Last year, it was Chicago PD that ended up playing a key role in the three-part “Reckoning” event, which brought back two former stars from the series as part of the crossover storyline. The returns of Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer as Hailey Upton and Jay Halstead were a highlight of the crossover event, as it brought the two stars together for the first time on-screen in years following their respective exits from the show and put them at the heart of the crossover case.
Now, it seems, Chicago Med will get its chance to play a bigger role in the overall crossover event!
Following the official confirmation that the One Chicago crossover event will be coming fans’ way on January 13 via Taylor Kinney’s recent appearance on The Tonight Show, NBC has dropped some additional information about the three-show crossover, which reveals Chicago Med will play a central role in the event. According to the official synopsis released by NBC, the 2027 crossover will involve a dramatic investigation revolving around an unexpected suspect involved in the death of a Gaffney patient:
“An unexpected suspect (in the death of a patient at Chicago Med) will be the focus of a dramatic investigation that involves characters from Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago PD,” teases the synopsis.
Now, this isn’t much to go off of, and we’re sure to get additional information in the weeks ahead, but it’s clear that Chicago Med and its characters are going to play a pivotal role in this year’s One Chicago crossover event. In fact, if I had to guess, it seems highly likely that the unexpected suspect could end up being a familiar face from Gaffney and that a large part of the crossover will revolve around a bigger mystery, which sees the teams trying to clear the individual's name while finding the real killer.
Given that the synopsis teases that the death is a Gaffney patient, it would stand to reason that the suspect will be a current member of the Chicago Med cast. However, we have to wonder if perhaps the powers that be could consider bringing back a former member of the cast and thrust them into the heart of the crossover storyline in a similar manner to how Upton and Halstead factored into last year’s crossover.
We know that Colin Donnell is returning to Chicago Med just before the crossover, appearing in the two episodes leading up to the One Chicago crossover. There could be a possibility that his character, Connor Rhodes, ends up being involved in the crossover, as he’ll have already been reintroduced. It would be fun to see Connor play a role in the crossover, and it would give the Chicago Med team two episodes to build up to the crossover storyline.
Of course, if Donnell is not involved in the crossover, we would have to wonder if Chicago Med would bring back another familiar face right after Donnell’s return, as the show has been strategic about spacing out its bigger surprise returns. Still, this is the One Chicago crossover, and if ever there is a time to go big, it’s the crossover event.
Regardless of who ends up being the prime suspect at the heart of the case, it’s going to be fun to see Chicago Med play a larger role in the crossover and how the storyline will impact the show moving forward. Last year’s One Chicago crossover had major implications for Chicago Fire with the crossover paving the way for Dermot Mulroney’s exit from the series, so we have to assume this year’s crossover will have some major ripple effects for the doctors and nurses at Gaffney.
We'll find out what the writers have planned when the casts of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago PD come together on January 13, 2027 for the next One Chicago crossover event!
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