Chicago's leading medical heroes return to help save lives in Season 8 of the pulse-pounding and emotional medical drama from Emmy Award -winning executive producer Dick Wolf. This season, Dr. Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) deals with a medical supply chain shortage; Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt) remains at the forefront of psychiatric care; Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) safeguards quality care in the face of fiscal scrutiny; Dr. Ethan Choi (Brian Tee) reexamines himself after being shot by a former patient; Dr. Dean Archer (Steven Weber) takes over as permanent chief of the ER; charge nurse Maggie Lockwood (Marlyne Barrett) balances work and family issues; Dr. Crockett Marcel (Dominic Rains) tackles his new role on the transplant team; And Dr. Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) sees to the center's new emergency OB/GYN service.