‘Law & Order,’ ‘Tracker’ & More Shows With Cast Changes for Fall 2024
We’re currently in the lull between seasons of our favorite broadcast shows; finales (for the most part) aired in June, and premieres will begin in September. But filming has already started on new seasons for some shows, and we’re also getting casting news for our favorites already as well.
That includes new additions as well as some upcoming exits. For example, Found is adding several new characters, Grey’s Anatomy seems to be losing two but bringing a series regular back, and a Chicago P.D. vet is heading over to another Dick Wolf show, FBI: International. Plus, Chicago Fire has promoted one and is looking to cast a new main character, and 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Rookie are each losing one.
Below, we’re keeping track of any cast additions, exits, and status changes for returning shows airing in fall 2024. (This doesn’t include any changes that happened or characters that were written out in the 2023-2024 season.)
9-1-1: Lone Star
Sierra McClain is not returning as Grace in Season 5; there are also rumors that it could be the drama’s last, but nothing has been officially announced.
Chicago Fire
Following a few major exits in Season 12, there are changes coming to 51. With Eamonn Walker‘s departure and Boden becoming Deputy Commissioner, the plan in the finale seemed to be for Herrmann (David Eigenberg) to take over. But now it’s been revealed 51 will be getting a new chief. According to Deadline, the series regular character who may be called Dom Pascal started out in the CFD before moving to Miami. He’s “a cheerful person who works well under pressure and whose leadership style differs from Boden’s.” The outlet also reports that Jocelyn Hudon, who recurred in Season 12, is sticking around and has been promoted to series regular; Novak will continue to ride in Ambulance 61 with Violet (Hanako Greensmith).
Chicago Med
The ED is going to need a new doctor in Season 10! Dominic Rains will not be returning as a series regular in the fall, reports Deadline. The Season 9 finale did see his character, Dr. Crockett Marcel, taking time after a tough loss of a patient (a young boy’s surgery was canceled due to an infection, then he died, and his grieving father then died by suicide), but it seemed like he’d be back. We’ll have to see if he shows up in the Season 10 premiere, then is written out, or if we hear through others that he is no longer at the hospital.
Plus, Sarah Ramos and Darren Barnet are joining the cast as series regulars, playing Dr. Caitlin Lenox and Dr. John Frost, respectively.
Chicago P.D.
Intelligence was short-handed at the end of Season 11. Toya Turner (pictured above on New Amsterdam) is a new series regular on Chicago P.D., playing patrol officer Kiana Cook. She loves the adrenaline of the job and its stakes, and she doesn’t blink in the face of chaos.
FBI: International
Following Luke Kleintank‘s exit and the Fly Team losing its leader, a familiar face to fans of Dick Wolf‘s shows is joining the CBS drama. Jesse Lee Soffer will be a series regular in Season 4 but will not be playing Jay Halstead, his character from Chicago P.D., though thanks to an FBI–Chicago P.D. crossover during which Tracy Spiridakos played her P.D. character Upton, the two franchises are firmly established as part of the same universe (as are all the Wolf shows).
Fire Country
Leven Rambin will recur in Season 3 as a former fire camp inmate, according to TVLine. Audrey is described as someone who “presents with the grit and tenacity that her tattoos and prison record imply … but upon first smile she reveals the soulful spirit of a gifted musician and empath.”
Found
There are several new cast members joining the NBC drama for its second season in recurring roles. Dionne Gipson will recur as “a character who is close to Gabi,” Deadline reports. Michael Cassidy will play “a grief counselor with controversial ties to Gabi’s past, who shows up to help in more ways than one,” the outlet also reports. Plus, Danielle Savre will be appearing in Season 2 as an undisclosed character, according to TVLine.
Grey's Anatomy
There’s quite a bit of change in store for Grey Sloan—and that’s not taking into account the burning questions we had after that finale! Jason George is bringing Ben Warren back full-time, following Station 19‘s finale; he’s decided to return to finish his surgical residency. Other cast changes to come include Jake Borelli and Midori Francis reportedly leaving in Season 21.
Law & Order
Following Camryn Manheim‘s exit at the end of Season 23 (though Kate Dixon has yet to be written out), Maura Tierney is joining the cast as a new lieutenant.
Law & Order: SVU
Kevin Kane, who has been recurring as Detective Terry Bruno since the 24th season, has been upped to series regular for the 26th. And Juliana Aidén Martinez has joined as a series regular, playing a new detective.
The Rookie
Tru Valentino will not be back for the ABC drama’s seventh season in 2025. “I will always cherish my time on The Rookie but couldn’t be more excited for what the future has in store,” he wrote in an Instagram story on August 9—and didn’t seem to rule out a return in the future. “You never know who may pop back up in the Mid-Wilshire Precinct,” he added.
Meanwhile, Deric Augustine and Patrick Keleher will recur as new rookies. Augustine will play Miles, who, as a Texas transfer, is considered a “rookie” despite being a two-year veteran of the force. Keleher’s Seth seems like the ideal police officer, but the job requires quick, decisive action—something that doesn’t come naturally to him.
S.W.A.T.
Rochelle Aytes (who plays Nichelle, the wife of Shemar Moore‘s Hondo) will not be returning in a series regular capacity for Season 8, but she could recur, according to Deadline.
Plus, Niko Pepaj, after recurring as Officer Miguel Alfaro, has been promoted to series regular, and Annie Ilonzeh will recur as Devin Gamble, per Deadline. “Gamble was born into an L.A. family deeply entrenched in crime, leaving her with a fierce determination to break free of her blood legacy. She thought she’d achieved that, becoming a standout as an LAPD rookie… until her father’s arrest for a heinous crime cast a shadow Gamble could only escape by leaving LA for the Oakland PD,” reads the character description. “Now, a decade later, Hondo brought Gamble back home to become an integral new member of 20-Squad, knowing her inner strength, intuition, and street smarts will make her an invaluable part of the team.”
Tracker
Robin Weigert will not be back as Teddi for Season 2, according to TVLine. It’s unclear how she’ll be written out, though some teases from Abby McEnany might help explain her absence.
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With every good show leave it to powers that be to mess it up! With this more than likely being 911 Lonestar's last season coming up the only thing worth watching on FOX will be zilch, nada, nothing. CBS is losing it as far as I'm concerned; they had good programs and cancelled them. The only thing worth watching coming up this fall will be the last of Blue Bloods, Equalizer, The Rookie and Tracker. Maybe there will be a reprieve for Blue Bloods? One can only hope. Thank goodness for dvds, books, solitaire, Freecell and old westerns on cable.
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Why do they always take out the best characters?
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Funny, every time you see news about Maura Tierney and there a photo she always seems to have a scowl on her face. Seen numerous photos she’s never smiling. Hopefully her persona on the show is a bit different
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