‘Chicago Fire’ Showrunner Teases Major Changes in Season 14 – Fans Should Get Ready

Changes are on the horizon as Chicago Fire gears up for Season 14. The recently concluded Season 13 saw many shifts in many characters’ lives and in the CFD, which is poised to affect how everything plays out when the show resumes this Fall. From character exits to unexpected pregnancies and changes in career priorities, it will be an unpredictable season full of chaos. CFD is making some changes as it pursues efficiency, and when Season 14 gets underway, that will be explored full throttle.

“[We had] an auditor coming in and saying, ‘Look, CFD is cleaning house, and things are going to get shaken up,’ and there’s nobody be safe in this shakeup. So next season is going to be about how the s**t really hits the fan once that mandate comes down and how things get shaken up and how our team can hold together as a family while all this craziness is happening around them,” showrunner Andrea Newman told TV Insider of what’s in the pipeline for the new season.

“It’s going to be very much about how the change affects everybody, not just from the top, but going down below, too,” she continued. There will be new characters, and whenever new characters join the firehouse, there is always some unpredictability and chaos to be expected. “One thing we learned when we brought in Pascal (Dermot Mulroney) that was really fun is it’s not just about getting to know this new character, it’s that a new character brings out new sides to the characters we’ve had for a long time and you see different parts of them and get to know them better. So yeah, next season’s going to be all about shakeups and how everybody reacts and new people and comings and goings,” Newman added.

‘Chicago Fire’ Season 14 Will Test Firehouse 51

There will be some changes in different teams in the firehouse as Ritter (Daniel Kyri) and Carver (Jake Lockett) depart. Meanwhile, Mouch (Christian Stolte) takes over Engine as lieutenant, and Stella (Miranda Rae Mayo) is pregnant, so she will take her maternity leave at some point. The crew will be thin, which could result in major changes. “There’s also the question of will they — and they have done this in the CFD — start having only two-man trucks?” the showrunner said, previewing one potential solution to the crew issue. She teased a rough going for 51, saying:

“You can only have two people on engine, two people on squad, and then who goes where. And so yeah, it’ll be tight, and we’ll probably see some rotations of people coming in and covering and that can get messy, it’s not as clean, and mistakes can get made when that happens out in the field because the communication’s not as easy. So yeah, I think that’ll be a bumpy and exciting road for the team.”