Chicago Med Know When to Hold and When to Fold (Season 8, Episode 17)
TV Episode | Drama

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Chicago Med

Know When to Hold and When to Fold (Season 8, Episode 17)

TV Episode | Drama

A documentary crew visits Med to film Marcel and Abrams' groundbreaking surgery. Archer refuses to ask for help for his kidney issues. Halstead develops feelings for a coworker.

Showrunners

Diane Frolov | Andrew Schneider

Director

Brian Tee

Writers

Michael Brandt (developed by) | Derek Haas (developed by) | Dick Wolf (created by) | Matt Olmstead (created by) & 4 more

Producers

Leigh Cousins | Diane Frolov | Andrew Schneider | Danny Weiss

Composer

Atli Örvarsson

Cinematographer

Faires A. Sekiya (as Faires Anderson-Sekiya)

Editor

Lillian Benson (as Lillian E. Benson)

Casting Director

Sara Isaacson

Production Designer

Stephanie Gilliam

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 29, 2023

Release date

Mar 29, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

6 wins & 7 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
26 cast members

Name	Known for
Nick Gehlfuss Dr. Will Halstead Dr. Will Halstead See fewer	Love & Mercy (2014)
Dominic Rains Dr. Crockett Marcel Dr. Crockett Marcel See fewer	A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Marlyne Barrett Maggie Lockwood Maggie Lockwood See fewer	Chicago Med (2015)
Jessy Schram Dr. Hannah Asher Dr. Hannah Asher See fewer	Unstoppable (2010)
S. Epatha Merkerson Sharon Goodwin Sharon Goodwin See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Oliver Platt Dr. Daniel Charles Dr. Daniel Charles See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1993)
Steven Weber Dr. Dean Archer Dr. Dean Archer See fewer	The Shining (1997)
Brennan Brown Dr. Sam Abrams Dr. Sam Abrams See fewer	Focus (II) (2015)
Dominic Burgess Michael Kennedy Michael Kennedy See fewer	Palm Royale (2024)
Jodi Long Da-Xia Wu Da-Xia Wu See fewer	The Hot Chick (2002)
Hannah Riley Anna Anna See fewer	Better Things (2016)
Stan Shaw Dr. George Thomas Dr. George Thomas See fewer	The Monster Squad (1987)
T.V. Carpio Dr. Grace Song Dr. Grace Song See fewer	Across the Universe (2007)
Walter Coppage Dr. Mark Cameron Dr. Mark Cameron See fewer	Somebody Somewhere (2022)
Bonnie Discepolo Cara Wallace Cara Wallace See fewer	Give Me an A (2022)
Conor Perkins Zach Hudgins Zach Hudgins See fewer	Chicago Med (2015)
Luigi Sottile Sean Archer Sean Archer See fewer	Daydream (2023)
John Wusah Kuan-Yu Wu Kuan-Yu Wu See fewer	The Scuttlebutt Assassins (2015)
Lorena Diaz Nurse Doris Nurse Doris See fewer	Chicago Med (2015)
Oren Gottfried Dr. Gottfried Dr. Gottfried See fewer	The Good Doctor (2017)
Randall McDonald Nurse Murphy Nurse Murphy See fewer	Black Panther (2018)
Renelle Nicole Nurse Trisha Nurse Trisha See fewer	Power Book IV: Force (2022)
Rasika Ranganathan Dr. Asha Mallick Dr. Asha Mallick See fewer	Lifelines (2015)
Courtney Rioux Paramedic Courtney Paramedic Courtney See fewer	Chicago Med (2015)
Marie Tredway Nurse Trini Nurse Trini See fewer	Chicago P.D. (2014)
Rekkhan Bowler (uncredited) Bowler (uncredited) See fewer	Chicago P.D. (2014)