'Chicago Fire' spinoff 'Chicago Med' to star 'Whitney' actress Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta, who played Whitney Houston in Lifetime’s biopic of the late pop star, has been cast to lead NBC’s planned Chicago Fire spinoff Chicago Med.

Plans for Med were first reported last week, although top NBC brass talked about another Chicago Fire spinoff last month during the Television Critics Association Press Tour. Episode 19 of Fire’s current season will act as a planted pilot for Med, which is how Chicago PD’s case was introduced last year.

DaCosta will star as Maggie Seaver, a nurse who starts dating Taylor Kinney’s Fire character, reports Deadline.

The pilot will be written by Fire creators Derek Haas and Michael Brandt.

In addition to Whitney, DaCosta also appeared in Lee Daniels’ The Butler. She started her career on America’s Next Top Model and had roles in Tron Legacy, In Time and The Kids Are All Right.

Executive producer Dick Wolf had all three of his current NBC shows renewed. In addition to his Chicago shows, he also executive produces Law & Order: SVU.There are rumors that he and NBC are considering a Law & Order limited series.

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