Chicago Fire: Taylor Kinney Set To Return In Season 12 – Looper

There have been a number of recent actor departures that will impact future storylines when the three One Chicago dramas return to the airwaves. Tracy Spiridakos will leave “Chicago P.D.” at the close of Season 11, following on the heels of Jesse Lee Soffer,  who left during Season 10. That’ll deprive “Chicago P.D.” of a central couple, Hailey Upton and Jay Halstead. Nick Gehlfuss, who plays Jay’s brother, Will, and Brian Tee’s Ethan Choi both left “Chicago Med” during Season 8. Fortunately, the show ended up giving most of these departing characters a happy ending, even bringing back YaYa DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto to ensure both men ended up with their former girlfriends. The jury remains out on that count for Upton and Halstead.

On top of all of that, “Chicago Fire” will see a new showrunner when it reconvenes. Andrea Newman will step up from co-showrunner to showrunner in the wake of the departure of series co-creator Derek Haas.

Fortunately, there will be some returning faces, at least on “Chicago Fire,” aside from Taylor Kinney. Jesse Spencer will be returning to his role as Matt Casey. Since he’s just proposed to Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer), fans will have something romantic to look forward to after a long, bleak parade of seasons featuring only half of the show’s central couples. 

As you can see, change is definitely in the air, and hopefully for “Chicago Fire” fans, that’ll be a good thing.