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Deadline first announced that DeVitto as pediatrician Dr. Natalie Manning and DaCosta as nurse April Sexton are leaving the doors of the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center as their contracts end for this season.
As revealed by the media, the original cast members were offered to ink initial contracts at the end of season 6. However, both Dacosta and DeVitto opted to leave while the other lead stars S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, Brian Tee as Dr. Ethan Choi, and Marlyne Barrettare as nurse Maggie Lockwood are returning for Season 7.
Coming To An End
Following the announcement, both stars confirmed their departure on their Instagram accounts.
The “Vampire Diaries” alum Devitto wrote in her caption: “It has been such an honor and pure joy to bring Dr. Natalie Manning to life for all of you on Chicago Med for the past 6 seasons. But it is now time for her and me to bow out and say goodbye. Thank you to all you loyal watchers who adored her as much as I did.”
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The actress also teased that she’s excited to share what’s to come and revealed: “New adventures await!”
For DaCosta’s farewell, she posted an extensive statement together with the show’s official photos from different seasons and a video of her thanking everyone on the set.
“After six amazing seasons of working with some of the most dedicated people in the business, learning wild medical jargon, growing as an actor and as a person… my time as of April Sexton on “Chicago Med” has come to a close.”
Dacosta thanked Dick Wolf, Peter Jankowski, for the showrunners Andy Schneider and Diane Frolov, producers and directors Michael Waxman and Michael Pressman, and the entire Wolf Entertainment team for “believing” in her and for “giving April wings to explore such dynamic storylines.”
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She mentioned that the cast and crew were so good to her including the background actors who gave her so much energy and love “even in silence.” She continued by mentioning many saying she appreciate them all so much.
“I’m going to miss everyone dearly, and of course, all of you who watch the show religiously and have also become part of the One Chicago family. With love and gratitude… farewell,” she concluded.
Off To A New Adventure
Both actresses have been around since the NBC drama first aired in 2015. Now that their stories have ended after six years, both stars are off to portray new characters. DaCosta will be seen with a starring role in a new series of Lee Daniels’ “Our Kind Of People” while DeVitto has landed a role in Matthew Greene-DeLange’s indie film “Skelly.”