Can ‘Chicago P.D.’s Voight Handle the New Police-Reform Agenda?
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Possible trouble for the go-their-own-way Intelligence Unit in Season 8 comes with new Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller (Nicole Ari Parker), who arrives in Chicago with an intense police-reform agenda, in a story inspired by the country’s current movement.
“Miller wants to abolish the ‘warrior cop’ mentality and help Hank Voight [Jason Beghe] and Intelligence adapt to the new reality,” says Chicago P.D. executive producer Rick Eid. “She views Intelligence as integral in this mission. If she can change Voight, the rest of the police force will follow.” Facing hostility from the community and scrutiny from his bosses, Voight must assess whether, indeed, “he’s part of the problem or part of the solution.”
At least he has his team back. While the unit lost undercover specialist Vanessa Rojas (Lisseth Chavez) at the end of last season, Det. Hailey Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) has returned from her detail with the FBI. Upton’s chemistry with Det. Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) did not weaken during her absence, but both know the complications of dating a colleague.
As do officers Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) and Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati), still mourning her miscarriage. “It’s become an emotional impediment to their relationship,” Eid says. “They have an unbreakable bond, but are they better off as friends?”
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Intelligence’s Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) has his own troubles—with members of the force. After breaking the “blue wall of silence” by testifying that racist cop Tom Doyle (Mickey O’Sullivan) was killed in crossfire after racially profiling an innocent Black man, Doyle’s connected friends and family want vindication. But do Atwater’s enemies really want to take on this fight when Voight’s team will protect their own at all cost?
Chicago P.D., Season 8 Premiere, Wednesday, November 11, 10/9c, NBC
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Leave Voight the way he is PLEASE!!!! Like him that way, he makes things real interesting. Also like the other characters as well.
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If they change Voight, the show will fail. He IS the show.
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Please leave Voight alone. His hard ass appearance is what helps make the show a hit!
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Voight is the soul of the show but being tough and cruel... not a patsy
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Please, no political lectures.
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Bring back Al somehow!!!!
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Vought is the STAR
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Leave my Hank alone. Hank is why the show is good. Yes I agree that the way they are making the cops think that it’s okay to be bad cops but they do it anyway without it being on TV or not. Leave the show alone and remain with all the characters they work together. I LOVE this show.
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Ruzek and Burgess would make good chemistry as a couple. (Go for it).
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Great show. Voight is the man! You can mess with him but once he sets his sights on you look out!!
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Why does Atwater never have any love interests?
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Leave the show alone it’s perfectly fine
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Voight is the show.......leave things the way they are......
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Voight one of the best to me He get the job Done. He good!!! .....Love the Show.!!!💟
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Leave bad Guy with a heart Voight alone... love this show
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please don't change Voight. He's what makes the show.
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you need to put Atwater and burgess to start dating and then marriage,, and send Jay to look for Lindsay and get married and he come back a married man,,,and find Voight a woman and fall in love again,, and give Voight a child,, the same for Atwater and burgess,, and you need to get rid of that blonde chick,, she doesn't fix in,,
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most definitely. With all the trouble he has had with the"brass" he has learned the dirty politics of the c.p.d.
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Creo que sí se enfocan a Voight como el Sargento que puede cambiar por el bien del país y por el de su unidad, sería grandioso.
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