There’s going to be a lot of ups and downs and people coming and going when the Dick Wolf hit NBC series Chicago Fire returns for its 14th season, and not all of it has been worked out as yet.
“What we want to do is reflect the craziness of the world right now, and that’s certainly going to be the case on the show,” showrunner Andrea Newman tells Parade. “It’s going to be a wild ride, is the way I keep saying it. We’re going to have lots of different, new adventures, things that we haven’t seen before, because we’ve got to explore what happens when the trucks get leaner, and how that affects calls.”
Here is what we know about the Chicago Fire cast news, spoilers, storyline and more for Season 14.
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When is the release date for Chicago Fire Season 14?
The new season of Chicago Fire will premiere this fall on Wednesday, Oct. 1
What time will Chicago Fire season 14 be on?
Chicago Fire will return in its usual 9 p.m. ET/PT timeslot on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
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Who is in the Chicago Fire cast for Season 14?
Dermot Mulroney as Chief Dom Pascal
Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
Miranda Rae Mayo as Lieutenant Stella Kidd
Hanako Greensmith as Paramedic in Charge (PIC) Violet Mikami
David Eigenberg as Lieutenant Christopher Herrmann
Christian Stolte as Randall “Mouch” McHolland
Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz
Jocelyn Hudon as Paramedic Lyla Novak
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Who is not returning for Chicago Fire Season 14?
It has been announced that both Daniel Kyri, who plays Darren Ritter, and Jake Lockett, who plays Sam Carver, will no longer be series regulars for Season 14. But in a conversation with Newman, she shared that that doesn’t necessarily mean that we will not see them at all.
“Nothing’s been locked down yet, but we love both these actors and characters,” Newman told Parade. “We certainly want to do right by them, but we also want to be surprising and shocking. Some might stay and some might go, we are not sure yet. We’ve got to play it out and see exactly how we can manage the next season with them.”
Michael Bradway as Firefighter Jack Damon
Michael Bradway, who appeared on Chicago Fire in Seasons 12 and 13, will not return as Severide’s half-brother Jack Damon in Season 14. Bradway was recently cast in Every Summer After, Prime Video’s new series adaptation of Carley Fortune’s 2022 novel. That said, if his filming schedule allows, he could guest star on the NBC drama.
Who will be joining the cast of Chicago Fire in Season 14?
Brandon Larracuente
Brandon Larracuente joins Chicago Fire Season 14 in a key role that is being kept under wraps for now, Variety reports. Larracuente is no stranger to the Dick Wolf universe. He last starred on On Call, a Prime Video half-hour drama.
Is there a trailer for Chicago Fire Season 14?
An official trailer for Chicago Fire Season 14 has yet to be released. But check back here and we’ll will post as soon as it’s available.
Are there any spoilers for Chicago Fire Season 14?
The one storyline that will have to be addressed is the fact that Stella Kidd is pregnant. This came as a bit of a twist, as she originally had decided she didn’t want to carry her own child, but adopt.
“I think that the journey of this season brought Kidd to a place of believing that she can handle anything, and that’s one thing she can handle,” Newman shares. “Leaving it to the fates at the end there, if it was going to be adoption, she was ready, and if it was going to be pregnancy, by the end of this season, everything she’s been through, she’d be ready, too.
“In my mind, and as we’ve talked about it in the room many times, if you think the stakes are high now, when there’s a baby in the picture for Severide and Kidd, the stakes go through the roof. They’re trapped in a building together, and realize if they both die, they’re leaving a baby orphaned, which is exactly what happened to Kidd when she was young, [losing] both her parents.
“That in and of itself is stuff to explore, and how that changes who a firefighter is, and the way they approach their job. Do they still want to work together? Do they still want to be in the same place? How does the tension rise and the stakes rise because of this? It won’t be a goo-goo-ga-ga situation. We’re not going to see a lot of diaper changing.”
Also, remember the episode in Season 13 where the auditor visited Firehouse 51 to figure out the balance sheets? Well, that will affect Season 14.
“This has happened in the CFD as well as everywhere else right now. But they have started to restructure the way the trucks and squads look,” Newman said. “How many two-man trucks, three-man trucks, and yeah, there’s a lot of shakeups that’s going to happen. Like the auditor said when he was there, ‘Watch out, there’s a big shakeup coming.’ There’s one coming in the CFD for sure.”
She continues, “Are more injuries going to happen because of that? And then, how does it affect the fire department as a whole? We’ve got a lot to explore as Firehouse 51 gets a little shaken up and turned upside down a bit.”
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What happened in Chicago Fire Season 13?
The Season 13 finale was full of baby news, broken relationships, rekindled romances and putting your all on the line for someone you believe in. The baby news was Stella announcing to Severide that she was pregnant, as mentioned in spoilers above.
The broken relationship was Violet’s ending things with Flynn (Steven Strait) when he tried to push her into attending medical school. In doing so, she said aloud for the first time, “I’m in love with someone else.” That someone else, of course, is Carver. The two rekindled their romance at the end of the episode, even though it’s been announced he is leaving the series at the end of the season.
As for putting it all on the line, that was Severide believing in Chief Pascal and willing to risk his career to help prove that Pascal wasn’t guilty of the attempted murder of Robert Franklin (Matthew Collins), the man responsible for the death of Pascal’s wife Monica in the auto accident. It turned out that Pascal had been framed by Lieutenant Vale (Phil Donlon). So, it was a firefighter who committed the crime. They were just looking at the wrong firefighter.
And finally, Herrmann (David Eigenberg) put his career on the line for Mouch (Christian Stolte). Instead of taking the test to become chief, Hermann decided to step down and take a demotion so that Mouch could be promoted to lieutenant before he retires. Hermann is happy with his choice because he prefers to be on the front lines rather than be a paper pusher.
How to watch Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. Viewers can stream episodes the following day on Peacock.
Where to watch and live stream Chicago Fire online
All 13 seasons of Chicago Fire are available on streaming service Peacock. Previous seasons are also available on Amazon’s Prime Video and IMDBTV for a fee.
How many seasons of Chicago Fire are there?
Chicago Fire premiered Oct. 10, 2012. There have been 13 seasons of the NBC hit series. The upcoming season will make 14.
