

Jesse Spencer is Matthew Casey, who dates Gabriela Dawson, played by Monica Raymund.

Several looming characters have lost their lives in events that take place on the series. No character is completely safe from the ravages that fighting fires cause and whether it's accidents or emotional trauma, tolls are taken in the worst way, including death and suicide.
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The two series cross back and forth as the characters are all intertwined. It stars Jesse Spencer and Taylor Kinney, among others, and it focuses on the lives of firefighters in The Windy City.Ĭhicago is closely related to another NBC series, Chicago P.D. This time, she took the opportunity and ran with it.Chicago Fire is from Law & Order producer Dick Wolf. In the past, she had opportunities to tell him how she felt about him, but the moment never seemed right. For Hailey, the idea of leaving Jay is what propelled her to not take the job and made her face her feelings for him straight on. Spiridakos, meanwhile, said: "I think the moment came from the fear of being separated with this new job offer on the table. They just needed a catalyst, like Upton's FBI job offer." They had to take things to the next level or at least give it a try. Quite frankly, there was nowhere else to go. He said: "Their feelings for each other have been growing for the past two seasons. Speaking to TVLine, Chicago PD boss Rick Eid revealed that Upton's job offer was always meant as a way of bringing the Upton/Halstead storyline to its next beat. She then confessed that she saw Halstead as much more than a partner, and the pair shared their first kiss as the show cut to its credits. I know I'm better here so I'm not gonna take it." She told Halstead: "I'm better with you as my partner. In Chicago PD, Season 8, Episode 3, the episode that was postponed from last week amid the storming of the Capitol, Upton revealed that she was not leaving at all. However, it seems that the whole job offer plot was there not to set up Upton moving to FBI but to make her realise exactly what Halstead meant to her. Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer in 'Chicago PD.' NBC The job she was offered would see her co-lead a task force, which came with a big bump in salary, but would see her leave Chicago. I will be back! I'll be coming back when the show starts up again in the new season and Upton will be there, absolutely."įans were particularly concerned that she was leaving as this would bring an end to the possible romance between Upton and Halstead. Speaking to CinemaBlend, Spiridakos had promised: "Upton will be coming back. Of course, the character previously crossed over in the show FBI for its Season 2 finale, "Emotional Rescue," and she seemed to be a good fit there, leaving fans even more concerned that she could be leaving Chicago PD for its sister show.

This of course led those fans to wonder whether Chicago PD Season 8 would see her leaving the NBC show. Chicago PD worried a lot of fans with its promo, that saw Hailey Upton (played by Tracy Spiridakos) sharing the news with Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) that she had been offered a prestigious job at the FBI.
