I have just started rewatching this series from the beginning through Amazon Prime. It is the second spin-off from NBC's Chicago Fire, after Chicago P.D.
The first episode is called Derailed. Here is the synopsis:
The grand opening of Chicago Med's emergency department is interrupted by victims of an "L" train crash, pushing the staff to their limits. Dr. Will Halstead and the new trauma fellow Dr. Connor Rhodes butt heads when the latter pulls rank when it comes to treating patients. Pregnant pediatrician Dr. Natalie Manning reveals that her husband was killed during his tour of duty in Afghanistan. Medical student Sarah Reese's first days on rotation take an emotional toll on her. Halstead and Manning are forced to perform an emergency surgery on a patient who is a surrogate to a couple.
The premiere episode sees the debut of Dr. Connor Rhodes (Arrow's Colin Donnell).
I enjoyed the episode. It certainly wasn't a slow opening by any means, whilst the staff at the hospital are opening a new emergency wing, the new Dr. is involved in an accident on the Chicago "L" Train.
There is already brewing animosity between Dr. Halstead and Dr. Rhodes with in the first 5 minutes of them sharing the screen together.
We also meet other staff members including Dr. Natalie Manning (Torey DeVitto), Dr. Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) who is the brother of Jay Halstead from Chicago P.D, Nurse April Sexton (Yaya DaCosta) and Sarah Reese (Rachel DiPillo) who is a medical student, first day on rotation.
We also meet a young patient called Jamie, who has been a regular visitor to the hospital since he was 8 years old he has Cystic Fibrosis. We see the progression of his story and his relationship with many of the staff at the hospital throughout the episode.
I enjoy the fact that you can jump straight into these characters and it feels like the shows been running longer than it has. You immediately become attached to the patients and the main characters.
The link with the other Chicago series is shown through guest appearances from Fire and P.D.
I like the fact that I have at least 4 seasons to work through on Amazon, the boxsets can cost so much more than a yearly payment to Amazon Prime.
I am working my way through the episodes so I will hopefully post once a week about this show.
Emz
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