Chicago Med set up some storylines for Season 11, as some characters were left pondering recent personal and professional developments in the Season 10 finale. The new season will build upon these, though it's unclear how just yet. "I don’t want to tease too much because it’s not 100% clear yet," showrunner Allen MacDonald admitted to TV Insider when asked what's on the horizon for Gaffney's team. "And I’m afraid I’ll say things that we decide not to do because I have all these ideas in my head that I’ve been discussing with the other writers, but when we start the writers’ room in a few weeks, what often happens is I think I have this brilliant idea and I find that I have a very smart, high-level, experienced staff that have better ideas and then I will go with that immediately, so things aren’t clear." However, he shared what the season will explore in broad strokes, saying,