We’ve come to the end of another broadcast season, with the One Chicago finales premiering Wednesday, May 21 on NBC. The night kicks

off with Chicago Med at 8 p.m. ET and is followed by Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. However, Fire is set to undergo some major changes in

season 14. Daniel Kyri and Jake Lockett, who play Darren Ritter and Sam Carter, will not be returning as series regulars. The news came as a surprise to fans, given the important role they play within the main cast.

 

 

Meanwhile, Chicago P.D. season 12 has seen Voight at war with Reid, amid his own internal battle. It’s up to fans to decide if the characters are truly all that different, but it’s a question the series has posed in recent episodes. Their storyline comes to a head in “Vows”, and there’s no doubt that the fallout will continue into next season. Coinciding with its title, the finale also features the long-awaited wedding between Burgess and Ruzek, but current events threaten to disrupt the festivities.

Ahead of the finales, I caught up with Chicago Fire showrunner Andrea Newman and Chicago P.D. showrunner Gwen Sigan about what to expect in the last installment of the seasons.

 

 

Andrea Newman: We haven’t sat down for season 14 yet. We don’t know exactly what we’re going to do. I mean, obviously, they’re not going to be regulars. Whether or not they’re going to be part of stories next season, that’s still up in the air.

We love these actors so much and the characters are such an inherent part of the show. There could be explosive endings to these stories, but we could also be winding them in a little bit more. Maybe not as regulars, but seeing them come back and play their stories out. We’ll have to see.