All ‘Med’, ‘Fire’ and ‘PD’ Leads Set To Return
EXCLUSIVE: NBC‘s three Chicago collection could have their leads in place once they return within the fall as Chicago Med‘s S. Epatha Merkerson and Oliver Platt, Chicago Fire‘sure Taylor Kinney and Miranda Rae Mayo in addition to Chicago P.D.‘s Jason Beghe are all locked in to proceed on their exhibits.
Med’s Merkerson and Platt and Fire’s Kinney and Mayo have signed new offers to proceed on their exhibits, sources stated. Like final yr, negotiations with the quartet began after the three Chicago collection, produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, they were renewed for next season. (The pickup got here in early this time, in March). Also like final yr, Kinney was the final of the group to shut a brand new pact.
Beghe will return to P.S. underneath his present contract. Ace Deadline reported last yearhe has extra time on his current deal.
Kinney, Beghe, Merkerson and Platt have been headlining their Chicago collection as authentic forged members from Day 1. Kinney is headed into his fifteenth season on FireBeghe into his 14th season on P.S. and Merkerson and Platt into their twelfth season on Med.
Emmy winner Merkerson is in a league of her personal; she has been within the Dick Wolf universe for 29 seasons (610 episodes) and counting; earlier than Chicago Medshe was on Law & Order for 17 seasons because the collection’ longest-running forged member.
More than a decade in, One Chicago continues to dominate Wednesday nights. The three exhibits additionally pioneered the built-in franchise universe, staging extremely rated crossovers. The most up-to-date March 4 occasion boosted every of the three collection to season highs in whole viewers, with social video views up 75% vs. the 2025 crossover.
In addition to linear, One Chicago is a powerful performer on streaming, with the three exhibits an everyday presence in Peacock’s Top 10 in-season.
Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. chronicle the skilled and private lives of Chicago first responders.
Med, which airs at 8 PM. Wednesdays, is government produced by Dick Wolf, Allen MacDonald, Steven Hootstein, Meridith Friedman, Anna Dokoza, Anastasia Puglisi, Rebecca McGill and Peter Jankowski. Firewhich airs at 9 PM, is government produced by Dick Wolf, Reza Tabrizi, Victor Teran, Matt Whitney, Anastasia Puglisi, Rebecca McGill and Peter Jankowskii. P.S. airs at 10 PM and is government produced by Dick Wolf, Gwen Sigan, Chad Saxton, Gavin Harris, Jason Beghe, Anastasia Puglisi, Rebecca McGill and Peter Jankowski.
All three collection are produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in affiliation with Wolf Entertainment.
Merkerson is repped by CAA, supervisor Bob McGowan and lawyer Roger Haber; Platt by WME; Kinney by Principal Entertainment LA; May by The Rosenzweig Group and Kopeikin Law; and Beghe by Paul Hastings.
