Steven Weber and Tim Daly no longer play TV brothers, but Weber would happily reunite with his former Wings costar on Chicago Med.
Weber — who plays Dr. Dean Archer on the NBC drama — already has an idea for a Chicago Med story line that would be both funny and embarrassing for Daly, 68.
“It would be great if he came on as himself,” Weber, 63, exclusively told Us Weekly of Daly while promoting season 10 of Chicago Med.
The actor teased that in his dream scenario, Daly “suddenly finds himself in Chicago and I’ve got to operate on him. And he keeps saying, ‘God, you remind me of somebody,’” hinting at their past connection.
Weber joked that no matter who Daly played on a hypothetical Med episode, his character, Dr. Archer, would “have to give him some embarrassing operation, like, a colonoscopy.”
The One Chicago star noted, “It would be huge” to get Daly to come onto the medical drama, noting that they had yet to discuss the possibility.
Weber and Daly previously played brothers Brian Michael Hackett and Joe Montgomery Hackett, respectively, on Wings.
The comedy ran for eight seasons — from 1990 to 1997 — and centered around Brian and Joe as they tried to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket. The cast also included Crystal Bernard, David Schramm, Rebecca Schull, Tony Shalhoub and Thomas Haden Church.
Weber previously revealed that there is a “slim” chance that he and Daly could reunite for a Wings reunion on camera. “We’re all around, so if the public really demands it [then, maybe],” he teased during a March 2020 appearance on The Talk.
Weber explained at the time that he was just “so grateful” to still be a part of the acting industry. “If we never have some sort of reboot, that’s fine. We did a good show and people love it,” he added.
While Weber told Us that he is all-in on Daly popping up on Chicago Med at some point, he said there are a lot of other things to look forward to as season 10 continues.
“There are more nuanced aspects to his staying on,” Weber said of Archer’s decision not to leave the Emergency Department after successfully saving Sharon Goodwin’s (S. Epatha Merkerson) life during the midseason premiere earlier this month.
Tim Daly, Cheryl Hines and Steven Weber Monica Schipper/Getty Images
The actor noted that even though Archer is staying on that doesn’t mean it’ll be smooth sailing. (Archer previously slid his resignation letter under Goodwin’s door during the midseason finale in fall 2024. At the time, he didn’t know Goodwin had been stabbed by a stalker in her office and was fighting to stay alive.)
“This incident really affects him, and it affects him emotionally down the line,” Weber said, referring to Goodwin almost dying on his operating table.
He added that while Archer’s job is secure for now, he will have “some surprises going forward” in his personal life.
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Weber told Us that Archer’s “connection” to fellow doctor Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) will also be a big part of season 10’s remaining episodes.
He called Archer a “fatherly or brotherly” figure for Hannah. “There’s something there that he’s not used to that he hasn’t … really experienced that he’s experiencing with her,” Weber shared.
He concluded that Archer and Asher’s bond is complex, especially now that Asher is romantically involved with Dr. Mitch Ripley (Luke Mitchell). “He wants her to be happy, but he also feels kind of protective of her,” Weber revealed.
Chicago Med airs on NBC Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
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