‘Chicago Fire’ Sets Premiere Date for Season 14 — What Will Be Changing?
A staple of Wednesday nights on NBC has been the One Chicago lineup for a decade now. It all started with Chicago Fire, then came Chicago P.D. a year later, and two years after that, Chicago Med. (Chicago Justice, sadly, didn’t last.) And that won’t be changing for the 2025-2026 season.
NBC has rolled out its fall 2025 schedule, and all three One Chicago shows are back in their usual time slots. Read on for everything we know about the upcoming season of the first responder show that started the franchise, including the cast shake-ups (hardly the first), a Season 14 premiere date, and more.
When will Chicago Fire Season 14 premiere?
Chicago Fire Season 14 will premiere on Wednesday, October 1, at 9/8c.
Who’s leaving Chicago Fire after Season 13?
Daniel Kyri and Jake Lockett, who play firefighters Darren Ritter and Sam Carver, respectively, will be leaving at the end of Season 13. Kyri debuted in Season 7, while Lockett first came in in Season 11. Both characters are on Truck, led by Lieutenant Stella Kidd, which means new characters will have to come in or there will have to be some moves and shifts around 51.
Michael Bradway, who played Damon, will also not be back, but we wouldn’t be surprised if he pops up to visit his half-brother Severide (Taylor Kinney) and sister-in-law Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo), especially after the baby is born.
Who will be in the Chicago Fire Season 14 cast?
Chicago Fire stars Taylor Kinney (as Lt. Kelly Severide), David Eigenberg (as Captain Christopher Herrmann), Miranda Rae Mayo (as Lt. Stella Kidd), Dermot Mulroney (as Chief Dom Pascal), Christian Stolte (as Randy “Mouch” McHolland), Joe Minoso (as Joe Cruz), Hanako Greensmith (as Violet Mikami), Jocelyn Hudon (as Lizzy Novak), and Jake Lockett (Sam Carver). Joining as a new character in a series regular role is Brandon Larracuente.
Showrunner Andrea Newman also told TV Insider she hopes to have Kyri and Lockett back in some capacity in Season 14.
How did Chicago Fire Season 13 end?
The finale did not reveal how either Carver or Ritter will be written out. Carver is planning to leave Chicago, but he and his ex-girlfriend Violet also seemed to be taking steps to getting back together. Kidd also revealed to Severide that she’s pregnant, and Herrmann not only decided not to go for chief, but also stepped down as an officer and is back to being a regular firefighter so Mouch can be lieutenant on engine.
What will happen in Chicago Fire Season 14?
There will be a time jump, but how long was still to be determined, showrunner Andrea Newman told TV Insider after the finale.
“What we want is that idea that parents who are first responders face, which is the stakes go so high. You think they’re high now when you’re married to the person in a firehouse, what if you’re both trapped in a fire together and realizing you’re going to leave your child orphan essentially, which is what happened to Kidd when she was young. So it’s a big fear of hers,” she shared. “It’s a way to really just amp everything up for these two and test this relationship in all new ways while keeping them in love and sexy and all the things we like about them together. But yeah, parenthood, that’s going to shake it up for sure.”
With Herrmann no longer going for chief, it does sound like Pascal is staying, at least for now. “We’ll see [Mulroney] in Season 14, for sure,” said Newman.
There are definitely changes ahead, she also warned. “We wanted to play because it’s very true to what’s happening now in the world, this auditor coming in and saying, ‘Look, CFD is cleaning house, and things are going to get shaken up,’ and there’s nobody safe in this shakeup. So next season is going to be about how the s**t really hits the fan once that mandate comes down and how things get shaken up and how our team can hold together as a family while all this craziness is happening around them,” she explained.
Season 14 is “going to be very much about how the change affects everybody, not just from the top, but going down below, too,” she added. “Next season’s going to be all about shakeups and how everybody reacts and new people and comings and goings.”
Is there a Chicago Fire Season 14 trailer?
Not yet.
What’s the status of the other One Chicago shows?
Both Med and P.D. have also been renewed, for Seasons 11 and 13, respectively.
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Bring back Mat Casey and Sylvie Brett.
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Yes, bring them back........
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Are you joking the best thing that happened to Chicago Fire was Casey , Brett and Boden leaving now they need to get rid of Hermann and Mouch and keep Ridder and Carver out with the old guys, there's nothing more to learn about them keep Carver and Ridder , they are young and have more stories to tell
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HERESY!!! Leave Hermann and Mouch (and Severide) ALONE...the 3 are the back-bone of the show!
I don't like that Ridder and Carver are going but don't compound those errors with more errors.
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Actors leave. They are offered other jobs. They live their lives, people. Grow up it's just TV.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to Casey except maybe in guest spots. I would be okay/good with Brett but NOT if it includes Casey. Bring her back as a single mother WIDOW. The show could use a single parent character and being a paramedic has a slightly less chance of death on the job (although there was Shay...) than a firefighter but I don't want that if they would ever kill her off. They could move her to dispatch and show her in multiple but not all episodes.
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I can’t believe Carver is not going to be in the new Fire shows! Can Violet not get a break?? That poor woman can’t have a good relationship because the men get killed off or leave her. Violet & Carver make a cute couple.
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Agree 100%. It's depressing how she has to get over people. Worse than real life, lol.
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Yeah, it’s getting to be a bit much. It’s why I stopped watching.
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Keep Sam - get rid of Flynn
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I don't like that Ritter and Carver are leaving Chicago Fire
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I agree. I was hoping carver and violet would get together.
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I'm over Violet. BUT DONT' KILL HER...SEND HER TO CARVER.
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I love all of the Chicago shows. It's my Thursday night plan every week. Please keep them coming. I understand that the actors sometimes take other jobs and can't always stay on a show. We do absolutely miss them when they leave. They become kind of like family in our livingrooms.
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so true
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I love too
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There on Wednesday
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They stream on Peacock Thursdays that’s when I watch them too.I love them!
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They need to stop getting rid of characters leave the show alone
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I was very disappointed Bobby was removed from this show. It will never be the same without him! I have watched this show since the beginning of it and loved it. Why do you have to mess things up???
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Who????
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Bobby was the fire captain of 9-1-1.. Lynn is confusing the 2 shows
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Wrong show, Bobby was from 9-1-1 not One Chicago.
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You mean Chicago fire not “one Chicago “
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Bobby is on 9.1.1 as captain Nash
Not Chicago fire .
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Probably money
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RENEW, BOTH CHICAGO FIRE AND MED., IMMEDIATELY. CHANGING STAFF CAUSES FAITHFULLY VIEWERS, AS MY SELF, TO NO LONGER WATCH. YOU HAVE GOT RID OF OVER 5 PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS. I’M ON MY WAY OUT OF WATCHING.🙁🙁🙁😔
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I think all of the networks are going in ways most viewers are not pleased with. All that they can come up with is. Let's put on another reality show. NBC CBS ABC is lost. Cancelling the two FBI was just plain stupid. Equalizer, also was a Big mistake. Anyways I'm pretty sure the big three can come up with another
Naked and Afraid series. Can't wait!
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I agree with you ,getting rid of SWAT and the two FBI shows was totally stupid ,why don 't they get rid of Survivor or some of the talent shows ,or some of these game shows , comedy shows that aren't funny ,the only laughter you hear are the laugh tracks they put into the shows to try to make people think they are funny ,the Voice and American Idol goes to the person with the best sob story ,oh yes I almost forgot all these cooking shows ,the Equalizer and these new shows they are trying to shove down out throats isn't working.
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I too love all three Chicago series and hope and pray they are all back in the fall. Would be a big disappointment if they didn't return.....so NBC do the right thing....keep all the shows. Thank you.
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I just don't understand why they have to cut Ritter and carver. Why not cut the tall guy on squad. They keep taking the good ones away.
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The story lines are getting boring. Get back to the fire fighting and quit the political slants
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And the damn Stella Show!!! Enough already. There are so many other great characters that need to be focused on too.
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I agree with you. I am
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The constant boring Stella show myself 😔
Kelly deserves someone so much better than her . As far as I'm concerned instead of getting rid of Carver+ Ritter why not get rid of Stella!
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These shows are turning into soaps. If I wanted to watch soaps I would. Don't like it. Theses shows were good going on calls now your lucky you see 2 calls for fires or accidents. Give me a brake. I list intrest in Chicago med now wolf is playing more games. I bet it's all about money. And Stella can get bounced off the shows also. She was good now she is all drama. Losing interest in these shows. And replacing shows like this for game shows. I guess I will go back and read louis lamore books. And where is tom selleck good actor and a great show is gone. More money for people like Wolfe.
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Keep the Chicago shows, they are the best !
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Please please don't cancel Chicago Fire!!
Or Med. and PD!!! I look forward to watching them every Wednesday night
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I love those characters. I'm not happy that you're letting them go. The producers don't listen to the viewers! Keep on cutting and cut me out of watching.
BUDGET CUTS SUCKS, FIND SOME OTHER WAY TO CUT FAT!
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Why don't you cut Mariska Haggerty's salary she's the worse actress on T.V. ,the show you should cancel is Law And Order S V U ,
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PD is getting boring. Need more from Voight.
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Take him to the silos. Lol
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I was thinking they downplayed Carvers disappearance. What will happen when Violet finds our?
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Pascal needs to go and Hermann needs to be made chief and mouch a lieutenant brilliant easy to watch series
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First of all Hermann is too dumb to be Chief , Pascal is so much better Mouch is a waste , he's boring and isn't important to the show he just fills a space ,I wish they would get better writers , Derek Hass is missed
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No BRING BACK BODEN. CASE CLOSED
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It's aways the good people that get bounced out of a show. The only good thing is Dawson left. That to me was no great lose. Chicago pd Antonio left good actor and Jay halstead left. Just because of money. Did wolf get a pay cut, no more money in his pocket. I think this is going to hurt Chicago one. I know it's not over yet. It has just started. I could go on but saying anything won't help the problem.
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Please save all 3 Chicago shows!!!
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Carver is my favorite. Not sure I will continue to watch without him.
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Carver is great forvthe show
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Kidd is a know it all horror from day one..always bragging abt how she’s does everything better..a former junkie. They emasculated Kelly now, he’s almost boring!
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My question is DEI planning a roll in this cause it seems like all the blacks are leaving and if that’s the case I’m done with this show been watching every episode since it been coming on and haven’t stop.
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Walker as Boden WANTED to leave and go to guest spots. Ilonzeh as Emily WANTED to leave. Kyri as Ritter is apparently about $/contract negotiations failure.
Since you SAY you've watched "every episode" then................
Don't forget ALL the regular/main/long-term characters they have KILLED off have been white NOT POCs. Shay, Otis, Hawkins were all white characters THAT WERE KILLD OFF but Ridder, Boden and Emily were JUST written off. The only POC to die was Connie and that is because the actress REALLY DIED. And Boden's ex-quasi-step-son (Boden was never married to the mother), did get a tragic outcome BUT NOT DEATH and he wasn't actually ever a regular character but more of a recurring one (he was only in 5 episodes total over 3 different non-consecutive seasons) and least Hawkins was in 18 episodes (over 2 back-to-back seasons) and was KILLED OFF.
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Kidd is a main character; she isn't going anywhere. I miss Boden, but he wanted to leave--and I'm really going to miss Ritter; he adds so much to the show in so many ways.
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I love all 3 Chicago shows, n we the audience fall in love with the stories n cast members, every time I hear "budget cut" n that the reason they continue to take cast members away or closed programs is disappointing for us the viewers.
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They just have to renew ALL 3 of the Chicago shows!! They are my absolute favorite out of any show on TV today!!!
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Ritter is a sweetheart. Give him a storyline and let him stay.
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They never really developed Ritter. Typical
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Some of the people running these shows should be kicked out. They don't give a rats tail about what the viewers want. It's politics at its worst. 👎 oh well, gives me more time to watch the old Gunsmoke reruns.
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Come on NBC you know Wednesday night wouldn't be the same without Med, Fire, and PD..I'm sure yalls viewers of those shows will agree not bringing them back for season 14 and beyond would be terrible as so many people are fans.
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I like Meds,Fire but not PD so much
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Loosing those to Characters is truely sad! They really add to the show.
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I wish they would exit Stella Kidd on Fire…her storyline is terrible!
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Keep Kelly Severide and stir up the pot with him getting a relationship with Violet as long as Carver is leaving….but Stella needs to go! Never did like her!
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I've never gotten the hate for Stella. I love her and especially her and Kelly.
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I don't think the viewers would stand for that Violet is not that likeable character, her character is very dry and boring they haven't had a good Paramedic character since Shay , she had so many sides to her, they should have killed off Dawson and kept Shay ,Severide has had a thing for Kidd since season 4 ,and they are good together ,if you don't like Kidd blame the writers
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I absolutely love Chicago shows myself .my daughter knows I watch this every Thursday and don’t ring or come over on the times I sit and and watch it in peace.
Sometimes change is good as we get to know each new comer episode by episode but I have loved everyone that as left and was sad to see them go.
All the cast are amazing and miss Casey and sylvie
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ok ,well here I go. Why did 911 Lone star have to go off the air? & I read they may not renew Doctor Odysee another one of my favorite shows. & I love all 3 Chicago shows but my favorite is Chicago fire. I think these executives doesn't' listen to the viewers if they did they wouldn't cancel alot of shows . Like they canceled Blue Bloods . & 911 I love & why did Bobby have to die? He was a big part of the show & who will take his place? Surely not BUCK? But I hope we see some of our favorite shows return.
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What happened to Britt on Chicago Fire
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Severide is my favourite, definitely abit of eye candy , but love the show ,gonna be lost when it ends .
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Carver leaving? Oh No !
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I cannot wait to see them come back I love them sll
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so whats Novak going to do about a living situation when Ritter leaves? 🤔
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It might be the actors choice to leave buddy.
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More watch time for me :]
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I love the show from beginning to now and I hate that some of the people are leaving but looking forward to new season
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how many typos can you find in this article? so sad the poor quality of editing now
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As long Severide and Stella is there together with their baby I will be happy. Also Hermann, Randall, Joe, Tony, Capp and Violet have to stay.
And please Ms Newman let Stella have a nice pregnancy and give them a sweet healthy babygirl. The have gone through so much so it is enough!!!!! And they need a new nice and warm home.
I don’t want Casey and Brett returning.……. Casey changed after he got his captain rank. I can’t understand why the rest of the crew think he was so nice, warm and friendly.
I have seen the show from the beginning , 2012, and I am looking forward to season 14.
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Watching all 3 Chicago season fanalies. Looking forward to watching next seasons in the fall. Was hoping Kidd n Severide were going to be parents. They will make great parents too.
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I have loved Chicago Fire, but I don't want to watch the rest of the season because I don't want to see Ritter leave; he adds so much to the show--he's smart and he's funny and he has Tuesday, who needs to be back in the firehouse. I believe he is integral to the show. And Carver--come on--he was just getting into a relationship with Violet, who doesn't need to see another guy leave--first Evan, then Gallo, now Carver? Come on, Wolf and whoever else is making such stupid decisions! With those two gone, I am no longer interested in watching the show. So, so disappointed.
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I can hardly watch the newest shows knowing Ritter is leaving. He adds to the show in so many ways. Darn it. I'm not sure I'll be watching season 14, either. So, so disappointed.
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I dropped PD and Med several years ago. But I am staying loyal to Fire FOR NOW (even though NBC wasn't loyal to other good shows they have, see Found).
BUT MY RULE, for Fire...the characters for me that are sacrosanct are Severide, Hermann and Mouch. If any of them are killed off then I'm OUT. If any of those 3 actors WANT to leave/reduce time (like Walker as Boden or Killmer as Brett), then I'll stay AS LONG AS THEY WRITE THEM OUT NOT KILL THEM so they can have guest spots.
IF the death is real (like Brown (sadly died '18) as Connie and Tuesday (sadly died '22) who they just stopped showing) that's different.
BUT IF they KILL any of the 3 off (like the ABC fire show I USED TO WATCH BUT STOPPED BECAUSE of who they killed off this season when the actor DIDN'T ask to leave) then I'm OUT. I almost stopped when Shay, Otis and Hawkins died (when the actors didn't ask to leave) but stayed because of the other 3 characters I mentioned but those are the 2 strikes (Shay and Otis strikes, Hawkins was a foul-tip) for them already.
Violet can go BUT DON'T KILL her...send to Carver.
Funny thing is...if they would have killed Casey I would have been alright with that happening...go figure. Oh, I REALLY would have been okay if they had killed off Gabby...it got to the point that where I couldn't stand her character.
BUT Severide, Hermann and Mouch need to stay as long as the actors want to stay but NEVER EVER KILL THEM OFF.
Deaths should be for 1 or 2 season characters ONLY going forward.
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I really don’t care whats happening as long as the showrunners don’t mess up the life for Stella and Kelly. They have gone through a lot so please let them live in peace with the baby!!!!!!!
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It's about time Stella and kelly are going to have baby everyone 💗 been waiting
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Get rid of Novak and get Britt back!
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Keep Novak get rid of Violet+ Stella. Bring back Brett. and Emily And keep Carver ,+ Ritter and I'm really enjoying the great brothers Severide/Damon relationship+ storyline 🥺💖😁
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Okay with Brett back BUT WITHOUT CASEY. BUT THEN AGAIN, the actress, Killmer, just like Ilonzeh as Emily WANTED to leave. I would like Emily back. I initially liked Carver but not for a while so fine with him gone...let Violet GO TO HIM too. DON'T KILL either, just let them be together somewhere else. Ritter, every time I see him, I'm reminded that Tuesday really died so I'm okay with him gone...not happy just okay.
I AGREE, get rid of Stella. Write her off because Stella wants to do Girls On Fire city-by-city. I'm just tired of her and her nonsense...she is starting to remind me too much of Gabby. THEN bring back Renee Royce as a widow and she and Severide can get back together and have a their own child!
Severide & Damon, I say YES to that relationship.
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Keep Carver. Get rid of Mounch or Cruz
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No, No, No keep all three and the rest of the crew......
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Keep Carver and get rid of Hermann and Mouch
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Get rid of Herman, Mouch and Cruz
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Why?
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I love Mouch Cruz and Herman. I wish they would bring Ottis back.
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Otis would have to come back from the grave.
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I agree Jessica, I like Mouch, Cruz and Herman and I wish Otis never left....
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1st of all, it's HERMANN (double n at the end).
2nd of all, HERESY!!! Leave Hermann and Mouch (and Severide) ALONE...the 3 are the back-bone of the show!
Now Cruz, I could deal with being written out/phased out BUT NOT KILLED OFF
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Cruz is one of my favorite characters; I really enjoy his scenes with Chloe--and wish there were more of them.
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