Two of Chicago Med‘s original cast members are scrubbing out of the NBC drama. Neither Torrey DeVitto nor Yaya DaCosta will return for the procedural’s seventh season, our sister site Deadline reports.
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DaCosta has been cast in Lee Daniels’ Our Kind of People, which received a straight-to-series order at Fox earlier this year.
DeVitto does not have a new TV gig lined up, but she will appear in the upcoming indie film Skelly. (Read DeVitto’s heartfelt message to fans here.)
Both actresses, DeVitto as pediatrician Dr. Natalie Manning and DaCosta as nurse April Sexton, have walked the halls of the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center since the Dick Wolf-produced drama debuted on NBC in 2015. Both characters have significant ties to the other shows in the One Chicago universe, appearing in several episodes of Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.
The rest of the Chicago Med cast — S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, Brian Tee as Dr. Ethan Choi and Marlyne Barrett as nurse Maggie Lockwood — are all expected to return, though their contracts are currently being negotiated.
Will you miss April and Natalie on Chicago Med? Drop a comment with your thoughts on their departures below.
Really kind of surprised by Torrey leaving, she’s finally been main cast instead of just supporting like every other show she’s been in. Happy for her on her engagement though, so maybe new things are on all horizons for her!
She also recently started dating David Ross, manager of the Cubs. I would think that working in Chicago would be beneficial to that relationship.
Lately April’s storyline has been stagnant. I feel like they didn’t where to go with her character. And honestly Yaya’s heart didn’t seem as in it lately. I honestly saw this coming. As for Natalie, i suspected she was leaving when she stole those trial meds. No way to come back from that. Hopefully they will introduce some new fresh characters. I think having Maggie’s daughter come to Med will be interesting. Also would be nice to see the ED with another resident.
My guess is that they’re going to send her off to medical school. They’ve been flirting with her thinking about becoming a Nurse Practitioner. My bet is she enrolls in med school instead.
I would love to see that happen…keeping the door open for her to return if she chooses
I agree with you that the writing’s been on the wall, but this is the show that still treats Will Halstead like an ethical and respectable medical professional after all the disaster he leaves in his wake. How high are his insurance premiums, again? Natalie should have no trouble sticking around even accounting for institutional sexism.
I will miss April. II thought she brought a lot of heart to her role. I will NOT however, miss Miss Holier than Thou, I can do what I want but to he– if you can Natalie. She has become very whinny over the last couple of years. Now if we can only get rid of Will and bring back Connor …. thought she brought a lot of heart to her
Ignore that last “thought she brought a lot of heart to her” My computer has been a bit wonky.
I 100000% agree with you…I thought I was the only one that thought that about Natalie and Will
This! I hate her and Will, both are whiny. Conner was great and I do miss him on the show
That arc where he gets involved with the heroin addict doctor… “well, I’m helping others so they basically cancel each other out” Will
Totally agree with you. My husband can’t stand the Manning character. Every time, he’s like. Here she goes. Sticking her awe in. Think she’s better than everyone else. Gets on my bloody nerves. Lol.
Yeah get rid of Will. He pisses me off and does what he wants when he wants. Plus he’s UGLY🤮
Agree 100%.
😂😂😂😂 yes he is can’t stand gingers
I agree 100% with your comments!
Hopefully they can bring back Connor.
Wow, this show is going to need a serious overhaul without them.
Yeah but that is a good thing. I used to look forward to this show, but this season was really painful to watch. April I will miss, Dr Manning – not at all. She was horrible this year. Watching her and Crockett (who I never liked) was like nails on a chalkboard.
Clean house – give us some actual likeable characters. Stop treating Will like a whipping boy. Tone down Ethan’s self-righteous entitled attitude by about 50%. Lock Crockett away somewhere and lose the key. Then we’ll be all set.
There are still plenty of characters that I really like but these two leaving is a bit of a blow, I’ve already given up watching Fire and PD due to insufferable characters/shoddy writing, so I’m a little iffy for new characters being brought into Med.
I will def miss April.
I am so sorry to hear they are both leaving. The show won’t be the same without them. they were my favorites and I’m not sure I will watch the show any more.
I noticed the article doesn’t mention if Dominic Rains (Crockett Marcel) is returning in season 7.
Can’t say I’ll miss Natalie or April, to be honest.
I noticed that, too, but I assume it’s because his contract isn’t up for renewal like the original cast, who were on 6-year contracts that are expiring.
Good point! Never thought of that.
How you call this a shocker! Because to me it isn’t! I’ve been seeing the writing on the wall for both characters for quite some time now. Their story lines when completely off the rails!
You can absolutely see it for Nat now. She’s gonna get fired/quit over those stolen meds.
Do not care for either one of the characters
.Need new blood
Can’t stand either and most characters on Med have way too much personal drama! I’m only watching the show because of PD and Fire! Improve the writing or cancel this part of Chicago!
I agree completely! I only watch Med these days because it’s a Chicago show. The characters have become unlikeable.
They will be missed. Hope you much success in your new roles.
Taking a job at FOX is risky, lmao!!!
THIS!!!!
Suppose it’s a shame to those that watch Med, but I don’t so I don’t particularly care. If it was about Fire/P.D. cast I would be more concerned.
I’ll miss April and the talented DaCosta. She did a great job with the role. I will not miss Natalie. Just not a fan of that character and her “I can do what I want” attitude. Would not mind if she took Will with her. But I think that cat still has 3 or 4 lives left….
Sounds like April will go to school to be a physician assistant. I think Natalie will get in trouble for taking the meds and have to leave. Truth be told they boxed Natalie into a corner storyline wise.
I love how you call this a shocker, because I’m not shocked at all! Their characters have become extremely unwatchable, and their storylines have gone off the rails! Maybe some new blood will get me to watch Chicago med again!
I love April! Hate to see her go. Natalie, not as much as they assassinated her character the past few seasons.
I believe they assassinated both characters a while ago!
Both actresses will MOSTLY be missed,in our household.
Not surprised about Yaya considering Aprils conversation with Archer during last weeks episode. And I guess Natalie will get in trouble for stealing the trial drugs to give to her mom.
I hate that they are leaving the show. I enjoy watching them. They are very compassionate with the patience. And if Natalie leaves what will Crocket going to do.
Exactly. I loved her and Crockett they made each other better. I think this is a terrible letdown for that subplot.
I will miss April and Natalie I’m happy April have another show on Fox .I wanted Natalie and Will back together I didn’t like her with Crockett.I wanted April and Ethan back together.Natalie and Will were getting back together but since she’s leaving I guess not.
All of the One Chicago shows has suffered from really bad writing the past few seasons. It’s really apparent when you go back and watch the earlier seasons of each show. I’m surprised more actors across all the shows aren’t leaving.
And please next season get rid of the horrible fake rooftop set and start filming outside again. It’s so horrible it takes me out of what there is to the show.
I respectfully disagree with your comment about the bad writing on all the one Chicago shows! I think both fire and PD have improved the last few seasons! But Chicago med is become a hot mess!
I suspect that the outdoor scenes were curtailed because of COVID. I agree about the bad writing. Both Med and Fire have gone downhill the past few years.
I will miss them both. I love both their characters. I am so upset and will miss them. They are so good I. Their roles. I love Natalie’s new love interest. I know the other cast members will miss them too.
Yes I love Nat and Crockett, I’m so disappointed in this news!! How cruel they would write them together this season only to have her leave the show ☹️ ☹️☹️
I totally agree. He is such a great guy
And so cute and handsome.
I like both characters but both of their storylines have been played out. I can see how their characters will leave. Natalie will be disbarred for stealing medicine and April will go to medical school.
Yay! Good these two got on my last nerve. One thinks she’s mother teresa and the other one with her issues and has men issues she doesn’t know what she wants and resorted to stealing someone else’s medications 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Totally agree with you about the Mother Teresa and “ I’ll do what I want no matter what” assessments!
Thank you!
It’s like Chicago Med is asking me to start watching again.
Med won’t be the same without two! Best of luck in whatever you do in the future! I’ll be looking for you 💖💖
Perfect opportunity to bring back Hannah Asher