CHICAGO MED: Brian Tee on Getting to Shake Up the Show’s Look for His Directorial Debut

Brian Tee returns to CHICAGO MED with the Wednesday, March 29 hour, “Know When to Hold and Know When to Fold,” in a very different capacity: directing!

After playing doctor Ethan Choi for more than seven seasons (prior to his December exit), stepping behind the camera on CHICAGO MED was a natural evolution. Though this marks Tee’s network directorial debut, he had been prepping for the experience during his duration on the show, shadowing directors and learning about the post-production process.

“I think I used my time [on the show] wisely,” Tee tells Give Me My Remote. “People were incredibly gracious, both on  and off set, to allow me to learn from them.”

Here, he talks about returning to MED in a different capacity, previews the unique directing style opportunities the hour brought him, and praises the “wonderful” way Ethan left the series. Read more

CHICAGO MED: ‘Know When to Hold and Know When to Fold’ Photos

CHICAGO MED vet Brian Tee directs the Wednesday, March 29 episode, as a documentary crew comes to the hospital.

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CHICAGO MED: ‘And Now We Come To The End’ Photos

Hannah (Jessy Schram) and Will (Nick Gehlfuss) disagree about a patient on the Wednesday, May 25 season finale of CHICAGO MED.

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CHICAGO MED Stars Brian Tee and Steven Weber Share One True and One Joke Finale Tease

On the Wednesday, May 25 season finale of CHICAGO MED, Ethan (Brian Tee) and Archer (Steven Weber) are tasked with helping the son of the hospital’s general counsel.

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CHICAGO MED Post-Mortem: Brian Tee on Ethan’s Revelation and Blake’s Big Decision

[Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Wednesday, May 18 episode of CHICAGO MED, “Lying Doesn’t Protect You From the Truth.”] Read more

CHICAGO MED: Brian Tee and Steven Weber on Ethan Giving Archer Control Over the ED, a Surprising New Case

Ethan (Brian Tee) may be back on CHICAGO MED, but he made a big decision: to let Archer (Steven Weber) maintain control of the ED.

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CHICAGO MED: Brian Tee and Steven Weber on Ethan and Dean’s Tension

As CHICAGO MED’s Dean (Steven Weber) continues his tenure at the hospital, the tension with Ethan (Brian Tee)–who previously served below Dean in the Navy—grows, as the duo try to navigate their new working relationship.

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CHICAGO MED: ‘Fathers and Mothers, Daughters and Sons’ Photos

Steven Weber makes his CHICAGO MED debut on the Wednesday, March 10 episode of the NBC medical drama.

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CHICAGO MED: Brian Tee, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Nick Gehlfuss Preview Steven Weber’s Guest Arc

When Steven Weber’s Dr. Dean Archer joins CHICAGO MED in March, trouble is around the corner.

“Steven comes in and definitely shakes things up,” Brian Tee (Ethan) previewed during the (virtual) One Chicago Day junket. “He was my senior medical officer in the Navy. I think he was brought in to really help me facilitate this chief role. But in doing so, almost sticks his head into too many places, and really kind of stirs up the ED for all of us.” Read more

CHICAGO MED Cast on the Impact of Maggie’s Illness

CHICAGO MED’s Maggie (Marlyne Barrett) is going through a hard time as she battles cancer, but as of now, she’s been mostly able to keep it close to the vest…though that won’t last for long.

MED stars Barrett, Yaya DaCosta, Brian Tee, Nick Gehlfuss, Torrey DeVitto, and showrunners Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider tease what’s ahead for Maggie and how her colleagues may handle the reveal that she’s sick… Read more

CHICAGO MED: Brian Tee Teases an ‘Outrageous’ Patient that Divides the Staff

On the Wednesday, October 9 episode of CHICAGO MED, Ethan (Brian Tee) and Charles (Oliver Platt) find themselves at odds as they deal with a controversial patient. Read more

CHICAGO MED Cast, Showrunners Tease Tension with the New COO

CHICAGO MED’s fourth season finds the medical crew up against a new problem: COO Gwen Garrett (Heather Headley), who has a very different vision for how the hospital should be run.

“[The tension is] always going to be there,” executive producer Andrew Schneider teased to reporters in the video below. “The interesting thing about that character is all of her arguments are legitimate arguments…we don’t just pull them out of thin air. We try to deal with the realities of running a hospital.”

For Gwen’s portrayer, “every week I get the script and go, ‘Ooh, what’s she gonna do today? Who is she going to be in trouble with today?'” Headley said with a laugh. And though there is a potential ally in her horizon, “it is an uphill battle…because you’re trying your best to run the hospital and keep it open.”

Check out more from Team CHICAGO MED—including executive producer Diane Frolov, and stars S. Epatha Merkerson, Marlyne Barrett, Torrey DeVitto, Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Brian Tee, and Colin Donnell—on how Gwen is shaking things up… Read more