When Will Halstead exited Chicago Med, fans were left emotional but satisfied. What they didn’t know is that his final script originally included a twist that would have turned the entire hospital upside down.
In early drafts, Will was meant to reveal that he had secretly applied for a grant that would expose corruption at Gaffney Medical. The grant would name names—executives, doctors, even Sharon Goodwin—and potentially bring down the institution he fought so hard to save.
Nick Gehlfuss, who played Will, reportedly loved the twist. It gave his character a final act of justice. But in post-production, showrunners decided the reveal would cast too negative a shadow over the series’ future.
Instead, they gave Will a hopeful goodbye. But those who read the original script say it was powerful—and would have redefined how fans saw Will: not just a bleeding heart, but a whistleblower willing to risk everything.
