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Chicago Med: Season 7

22 episodes Premiered Sep 22, 2021 Updated Sep 25, 2026

Familiar faces return while new ones shake up the status quo. With every diagnosis, a deeper story unfolds — and the line between healing and hurting grows thinner.

Previously on Chicago Med

Season 7 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Chicago Med Season 6.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season overview

Familiar faces return while new ones shake up the status quo. With every diagnosis, a deeper story unfolds — and the line between healing and hurting grows thinner.

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Season 7 Episodes

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Season 7: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S7·E1 Mytharc

You Can't Always Trust What You See

Sep 22, 2021 · 42 min

Will Halstead returns to Med to help Goodwin with a secret investigation. Archer and Charles deal with twins who insist on being identical inside and out. Stevie and Dylan treat a

S7·E2 Core

To Lean In, or to Let Go

Sep 29, 2021 · 42 min

Vanessa and Archer disagree on how to handle the victim of a motorcycle accident. Dylan and Charles deal with a UNICEF negotiator with repressed trauma. Stevie and Will treat a hig

S7·E3 Core

Be the Change You Want to See

Oct 6, 2021 · 42 min

Dylan and Will deal with a dishonest patient whose lupus is in remission. A wealthy donor makes inappropriate advances toward Stevie. Vanessa, Crockett and Charles try to convince

S7·E4 Core

Status Quo, aka the Mess We're In

Oct 13, 2021 · 42 min

Charles helps Dylan with a longtime patient who was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. Stevie, Maggie and Vanessa investigate the legitimacy of a patient’s cancer diagnosis. Cr

S7·E5 Core

Change Is a Tough Pill to Swallow

Oct 20, 2021 · 42 min

Dylan and Charles treat patients suffering from Glass Child Syndrome and misdiagnosed ADHD. Crockett has to navigate hospital politics when he cares for the daughter of a transplan

S7·E6 Core

When You're a Hammer Everything's a Nail

Oct 27, 2021 · 42 min

Stevie’s personal and professional worlds collide when her mother becomes her patient. Dylan’s history with the father of a patient interferes with his perception of a case. Crocke

S7·E7 Core

A Square Peg in a Round Hole

Nov 3, 2021 · 42 min

Crockett helps Dr. Blake replace a patient’s liver. Vanessa tries to prove herself. Will continues to pursue the truth about Cooper. Ethan gets closer to returning to life in the E

S7·E8 Core

Just as a Snake Sheds Its Skin

Nov 10, 2021 · 42 min

Dylan's loyalty to Med and the police department is challenged when an old family friend and veteran cop exhibits concerning behavior. The annual random drug testing puts a doctor’

S7·E9 Core

Secret Santa Has a Gift for You

Dec 8, 2021 · 42 min

The outcome of Will's investigation weighs heavily on his mind as he works with Dylan to save a 4-month-old patient. Stevie and Vanessa both struggle to keep their secrets. Crocket

S7·E10 Core

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished... in Chicago

Jan 5, 2022 · 42 min

In the aftermath of the Vas-COM scandal, Goodwin clashes with the hospital’s new compliance officer. Crockett and Blake try to save a patient who has a son with severe autism. A pa

S7·E11 Core

The Things We Thought We Left Behind

Jan 12, 2022 · 43 min

Crockett and Blake clash with Randall when a famous alcoholic football player needs a liver transplant. Dylan is reluctantly reunited with old friends when their son breaks his arm

S7·E12 Core

What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You

Jan 19, 2022 · 43 min

Will and Stevie get stuck in the middle of a marital face-off. Dr. Blake's entire surgical team mysteriously collapses during a liver transplant. Charles encourages Ethan to reconc

S7·E13 Core

Reality Leaves a Lot to the Imagination

Feb 23, 2022 · 42 min

Scott and Archer diagnose a pregnant woman with a serious infection. Maggie receives shocking news. Halstead and Charles question an elderly patient’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In an

S7·E14 Core

All the Things That Could Have Been

Mar 2, 2022 · 43 min

Goodwin assigns Med’s new compliance officer to a patient with a long-hauler COVID condition. Maggie helps Halstead treat a patient who's been in an iron lung for 60 years.

S7·E15 Core

Things Meant to Be Bent Not Broken

Mar 9, 2022 · 42 min

Scott suspects his patient may be a drug dealer. Halstead must decide how to spend his whistleblower settlement. Charles and Taylor help a patient who believes she's infested with

S7·E16 Core

May Your Choices Reflect Hope, Not Fear

Mar 16, 2022 · 42 min

Halstead helps a patient with long-haul COVID-19 symptoms. Taylor reflects on her dating life when she learns that a patient's daughter is having an arranged marriage.

S7·E17 Core

If You Love Someone, Set Them Free

Apr 6, 2022 · 42 min

Rival gangs bring their war to Med. Halstead and Charles work with a brain cancer patient who's refusing treatment. Tensions run high in the OR when a patient's transplanted uterus

S7·E18 Core

Judge Not, for You Will Be Judged

Apr 13, 2022 · 42 min

Archer and Asher clash over a patient with close ties to Goodwin. After a patient is shot during a home invasion, Scott and Marcel help with the investigation. Maggie and Halstead

S7·E19 Core

Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

Apr 20, 2022 · 42 min

Halstead and Asher work to save a surrogate's baby. Charles cares for a patient on a hunger strike. Choi and Archer help a patient with ties to Choi's late father. Scott and Maggie

S7·E20 Core

End of the Day, Anything Can Happen

May 11, 2022 · 42 min

Scott helps the daughter of a mob boss. A grandmother comes to Med desperate to save her grandson. Choi struggles with some shocking news about his father.

S7·E21 Mytharc

Lying Doesn't Protect You From the Truth

May 18, 2022 · 42 min

Dylan and Ethan treat a patient shot during a drug raid. Charles and Vanessa work together to properly diagnose a motivational speaker. Will and Hannah must turn to Crockett for he

S7·E22 Mytharc

And Now We Come to the End

May 25, 2022 · 42 min

Halstead and Asher clash over a patient in need of a kidney transplant. Marcel faces a tough decision when Blake is in surgery. Choi and Archer treat the son of Med's general couns

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