. Will struggles to diagnose a patient with seizures. Hannah and Archer clash with Jack Dayton.	January 18, 2023
8x13 154	It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good	A brutal storm rocks Chicago. Will encourages Dr. Grace Song to go against her own findings for the benefit of their patient. Hannah rushes to the hospital to help Archer’s pregnant patient. Maggie’s concern for Ben consumes her.	February 15, 2023
8x14 155	On Days Like Today... Silver Linings Become Lifelines	Crockett relies on O.R. 2.0 to save a construction worker’s severed hand. Charles and Goodwin clash as negotiations drag on between the administration and the custodial workers’ union. Hannah fights to keep a mother and her newborn baby together.	February 22, 2023
8x15 156	Those Times You Have to Cross the Line	The hospital is in disarray when the janitors go on strike. Crockett treats a young girl injured on her family’s farm. Charles and Nellie’s schizophrenic patient returns to Med. Archer encounters a patient with foreign material in her stomach.	March 1, 2023
8x16 157	What You See Isn't Always What You Get	Will and Nellie struggle to diagnose a patient with a rare disorder. CFD and Med staff work to free a paranoid father trapped in the MRI suite. Tanaka-Reed gets an ego check.	March 22, 2023
8x17 158	Know When to Hold and When to Fold	A documentary crew visits Med to film Crockett and Abrams’ groundbreaking surgery. Archer refuses to ask for help for his kidney issues despite the staff's unrelenting kindness. Will starts to develop feelings for a co-worker.	March 29, 2023
8x18 159	I Could See the Writing on the Wall	Dr. Grace Song launches her pilot program, giving the E.D. a technological facelift. As his health worsens, Archer clashes with Charles on a patient faking paralysis. Hannah helps a pregnant mother with a heart condition.	April 5, 2023
8x19 160	Look Closely and You Might Hear the Truth	The fate of the hospital rests on the vote of an incapacitated board member. Archer helps a mother with a rare stem cell disease while Hannah treats the woman’s pregnant daughter. Charles encounters a schizophrenic patient with a serious hearing impairment.	May 3, 2023
8x20 161	The Winds of Change Are Starting to Blow	Maggie clashes with Charles on a patient who’s distrustful of hospitals. Crockett and Will fight against Med’s new policies to save their cancer patient. Hannah and Archer pull surprising things out of their unsuspecting patients.	May 10, 2023
8x21 162	Might Feel Like It's Time for a Change	As Jack Dayton prepares to launch OR 2.0's IPO, Marcel and Grace search for data that may put a wrench in his plans. Charles helps a schizophrenic patient who is anxious about prom. Asher clashes with Abrams when his wife becomes her patient.	May 17, 2023
8x22 163	Does One Door Close and Another One Open?	Shocking information threatens Jack Dayton’s surgery and the future of OR 2.0. Archer goes rogue to save a patient in need. Maggie questions her future at Med.	May 24, 2023

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