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‘Chicago Med’ OGs S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt & Marlyne Barrett Close New Deals To Continue On NBC Drama
Chicago Med has locked in its original cast members for next season. S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt and Marlyne Barrett have each closed new deals.
S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt and Marlyne Barrett, whose most recent contracts were up at the end of this past season, have each closed a deal to extend their tenure on the NBC medical drama to a decade, sources tell Deadline. Headed into its 10th season, Chicago Med, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, follows the emotional day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and the lives of the doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together. Platt has been recurring as Uncle Jimmy on FX’s hit comedy The Bear, a role, which earned him his fifth Emmy nomination, following noms for Nip/Tuck, Huff(twice) and The West Wing.
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