
The 2025 One Chicago crossover is a celebration of NBC’s premier dramas, but it is bogged down by imbalanced storytelling made worse by failing to establish the stakes at hand. After six years, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and Chicago Med have gathered once again for Wolf Entertainment’s Windy City tradition. The last time Firehouse 51, Gaffney Medical, and Intelligence worked a whole shift together was back in 2019, with an ominous case that threatened Chicago with a virus attack. It would be an understatement to say that much has changed since then, with many major characters having left One Chicago since.
In the three-part One Chicago crossover of 2025, Firehouse 51 responds to a call in a government building. Instead of their usual emergencies, it proves to be more complicated because it involves a bold crime. Chicago Med and Chicago PD‘s best personnel come in and help Chief Boden’s replacement, Dom Pascal, and his team not only ensure that lives are saved, but that those who are at fault will be punished.
The 2025 One Chicago Crossover Overpromised But Underdelivered
Fire, Med, & PD’s Overall Story Gets Convoluted At Times
Doing a One Chicago crossover in 2025 was much needed. The franchise needed to re-establish itself, with so many new faces joining Firehouse 51, Gaffney, and Intelligence. On paper, the premise isn’t as interesting as past special events. The inciting incident could have easily been a normal emergency that turned into an arson case for Severide. I understand that this was intentional, with the producers of the show previously saying that this year’s One Chicago crossover wasn’t going to be as grand as its predecessors because they wanted to focus on the characters.