‘Chicago Fire’ season 3 spoilers: Official details on ‘Chicago Med’ backdoor pilot
Come Tuesday, April 7, fans of “Chicago Fire” are finally going to get a chance to pass judgment on one very important subject: Whether or not the upcoming backdoor pilot for “Chicago Med” is any good. You may have already heard that the likes of Laurie Holden and Oliver Platt have been cast in it, and the purpose of this specific episode is to introduce this world and its characters in a way that gets you excited to watch an entire show all about it.
Today, NBC released the full synopsis for this backdoor pilot, which is not actually going to be entitled “Chicago Med” anymore (as it was first believed). Instead, it will be “I Am the Apocalypse.” Firehouse 51 is going to be tested severely trying to bring patients to the hospital, and then matters are going to be worse when a potential terrorist attack with an airborne illness starts to tear through the hospital. Let’s just say that this is going to be quite a dire situation for everyone to deal with:
“It’s all hands on deck when Firehouse 51 races to the scene of a deadly chemical leak inside an industrial building. With squad and truck tested like never before, scores of workers are rescued but many are experiencing respiratory distress. This prompts truck 81, squad 3 and ambulance 61 to spring into action to transport the victims to nearby Chicago Med. The situation takes a turn from bad to worse in the midst of the chaos when a “patient” planted inside the hospital goes on a suicide mission armed with a grenade and claiming to be the carrier of a deadly airborne disease. Trying to stop the madman from engaging the explosive device, a member of the firehouse team is severely wounded in the blast and left to face life-threatening injuries. With no other choice, Chicago Med is forced into lockdown until doctors and the Hazmat team can determine the severity of the airborne virus.”
This episode definitely sounds like a thrill ride, and it definitely has that going for it right away. You’re going to see all of these new characters at their most intense, and get to know a little more about them after the fact.
We will definitely have more about this episode as we get closer to it airing, but for now, let us know what you are the most excited to see! Also, sign up now to capture some other TV updates via email every week, courtesy of our CarterMatt Newsletter. (Photo: NBC.)