Dr. Mitch Ripley is officially on duty. We’re seeing the first photos of Blindspot alum Luke Mitchell as Ripley in the season 9 premiere of Chicago Med.
As we previously reported, Mitchell joins the NBC medical drama as Dr. Ripley, an Emergency Department doctor with a troubled past who shares a history with Dr. Charles (Oliver Platt). Mitchell is billed as recurring, but his role could expand to series regular in Season 10, we hear.
In the below photos of the season premiere titled “Row Row Row Your Boat on a Rocky Sea” we see Mitchell’s Dr. Ripley with Dr. Charles, played by Platt, and Ripley with Dr. Hannah Asher, played by Jessy Schram, as well as Maggie Lockwood, portrayed by Marlyne Barrett, along with some solo pics of Ripley. We also see him treating a patient with Dr. Dean Archer, played by Steven Webber.
Mitchell joins the long-running Wolf Entertainment/Universal Television series following the exit of stars Brian Tee and Nick Gehlfuss.
Chicago Med Season 9 will consist of 13 episodes. The series is is executive produced by Dick Wolf, Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider, Stephen Hootstein, Eli Talbert, Arthur Forney and Peter Jankowski.
Chicago Med Season 9 premieres Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 8/7c.
