Rachel DiPillo & Torrey DeVitto Join NBC’s ‘Chicago Med’ As Series Regulars
Rachel DiPillo (Jane The Virgin) and Torrey DeVitto (The Vampire Diaries) have joined the cast of NBC's latest Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago Med as series regulars, TVWise has learned. DiPillo, who has also enjoyed stints on such shows as NCIS, Mad Men and Emily Owens, M.D., will play Dr. Sarah Reese, an emergency room intern who’s fresh out of medical school. While DeVitto has been cast as Dr. Lilly Manning, a pregnant ER physician. Her previous television credits include Pretty Little Liars, Army Wives, One Tree Hill and Beautiful People. 
NBC is adding to their comedy pilot slate with two projects from emerging writers who were discovered as a result of the NBC Playground comedy initiative, which aims "to open the door for new creative voices by discovering and nurturing fresh cutting-edge comedy talent". 
NBC's Chicago Med is losing one of its main cast members. Laurie Holden, whose long list of credits include The Walking Dead and Major Crimes, is exiting the Chicago Fire spin-off due to "family reasons". Her departure comes several months before the series is set to debut this November. She was one of the few members of the main cast who appeared in the back-door pilot, which aired as an episode of Chicago Fire's third season. 
Hawaii Five-0 and Grimm alum Brian Tee has joined the cast of NBC's Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago Med as a series regular. Tee, who starred in Fox pilot Love Is A Four-Letter Word, will play a resident at the hospital who found his calling in medicine after several tours of duty as an Army medic. 
NBC has made a late scheduling change to their Summer line-up. Effective immediately both Aquarius and Hannibal, which launched to much fanfare on Thursday Nights back in early June, are being shunted to Saturday nights to finish their respective runs. 
NBC has officially decided on all their series from the 2014-2015 season. Mere days after 
No real surprises here. NBC has opted to cancel struggling freshman drama series American Odyssey after one so-so rated season of 13 episodes