It is the first installment of Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise.The series premiered on NBC on October 10, 2012.. On February 27, 2020, NBC renewed the series for a ninth, tenth and eleventh season. Chicago’s my home and will continue to be — I have an apartment here that I plan on keeping for the rest of my life, I love this city — but I think LA is the best option at the moment. Legacy.com is the leading provider of online obituaries for the newspaper industry. Mills and Dawson face personal challenges involving a secret about Mills's mother---Dawson finally reveals what she knows about his mother, his father, and Boden. I think it’s an awesome bar and I love the connection we have with it. Severide struggles with an ongoing shoulder injury as he tries to save a construction worker in a collapsed building. Shay’s excitement at the prospect of becoming a parent grows, while Mills and Dawson face some personal challenges. Charlie Pabor - The Old Woman in the Red Cap. A frustrated Severide discovers Tara once forced an advertising executive---now working as a copy service manager---out of his high-powered career on a trumped up harassment charge. Tara, a paramedic candidate, joins Dawson and Shay on the job for a few shifts. I’ve met the management there, they’re wonderful people. Chicago P.D. Meanwhile, Shay comes to the aid of Cindy Herrmann, who suffers from pregnancy complications while her husband Christopher is out of town. Detective Voight ramps up his intimidation tactics aimed at Casey in an attempt to discourage him from testifying against his son. Severide finally addresses Chief Boden about his injury and makes some important personal decisions about his future, one of which involves Renee. Still consumed with guilt over Darden's death, Severide finds out that Darden's widow Heather also blames him for the tragedy. A scene from NBC's "Chicago Fire" when the gang from Firehouse 51 attends a Blackhawks game. Just the endless jokes between me and Joe (Minoso, who plays Cruz) and Stolte and Eigenberg. Meanwhile, the house comes together to support the opening of Molly’s. Otis dies in the Season 8 premiere after succumbing to injuries sustained in the mattress factory fire. [32][33] It premiered on January 8, 2014. I mean that sincerely. My parents came here from Azerbaijan with nothing. His name is spelled Yuri. Severide finally makes an appointment to see the doctor about his injured arm, which turns out to be a fractured vertebra. The anguish that haunts Cruz over his previous actions boils over, as he puts himself and his fellow firefighters in jeopardy. So I went back to school and I finished up.” From there, he moved to Los Angeles, which is where he was living when he was cast on “Chicago Fire.”, “Yuri had a sharp, puckish energy from the moment he walked into the audition,” said showrunner and co-creator Derek Haas. I don’t know where my head is at concerning the show and I don’t know where the network’s head is at concerning the show. Like, the only reprieve is baked goods. This is the first time in seven years that he has been able to get away for an extended period in the fall. The human toll on me that it would take. ", Miranda Rae Mayo, from left, Yuri Sardarov and Christian Stolte in a scene from NBC's "Chicago Fire.". EOW: Monday, December 17, 2018. I don’t know if I want to come back and deal with it.”. The main cast includes Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick Flueger, Elias Koteas, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins, and Archie Kao. Severide and Boden search to uncover whether arson was the cause of a fire at a hair salon. Meanwhile, Severide reaches out to his father after deciding a radical new surgery could require shorter recovery time while he has second thoughts about moving to Madrid to be with Renee. It’s a bold undertaking. Chicago will allow bars and restaurants to boost indoor capacity to 50% and remain open until 1 a.m. in the latest move from Mayor Lori Lightfoot to ease COVID-19 restrictions and help businesses. So I got the email and proceeded to have my birthday party and the next morning I wake up and I’m just over-the-moon excited and I can’t remember why. Meanwhile, Chief Boden wants to help a damaged kid, Otis starts a podcast, Leslie's ex-girlfriend pays her a visit, Matt and Hallie have another talk about their future, and Severide risks getting in big trouble when the Chief orders everyone to take a drug test. Yuri Sardarov, behind the bar at Molly's, and Christian Stolte. Q: Do you remember how Otis was described in the first script when you auditioned? He has been mentioned or alluded to in every episode since his death. There was a moment between Taylor Kinney (who plays Severide) and I that was supposed to be really serious, where we’re talking over the bar at Molly’s and his sister, who was also my girlfriend, has been kidnapped and some great tragedy has befallen the kidnappers and we’re like, “Oh no, is there some vigilante justice going on?” And Taylor looks at me and I look at him and I give him this all-knowing smiling that was like: Oh, has Otis killed these guys? Mills also thinks Casey's resentment ties to his relationship with Dawson. A: I think Otis — and I’m not kidding — I think he was supposed to be a 6-foot-5 black guy. Shay is forced to revisit her heartbreak over her ex-girlfriend Clarice, when she finds herself face-to-face with the ex and her husband during a call. Tara accuses Severide of sexual harassment. Mills finds himself the target of resentment from some colleagues when Severide supports his desire to join Squad. In 1920, the League of Women Voters was founded in Chicago; its first president was Maud Wood Park. Dawson's brother, Antonio, a cop in Voight's precinct, arranges a sting to stop Voight after a young man Casey rescued in an apartment fire comes forward to help. The following is an edited transcript of the conversation. I guess a lot of the calls these guys go on are people trapped in elevators. The show follows the lives of the firefighters and paramedics working for the Chicago Fire Department at the firehouse of Engine 51, Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61 and Battalion 25. The men get a call to an apartment basement fire and mediate between an elderly tenant and his angry landlady. The first season of Chicago Fire, an American drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, and Matt Olmstead premiered on October 10, 2012, at Wednesday 10:00 p.m. EST, on NBC television network. As an actor on a network television show, the uncomfortable truth is that you don’t have a lot of control. There’s so much. Newly-paroled Nancy Casey moves in with her son, causing further issues between Casey and his sister. Meanwhile, Mills and Dawson face key decisions in their personal lives while Mills faces one involving his career. In college at the University of Michigan, he took a semester off to perform in TimeLine Theatre’s critically lauded extended 2009 run of “The History Boys.” He returned to school, “which nobody thought I was going to do,” he said, “but it was very important to my parents. A: Yeah, it’s very funny. He’s a very big influence in my life. It's hard for any Chicago Fire fan not to think of Otis when they see Herrmann and Cruz stuck in an elevator, and it was his memory that helped the pair keep going when things were looking most grim. Here Yuri Sardarov's Otis teams up with "Chicago P.D." Casey is surprised by former fiancee Hallie. Q: By the way, I noticed on Twitter you spell your first name as Yuriy, rather than Yuri, which is how you’re listed in your professional credits. A memorial is placed on Firehouse 51 in his name. Jim Owens - Bear. Being Armenian in Azerbaijan at the turn of the ’90s was not a very welcome situation. His teenage years were spent in Northbrook, where he graduated from Glenbrook North High School. And because Eamonn Walker is a through-and-through Brit — like a British, classically trained actor — in the first couple seasons, Boden and Otis had this throughline of quoting Shakespeare at each other and it was this tongue-in-cheek way of the writers being like, “We get it, you just got through theater school and you’re really gung-ho about Shakespeare.” I loved that stuff. And about a month-and-a-half after that, Derek called me and said, “This is what we want to do: We’re gonna kill him.”, And at first it felt like a bit of a betrayal killing the character. A: It gives me so much latitude to do whatever I want. Do I get to come back and wrap this character up? Amos Otis - A.O. Dawson and Shay save a 6-year-old girl whose mother is abusing her but their confrontation nearly ends in a tragedy. Or a lawyer. It made me wonder, do you have an interest in doing full-on comedy? That’s kind of what I’m trying to write. (2014-) is a police procedural, airing on NBC, about a uniformed police patrol and the Intelligence Unit that tracks the perpetrators of the city's major street. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Severide helps an elderly woman facing some neighborhood problems. This is house money that I’ve been playing with for nearly a decade. The show follows an Intelligence Unit and is filmed entirely in Chicago. He jumped on board.”. 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Dawson prepares for her disciplinary hearing and is pleasantly surprised when Mouch brings in a special witness to testify on her behalf. I was like, "I guess that was the greatest birthday party of all time!” It was legitimately eight hours where I went out and got breakfast with my friends, we recounted all the stories from the night before. William Smillie as Firefighter Kevin Hadley-Squad 3, Anthony Ferraris as Firefighter Tony Ferraris-Squad 3, Corey Sorenson as Firefighter Andy Darden-Truck 81, This page was last edited on 2 March 2021, at 04:25. Marcell Ozuna - The Big Bear. I call it the cosmic joke of it all. So he has the keys to operate the elevators. (Co-creator) Michael Brandt and I had worked with him on a movie before and were excited when we found out he was available. Casey and Christie struggle over their mother, leading Casey to confront Nancy about his father's death. Q: I was going to ask if you were planning to shave the mustache, since mustaches are commonly associated with firefighters and you’re moving on to your next stage in life. We came here with nothing. Casey tries to sort out his relationship with his fiancée, Hallie. [27] After receiving an additional script order in October, Chicago Fire was picked up for a full season on November 8, 2012. Casey is forced to make a difficult decision about whether or not he wants to report CPD Detective Voight's son for DUI. Marv Owen - Freck. In 1920, the League of Women Voters was founded in Chicago; its first president was Maud Wood Park. Emanuel stated: "It's easier being mayor than playing mayor. Clarice and Shay find they have a new problem to overcome, involving Clarice's pregnancy. The Season 8 premiere of “Chicago Fire” concluded with the death of Otis, who succumbed to injuries he sustained working a fire at a mattress factory. OK, let’s go eat another doughnut. Herrmann, Otis and Dawson get to the bottom of a mystery about their bar. Shay remains hopeful about her baby dreams and Hermann’s wife Cindy goes into labor with their fifth child. And I’m supposed to be catatonic and I’m just trying to keep it together for three seconds so they can cut together a feasible death scene. It’s the wry sense of humor. And funny enough, I got that email on my birthday. Casey and Hallie have more problems in their shaky relationship, while Otis tries to solve the mystery behind Truck 81's goat mascot. Boden and Benny Severide argue outside the ballroom over Henry Mills's death---unaware that Dawson happens to be nearby and overhears that Boden and Henry's wife had an affair that prompted Henry's reckless action at the fire that killed him. Pic credit: NBC. From left: Joe Minoso, Christian Stolte and Yuri Sardarov pose for a photo before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a Cubs game in 2018. My 22nd or 23rd birthday and I was rip-roaring drunk at the time. Detective Voight returns, looking to collect on the favor that Dawson owes him for helping her brother, Antonio. But I’m so glad with how they handled it. I’m not sure I’m ready for it, but that’s what I’m going to try to do. Shay takes a new direction with her plan to have a baby. And they’re just going to keep popping off like an aneurysm in my head until the day I die. Dawson attempts to help her brother Antonio unravel the details of his drugs-and-gang investigation, and goes behind his back in turning to an unlikely source for assistance---which could impact her friendship with Casey. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place in a Chicago … 's Explosive Crossover Event", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicago_Fire_(season_1)&oldid=1009758243, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Peter Mills reports to Firehouse 51 for his first day of duty as a Firefighter/EMT Candidate. We talked about his experience playing Otis, the impetus behind character’s exit and what he plans to do next. The ninth season premiered on November 11, 2020. I’m really looking forward to whatever lies ahead. Casey and Nancy struggle with their new relationship. After the shock subsided, I felt this really unnerving calm where it was like: OK, it’s done, the Band-Aid’s been ripped off. The Season 8 premiere of “Chicago Fire” concluded with the death of Otis, who succumbed to injuries he sustained working a fire at a mattress factory. Meanwhile, the squad is called to the scene of a harrowing apartment building collapse. I honestly didn’t remember. Chief Boden is accused of leaving a homeless man to die in a warehouse fire after ordering his men to evacuate the scene, creating negative press and bad feelings within the department. And waking up at 5 a.m. and having to go to the lakefront in February and it’s -50 and my clothes are frozen and it’s like, what are we going to do? Eaten up by his guilt over Flaco’s death in the fire, Cruz goes to Casey to confess. The series pilot, co-written by creators Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, was filmed in Chicago and, according to an NBC representative, the series will continue to be filmed there. This was never supposed to happen. We have matching Cyrillic tattoos, if that tells you anything.