‘Chicago PD’ Star Tracy Spiridakos Leaving After Season 11 (EXCLUSIVE)
“Chicago PD” loses another member of the secret service. who portrays Hailey Upton, will be leaving after Season 11, multiple sources confirm diversity.
It is unknown how many episodes she will appear in the upcoming season.
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Spiridakos joined the NBC procedural in Season 4, initially as a recurring character. She was a series regular in season 5 and appeared in 127 episodes. Her character also appeared in the spin-offs: ““, “Chicago Fire” and “FBI”.
The exit will take place one season later Jesse Lee Sofferwho portrayed Upton’s husband, Jay Halstead, chose to do so Leave the series after 10 years. Jay appeared in season 10 Departure for an army mission in Bolivia and decided to continually prolong his trip and not return to his wife.
There’s a chance Soffer could come back for a cameo before Spiridakos leaves, as he said diversity last February that the door was “definitely not” closed.
“Never say never. I feel so sorry for the fans who ask, ‘Will he come back?’ ‘What will he do?’ ‘What’s going on with him and Hailey?’ He said at the time. “I like to think – and I hope fans think this too – that he’s in another country right now, doing what he does best and making the world a safer place. Sometimes in a family someone moves away or goes to college somewhere else. I still like it. I still love the fans. And I still love Halstead. Halstead will always be in my blood. That will never change.”
Chicago PD Season 10 ended with Adam Ruzek’s (Patrick Flueger) life hanging in the balance; He was shot and taken to the hospital after losing a lot of blood. There is no premiere date for Season 11 yet as it was delayed by the strikes. The SAG strike is still ongoing, but The authors were able to resume their work earlier this month. Gwen Sigan is expected to return as showrunner.
“Chicago PD” is produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television.
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