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We have already gone through the tragedies of Chicago Fire, so we thought it only right that we do the same for Chicago Med. The medical drama shares Fire's lighter tone, especially when it comes to personal subplots, but the professional stuff can get pretty hair-raising.

As with our Fire list, we wanted to place an emphasis on characters who worked at Gaffney Medical Center. That excludes family members and patients, in an effort to keep the emphasis on "main." The three deaths listed below remain devastating for their own distinct reasons.

Dr. David Downey (S1.E18)

Dr. David Downey (Gregg Henry) may not ring a bell to current fans, but he played a pretty significant part in the first half of Chicago Med's debut season. He was a wiley veteran who doubled as a mentor figure for Connor Rhodes (Colin Donnell).

Their closeness took a tragic turn, though, when...

Chicago Med spoilers directly from the boss are worth examining as Season 10 episodes continue airing on NBC.

The new season has presented Med fans with much excitement in the Ed, spurred by some new faces.

Sarah Ramos now plays Dr. Caitlin Lenox, and Darren Barnet plays Dr. John Frost. Last season, they added Luke Mitchell as Dr. Mitch Ripley.

Allen MacDonald became the new Chicago Med showrunner for Season 10, and he claimed to have binge-watched all 176 episodes before taking the job.

MacDonald has fresh ideas for the show, including building the world and character arcs of the showrunners before him. But that’s not all.

When he was interviewed about the new season, MacDonald made some interesting statements worth addressing.

Could the Chicago Med cast see some fun guest appearances during Season 10?

Chicago Med fans know the show has experienced some turnover over the years. Many of the original stars...

This article contains a discussion regarding suicide.

The One Chicago franchise has been an NBC staple for almost a decade. The franchise is comprised of Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med. The series within the One Chicago franchise follows the lives of first responders and medical personnel in Chicago. The franchise is incredibly successful due to the multiple crossovers that allow the franchise to truly feel like an interconnected cast of characters spanned across three different series.

Due to the occupations of the One Chicago characters, it is not surprising that death is a semi-common occurrence in the franchise. While death is more common amongst civilian victims of medical incidents or accidents, the first responders themselves are not immune from death themselves. Due to the excellent character building in this franchise, the deaths of the main and supporting characters in the One Chicago franchise can devastate viewers when they occur.

Dr. Crockett Marcel has scrubbed out of Chicago Med after five seasons. According to an exclusive report from Deadline, Dominic Rains who plays the emergency room surgeon, has exited the show as a series regular after five seasons. Rains joined the NBC show in Season 5 as the new trauma surgeon fellow at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center following the exit of Norma Kuhling whose character Dr. Ava Bekker also an ER surgeon, committed suicide in the aftermath of a desperate effort to win back her ex-boyfriend Dr. Connor Rhodes (Colin Donnell). It remains unclear whether Rains will feature in the upcoming Season 10 in a guest capacity or if this is his final goodbye.

Former Chicago Med stars Brian Tee and Colin Donnell reunited on set during the filming of a season 9 episode. Tee, who is directing an upcoming episode, shared an Instagram post about their reunion. Both actors were regular cast members on the show who exited before the current season.

A major Chicago Med reunion has taken place behind the scenes. The show, which is currently airing season 9, is a medical procedural drama co-created by Dick Wolf as part of his interlinked One Chicago franchise following various public services around the iconic Illinois city. It follows the lives of the staff of the fictional Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, boasting a robust ensemble cast that, after a major season 8 exodus, currently includes S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt, Marlyne Barrett, Dominic Rains, Jessy Schram, and Steven Weber.

On his official Instagram account, former star Brian Tee shared a post from the set of an...

Dick Wolf has created a fictional universe filled with captivating characters, including determined FBI agents, brave doctors, and dedicated firefighters. Characters like Maggie Lockwood, Omar Adom Zidan, and Jubal Valentine showcase professionalism, grit, and heroism in the face of chaos and danger. Characters in the Dick Wolf universe inspire hope, bring out the best in their colleagues, and save lives through their compassion, strength, and unwavering dedication to serving the public.

For decades, Dick Wolf has crafted compelling characters across his 19 shows, ranging from no-nonsense detectives to courageous firefighters. The Dick Wolf universe is home to some of the most captivating characters on television. As one of the most prolific television producers, Dick Wolf has created an expansive fictional universe that spans nearly 30 years. His shows, which include the Law & Order franchise, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and FBI, feature complex and nuanced characters that resonate. From determined FBI...

New images from Chicago Med season 9 reveal the introduction of Luke Mitchell as Dr. Mitch Ripley. The images showcase how Dr. Ripley interacts with the staff and patients at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. Chicago Med is part of the One Chicago franchise and occasionally has crossover events with Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.

New images from Chicago Med season 9 have offered a closer look at the newest doctor to join the show. The long-running NBC medical drama is part of the One Chicago franchise and follows the staff and patients in the emergency department at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. The latest star to join the cast is Luke Mitchell, who will debut in season 9 as Dr. Mitch Ripley​​​​​​​, whose dark past has previously brought him in contact with Oliver Platt's Dr. Daniel Charles.

TVLine has unveiled a massive gallery of new first-look images from the upcoming premiere of...

Chicago Med Season 8 Episode 13 Trailer — NBC‘s Chicago Med: Season 8, Episode 13 TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Chicago Med stars Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel Dipillo, Colin Donnell, Brian Tee, S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt, Marlyne Barrett, Norma Kuhling, and Dominic Rains. Series Plot Synopsis Chicago Med‘s [...]

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Chicago Med Season 8, Episode 9 Trailer — NBC‘s Chicago Med: Season 8, Episode 9 TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Chicago Med stars Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel Dipillo, Colin Donnell, Brian Tee, S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt, Marlyne Barrett, Norma Kuhling, and Dominic Rains. Series Plot Synopsis Chicago Med‘s [...]

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Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 10 Trailer — NBC‘s Chicago Med: Season 7, Episode 10 TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Chicago Med stars Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel Dipillo, Colin Donnell, Brian Tee, S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt, Marlyne Barrett, Norma Kuhling, and Dominic Rains. Series Plot Synopsis Chicago Med‘s [...]

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Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 9 Trailer — NBC‘s Chicago Med: Season 7, Episode 9: One Chicago Fall Finales TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Chicago Med stars Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel Dipillo, Colin Donnell, Brian Tee, S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt, Marlyne Barrett, Norma Kuhling, and Dominic [...]

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Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances of the year. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead or by gender, we’ve written about our thirty favorite performances from 2020, period. Check out our countdown below and start watching the ones you’ve missed here.

30. Frances McDormand (Nomadland)

Frances McDormand’s work in Nomadland is all about isolation, While she shines in the communal sequences throughout the country, particularly alongside David Strathairn, her best acting here comes from solitude. Whether she’s silently eating in her Rv, working tedious shifts at Amazon warehouses, swimming underneath waterfalls or wandering around her former house with aching melancholy, McDormand flawlessly captures the freedom and heartbreak of impermanence with just a few trembles and glances. – Logan K.

29. Cosmo Jarvis (Shadow of Violence)

The brutality of Western Ireland’s low-level criminals set against the wide-open green landscape that bridges its country...

Comprising small, gentle scenes played out largely in apartments and restaurants, “Fourteen” wonders if it’s possible for friendships to deepen even as they fall apart. Doing most of the falling apart is Jo (Norma Kuhling), a depressed 20-something who sleeps in past work and sleeps around with lots of guys, much to her friend, Mara’s (Tallie Medel), judgment. The two have been close since middle school, with a scrapbook of memories immediately recognizable to anyone lucky enough to have a life-long friend.

Continue reading ‘Fourteen’: Dan Sallit’s Latest Is A Thoughtful Study Of A Crumbling Friendship [Review] at The Playlist.

Many of the most scarring breakups we suffer in life are not with lovers, but with friends: people we once trusted with our most closely guarded truths, reduced over the years to strangers, or more wrenchingly still, to polite occasional acquaintances. Yet we rarely refer to these breakups as such. We talk about “drifting apart” or “losing touch” or some other euphemism that makes the loss sound less severe, as if our friendships carry less weight than our romances. We belittle them, even, with phrases like “just friends,” as if the designation is somehow less complex. The unstinting marital drama is a genre unto itself; rarer are the films that scrutinize the progression of a platonic friendship with equivalent gravity and intricacy.

Dan Sallitt’s “Fourteen” is one: a wise, graceful but viciously felt study of middle-school best friends whose bond becomes a burden the further they recede into adulthood,...

Micro-budgeted and entirely self-financed projects by a critic and director with a day job in It, the films of Dan Sallitt feel light years away from anything currently produced in the United States. And the dissonance owes as much to their shoestring means as to the emotional wealth they harbor. To be treading into Sallitt’s luminous cinema—a body of work that so far spans five features and one short, Caterina, his latest project—is to wade into a universe dotted with psychologically complex characters grappling with unfulfilled desires and shape-shifting relationships.It’s a world that feels curiously domestic in scope, pivoting as it often does on character studies and couples’ portraits, like the L.A.-stranded protagonists of Sallitt’s 1986 debut Polly Perverse Strikes Again!, the best friends turned newlyweds in Honeymoon (1998), the two estranged sisters in All The Ships at Sea (2004), or the other sibling duo...

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSThe on-demand success of Trolls: World Tour, and subsequent comments made by NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, has led to a significant development in the friction between studios and cinemas: AMC Theatres announced it will no longer play any Universal movies. The ongoing dispute speaks to the many changes likely to take place as response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Recommended VIEWINGThe Walker Art Center has made available more than 60 "in-depth portraits of directors, actors, writers, and producers who were celebrated in the Walker Cinema at pivotal moments in their careers." This abundant archive includes Bong Joon-ho, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Stan Brakhage, Julie Dash, and even Tom Hanks. Grasshopper's official trailer for Dan Sallitt's Fourteen, which stars Tallie Mehdel and Norma Kuhling as two long-time friends in New York. Read our review of the film here.

"So what do you think is going on with her?" Grasshopper Film has released an official trailer for an indie drama that has been picking up rave reviews at festivals for a while. Fourteen is the latest film made by American indie filmmaker Dan Sallitt, and it premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year before playing all over the world. Tallie Medel and Norma Kuhling star as two friends struggling with the realities of adult life. The film takes place over a decade, showing us only a few disparate scenes between them when they reconnect and converse. The cast includes Lorelei Romani, C. Mason Wells, Dylan McCormick, and Kolyn Brown. The film will be released "virtually" this month through a watch-at-home service from Grasshopper directly. Here's the full-length trailer (+ final poster) for Dan Sallitt's Fourteen, from Grasshopper's YouTube: Over the course of a decade, a woman named Jo...

We’ve been big on Dan Sallitt’s Fourteen since its premiere at last year’s Berlinale, calling it “an acutely observed and quietly expansive little film” about the struggles of friendship between two distinctly different women. Although we named it one of year’s best undistributed films just four months ago, it’s opening next week—virtually, given these times—via Grasshopper Film, who’ve premiered a trailer and poster. (Which now makes it one of 10 films to see this month.)

Starring Tallie Medel and Norma Kuhling (Chicago Med), the movie, which I saw last year, efficiently moves across an entire decade, and in 90-or-so minutes captures time’s alternately enriching and corrosive effects in a way that’s practically novelistic in depth.

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Mara and Jo, in their twenties, have been close friends since middle school. Jo, the more outgoing figure, is a social worker who...

As hinted in last night’s final episode of Chicago Fire‘s seventh season, series regular Annie Ilonzeh is leaving the NBC firefighter drama after two seasons.

Ilonzeh joined Chicago Fire as a new series regular at the beginning of Season 7. She played Emily, an intelligent, easy-going and confident new paramedic. Ilonzeh was initially set as a recurring, but was upped to series regular after production on Season 7 began.

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Before becoming a paramedic, Emily was a medical student. She since found the courage to reapply to medical school, and in the Season 7 early finale, she was seen making an impassioned speech to the admission committee of Northwestern University.

"Did he seem nervous when you asked him to dinner?" This small indie film playing on the festival circuit is a worthwhile discovery and still needs a distributor. Fourteen is the latest film made by American indie filmmaker Dan Sallitt, and it first premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year before playing all over the world. Tallie Medel and Norma Kuhling star as two friends struggling with the realities of adult life. The film takes place over a decade, showing us only a few disparate scenes between them when they reconnect and converse. The cast also includes Lorelei Romani, C. Mason Wells, Dylan McCormick, and Kolyn Brown. This earned some rave reviews from critics at festivals; it's a unique, low-key drama that will connect more with some than others. These teasers were released during its festival run; we're still waiting to see a full-length trailer. Here's the first two...

Grasshopper Film has required the U.S. distribution rights to Fourteen, the feature about female friendship from writer/director Dan Sallitt, which premiered at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival. Starring Tallie Medel and Norma Kuhling (NBC’s Chicago Med), the pic is slated for a theatrical release in the spring followed by a digital and home video release.

The story centers on Mara and Jo who, now in their twenties, have been close friends since middle school. Jo, the more outgoing figure, is a social worker who runs through a series of brief but intense relationships. Mara, a less splashy personality than Jo, bounces among teacher aide jobs while trying to land a position in elementary education, and writes fiction in her spare time. She too has a transient romantic life, though she seems to settle down after meeting Adam, a mild-mannered software developer.

Exclusive: Jessy Schram (Falling Skies) is set for a multi-episode arc on NBC’s hit drama series Chicago Med.

Schram will play Dr. Hannah Asher, a brilliant gynecological surgeon with a secret drug addiction. She does her best to pull herself together to be the most impressive and professional doctor she can be – but she’s always fighting her demons.

From Emmy-winning executive producer Dick Wolf, Chicago Med follows the emotional day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together. Nick Gehlfuss, Torrey DeVitto, Colin Donnell, Norma Kuhling, Oliver Platt, Brian Tee and S. Epatha Merkerson star.

Wolf, Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider, Derek Haas, Michael Waxman, Arthur Forney, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt and Peter Jankowski are executive producers.

Schram is known for her starring roles in Hallmark Channel movies A Royal New Year’s Eve,...

Fox’s The Masked Singer came back in a new time slot and the same top ratings spot — handily winning Premiere Wednesday in the adults 18-49 demographic (Live+Same Day). The zany competition drew a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating and 7.9 million viewers for its special two-hour 8-10 Pm Season 2 premiere.

That was down 13% (fast nationals to fast nationals) from the series debut in January, when the show aired at 9 Pm. But given where Live+Sd broadcast ratings levels are, The Masked Singer remains a massive hit. It is the highest-rated program of broadcast Premiere Week in 18-49, towering over the second highest-rated by a whopping 39%.

The Masked Singer was the highest-rated L+Sd fall unscripted telecast on any network in two years (since The Voice on 10/2/17) and Fox’s highest-rated fall unscripted telecast in six years (since The X-Factor on 9/25/13). The two-hour Masked Singer premiere delivered...

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Wednesday’s Chicago Med. Proceed at your own risk!

Dr. Connor Rhodes said goodbye to Chicago Med during Wednesday’s Season 5 premiere — but not before another shocker, courtesy of his ex-girlfriend Ava (Norma Kuhling). Realizing that it was only a matter of time before the truth would come out about her killing Connor’s father, Ava had a breakdown. After reiterating to Connor that she did it for them, she took a scalpel and slit her own throat! Despite a valiant effort, Connor was unable to save her life and decided he need...

Chicago Med doc Connor Rhodes is under suspicion for his own father’s death!

As viewers will recall, Connor’s dad died last season from an overdose of synthetic insulin — and all eyes were on the surgeon’s ex-girlfriend Dr. Ava Bekker as the main suspect. But in the above exclusive sneak peek at the #OneChicago block’s return, P.D.‘s Atwater tells Connor, “You saved a lot of lives around here. Just gotta make sure you didn’t take one.” The medical drama’s Season 5 premiere marks the end of Connor’s journey, as it will be series...

The Gaffney Chicago Medical Center’s team is going to be adding one more name to the long list of people who need their help, as “Picket Fences” alum Kathy Baker has been set as a guest star on the Season 5 premiere of “Chicago Med,” TheWrap has learned exclusively.

The Emmy winner will play Nancy Geddes, who is described as a “devoted grandmother to A+ student and joy of her life, Cameron, who also happens to be battling emotional issues.” Nancy has “bent over backwards to provide for him and raise him right, but the impact of Cameron’s condition threatens to upend the life she envisions for him.”

“Chicago Med” stars Nick Gehlfuss, Torrey DeVitto, Oliver Platt, Brian Tee, Yaya DaCosta, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Marlyne Barrett. Actors Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling are both exiting as series regulars this season.

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A hard-partying doctor is heading to Chicago Med. Dominic Rains (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) is set for a recurring role on the upcoming fifth season of NBC’s hit drama series.

Rains will play Dr. Crockett Marcel, Chicago Med’s newest Ed doctor who hails from Louisiana. He gambles, drinks and parties all night but hooks himself to an IV drip in the morning to slide into work like a true badass.

From Emmy-winning executive producer Dick Wolf, Chicago Med follows the emotional day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and into the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together. Nick Gehlfuss, Torrey DeVitto, Colin Donnell, Norma Kuhling, Oliver Platt, Brian Tee and S. Epatha Merkerson star.

Wolf, Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider, Derek Haas, Michael Waxman, Arthur Forney, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt and Peter Jankowski are executive producers.

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Chicago P.D. will be back in the fall, and as previously reported, there will be changes in store. 

With Jon Seda being written out of the hit NBC drama following its sixth season, it has now been revealed that Prison Break veteran Paul Adelstein has been drafted in for the show's seventh season. 

He will recur as Superintendent Jason Crawford. Chicago Pd Season 6 Episode 22 featured the death of Brian Kelton, so Adelstein's character will replace him. 

Adelstein took to social media to break the news on Tuesday, and he gave viewers their first glimpse at him in his new role. 

Related: Chicago Med: Colin Donnell Returning

"When your hometown calls," he captioned the below image. 

Adelstein is no stranger to the small screen, and is coming off a one season stint on I Feel Bad, which was canceled just months ago by NBC. 

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When your hometown calls.

Connor (Colin Donnell) will return to Chicago Med in Season 5, after all. The bad news, however, is that his stay is only temporary. Chicago's finest bearded doctor will make his way back to the Ed for just one episode to film a proper exit after that blowup with Ava (Norma Kuhling) in the Season 4

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It turns out, Chicago Med fans will be getting more closure for one character than they first thought.

Back in April, fans of the medical drama were dealt a huge blow when it was revealed that Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling were bowing out of the series.

When Chicago Med Season 4 concluded, Connor didn't get much in the way of closure.

Thankfully, Us Weekly has confirmed that Donnell will be back in the fall to wrap up Connor's storyline.

If you watch Chicago Med online, you know that Connor's father Cornelius passed away.

Related: One Chicago Shakeup: Colin Donnell and Jon Seda Among Departures

He was the person holding up the romance between Connor and Ava. Ava started to wonder whether the death would allow a relationship to happen.

However, Connor started to wonder whether Ava was responsible for his father's death, and confirmed that there was no future for them.

A familiar face is returning to Chicago Med. Us Weekly reports star Colin Donnell is returning to the NBC TV show for one last episode in season five.

Connell plays Dr. Connor Rhodes on the medical procedural, which also stars Nick Gehlfuss, Torrey DeVitto, Colin Donnell, Norma Kuhling, Oliver Platt, Brian Tee, S. Epatha Merkerson, Yaya DaCosta, and Marlyne Barrett.

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It was a stunning shock for Chicago Med fans to learn that Connor (Colin Donnell) and Ava (Norma Kuhling) would be leaving at the end of Season 4, but the season finale didn't actually explain how the characters would exit the NBC show. In fact, the season ended with a big cliffhanger that seemed

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Dr. Connor Rhodes is checking back into Chicago Med: Colin Donnell will return for the Season 5 premiere to wrap up his character’s storyline, TVLine has confirmed.

In April, it was announced that Donnell — along with co-star Norma Kuhling (aka Dr. Ava Bekker) — would not be returning as a series regular in the fall. However, Connor’s story was left unfinished, with little closure, at the conclusion of the Season 4 finale. In the episode, Connor began to suspect that Ava was responsible for his dad Cornelius’ death. His ex was on a totally different wavelength, though, and tried to get back together with her beau.

TVLine hits rewind on the TV season’s biggest “What Happens Next?” finales, then invites you to predict the cliffhanger outcomes.

Two of Chicago Med‘s docs are out — but how will the characters say goodbye to the hospital? As previously reported, Colin Donnell (aka Dr. Connor Rhodes) and Norma Kuhling (Dr. Ava Bekker) will not be returning as series regulars for Season 5 this fall. Their storylines, however, remain open-ended as of this past May’s finale, which saw the former couple’s roller coaster relationship hit a new low.

After learning that his dad Cornelius died from an overdose of synthetic insulin,...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains details on Wednesday night’s season finales of Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med on NBC.

As the seasons came to a close Wednesday on NBC’s three Chicago drama series we learned how P.D.s departing Jon Seda, and Med‘s Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling would say goodbye.

In the Chicago P.D. season ender we find Seda’s Detective Antonio Dawson at a crossroads. Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) refuses to give up Antonio and Voight (Jason Beghe) and decides there’s only way he can remain true to himself, a decision that lands him in custody as the episode comes to an end. Antonio can’t figure out why Ruzek is protecting him, considering they’re not the best of friends. As Ruzek is being booked Antonio pops a pill as he sits in a car outside. Chances are, it’s...

If we didn’t know any better, we might have mistakenly assumed that Connor and Ava are sticking around after Wednesday’s Chicago Med. The season finale — which marks stars Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling’s final episode — doesn’t provide a ton of closure for the exiting characters, whose complicated relationship only gets more messy in the episode.

After Nina informs Connor that his dad died from an overdose of synthetic insulin, the doc is back to giving Ava the suspicious eye during surgery on Phillip’s daughter. After the operation, Ava once again reaches out to Connor and offers her condolences.

What’s the hot topic during The Flash‘s next season? How will The Blacklist end its season? Will Chicago Med duo get proper send-offs? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows.

Will we ever see The Flash’s Iris and Barry grapple with him potentially disappearing? —Ssh

“That’s next season actually,” showrunner Todd Helbing told me ahead of the Season 5 finale. “They’re going to be dealing with a lot of those questions about the Crisis and what happens to him.”

Any scoop on The Blacklist? –Marsha

Friday’s season finale “is gonna be good.

In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Universal Television. For this season, the company has many programs for NBC and a few they produce for other networks. They include previous nominees “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Andy Samberg), “The Good Place”, “Saturday Night Live,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Ellie Kemper) and “Will and Grace” plus new contenders “New Amsterdam” (Ryan Eggold) and “Russian Doll” (Natasha Lyonne) as part of their 2019 campaign.

Below, the list of Universal lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedies and dramas. If you’re looking for “This Is Us,” it is actually produced by Fox21 and will be included on their submission list in the near future. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.

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Jon Seda may be bowing out of Chicago P.D., but the actor is showing nothing but gratitude for his time on the NBC hit.

Seda took to social media over the weekend to address his departure, and he paid tribute to his fellow cast members and the fans of the show.

“It’s been an honor portraying Det. Antonio Dawson in the #OneChicago world,” Seda wrote.

“To my cast #Family, I’ll always treasure the time and stories we shared. To all you #chihards out there, Thank You for being the best of fans! We’ll Always have Chicago.”

Related: One Chicago Shakeup: Jon Seda, Colin Donnell Among Departures

Many were taken by surprise by the exit news, which dropped on Friday courtesy of Deadline.

Seda first appeared on Chicago Fire in the role of Antonio Dawson, before becoming an original cast member on Chicago P.D.

It’s been an honor portraying Det.

Chicago P.D. star Jon Seda on Saturday reacted to his exit from the Chicago NBC franchise with a tribute to the shows and thanks to its devoted fans. “It’s been an honor portraying Det. Antonio Dawson in the #OneChicagoWorld,” he wrote under a photo of Dawson looking at the Chicago skyline. (See the tweet and his entire message below.)

As Deadline reported yesterday, Seda is departing the Chicago franchise after seven years on Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice. (Chicago Med co-stars Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling also reacted on social media to their departures.)

Seda was one of the original stars of Chicago P.D. He started off as a recurring on the mothership Chicago Fire before he and Jason Beghe were spun off to anchor spinoff Chicago P.D. as the leads. Seda left Chicago P.D. midway through Season 4 to join new legal drama spinoff Chicago Justice.

Chicago P.D.‘s Detective Antonio Dawson will soon turn in his badge and gun — and portrayer Jon Seda is nothing but grateful for his time on duty.

On Saturday, Seda took to social media to confirm his imminent departure from the #OneChicago franchise and pay tribute to his cast and fans. The actor is set to leave P.D. at the end of its current sixth season.

“It’s been an honor portraying Det. Antonio Dawson in the #OneChicago world,” Seda wrote. “To my cast #Family, I’ll always treasure the time and stories we shared. To all you #chihards out there,...

It looks like the One Chicago franchise might be down a few familiar faces next fall. Deadline reports that Jon Seda is set to exit Chicago P.D. this season, while Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling will be exiting Chicago Med as series regulars. (NBC had no comment.)

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Soon after Deadline broke the news yesterday that three actors on Chicago series, Chicago P.D. star Jon Seda and Chicago Med co-stars Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling, are exiting as series regulars, Kuhling took to Instagram to reflect on her time on the NBC series and thank producer Dick Wolf as well as the show’s fans. “Really going to miss this family but feeling nothing but gratitude,” she wrote. (See her full note under the post).

Donnell also confirmed his departure on Twitter. “It’s been an honor to be a part of such a great trio of shows and in the @WolfEnt family,” he wrote. Donnell quickly received praise from former Chicago P.D. star Sophia Bush. You can read the tweets below.

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Thank you Chicago Med for two amazing years! Really going to miss this family, but feeling nothing but gratitude.

Norma Kuhling is expressing “gratitude” to her Chicago Med family in the wake of news that she will be leaving the NBC hospital drama at the end of its current fourth season. As reported Friday, Kuhling — who joined the series as Dr. Ava Bekker in the Season 2 finale — will be departing Med along with co-star Colin Donnell (aka Dr. Connor Rhodes).

“Thank you Chicago Med for two amazing years,” Kuhling shared via Instagram. “Really going to miss this family, but feeling nothing but gratitude. A huge thank you to NBC and Dick Wolf for bringing me on board, to the best cast and crew imaginable,...

NBC has already confirmed that One Chicago will remain intact next season, but that does not mean all of the cast members will be back for each show.

Per Deadline, Jon Seda is bowing out of Chicago P.D. later this season, while Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling are bowing out of Chicago Med as series regulars.

There's no telling how either actor will be written out, but it is somewhat concerning how late these decisions have come out.

Seda plays Detective Antonio Dawson. He first appeared on Chicago Fire before joining Chicago P.D. when the series debuted. He departed a few seasons later, joining the cast of Chicago Justice.

Related: One Chicago Renewed at NBC

That show did not take off as well as NBC hoped, and Seda returned to Chicago P.D. as a series regular. However, he is now bowing out of the series and probably the franchise,...

The doctor is out — and he’s bummed about it. Chicago Med‘s Colin Donnell is confirming that he will not be returning to the Windy City-set hospital drama in Season 5.

“Sorry to say that this is true,” the actor behind Dr. Connor Rhodes lamented late Friday on social media, shortly after news of his exit broke. “I love my #ChicagoMed #OneChicago family dearly. And a special thank you to all the fans that have made these last four seasons so amazing.”

Donnell went on to say, “It’s been an honor to be a part of such a great...

The One Chicago franchise is losing a few regulars.  John Seda, Colin Donnell, and Norma Kuhling are all departing at the end of the current seasons of Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med, Deadline reports. Colin Donnell confirmed news of his exit on Twitter.  Seda has starred on Chicago P.D. as Detective Antonio Dawson since the first season, and while he left to join Chicago Justice, he returned to P.D. after Justice's cancellation.  Donnell has starred on Chicago Med for all four seasons as Dr. Connor Rhodes, and Kuhling has been on Med since the end of season two. She plays Dr. Ava Bekker.  Deadline reports that all of the departures are for creative...

The Windy City will be down three citizens next season: Chicago P.D. star Jon Seda is leaving the series after six seasons, while Chicago Med‘s Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling will exit the hospital drama after this current fourth season. The departures are the result of “creative reasons related to the characters’ story evolution,” according to our sister site Deadline. (Read Donnell’s statement here.)

Seda first made his debut as Detective Antonio Dawson on the flagship show Chicago Fire. He briefly left P.D. when Antonio went to work for the State’s Attorney’s office on...

Exclusive: After seven years on Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice, star Jon Seda is exiting the popular NBC drama franchise. Also departing are Chicago Med co-stars Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling. All three are leaving as series regulars. As is always the case with the Dick Wolf TV universe, they could return for guest appearances. All three Chicago series have been renewed for next season.

According to sources, the cast departures stem from creative reasons related to the characters’ story evolution.

Seda, who plays Detective Antonio Dawson, was one of the original stars of Chicago P.D. He started off as a recurring on the mothership Chicago Fire before he and Jason Beghe were spun off to anchor spinoff Chicago P.D. as the leads. Seda left Chicago P.D. midway through Season 4 to join new legal drama spinoff Chicago Justice. He returned to Chicago P.D.

Michael Pressman is expanding his relationship with Chicago Med and Dick Wolf, signing on as an executive producer and director on the NBC drama series beginning with Season 5 next fall.

Pressman has worked with Wolf directing episodes of his series Chicago Med, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. He directed the pilots for CBS’ Chicago Hope, The Guardian and The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire. His other episodic directing credits include Elementary, Sneaky Pete, Alpha House and Justified, among others. His feature directing credits include To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday, Frankie and Johnny Are Married and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

From Emmy-winning executive producer Wolf, Chicago Med follows the emotional day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and into the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together. Nick Gehlfuss, Torrey DeVitto, Colin Donnell,...