Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles. George Burns Jr/NBC Chicago Med is nearing 10 years on air as its milestone 10th season begins next month — and fans will have a lot to celebrate when the show returns.

S. Epatha Merkerson , Oliver Platt and Marlyne Barrett will all be back amid shake ups in the showrunner department and there are a few new faces ready to mix it up in the ED. The new season will begin with an explosive story line, picking up one month after season 9’s May finale drama.

“When a commuter ship capsizes, the ED finds itself under water as they struggle to treat the influx of new patients and deal with bold new employees taking charge,” the official logline reads. In addition to a medical emergency, Jessy Schram , who plays Dr. Hannah Asher, teased in August that her character is still in a “crush scenario” in season 10 with Dr.

Mitch Ripley, played by Luke Mitchell . “Luke has been a great addition, and I feel like he’s definitely been finding his stamp [with] Ripley,” Schram told TVLine . “And it’s fun to be able to be his scene partner while he’s doing that.

” Scroll down for everything we know about Chicago Med season 10: During the May finale, fans saw two budding romances with Ripley (Mitchell) and Hannah (Schram) having a make out session over tea and Maggie Lockwood (Barrett) and Dr. Loren Johnson ( Henderson Wade ) getting closer. After Ripley gets assigned a high-risk prisoner to oversee in t.