Season 13 will bring some major cast changes.
Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz, Hanako Greensmith as Violet Mikami, David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann, Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella Kidd in Chicago Fire standing in the middle of a meeting room, with arms crossed and looking tense.
If you’re a fan of an American procedural drama right now, you’re undoubtedly having quite the whale of a time, as it seems that they’re either premiering, being renewed or drawing to a dramatic close.
In the drama stakes, the One Chicago universe continues to reign supreme so much so that NBC have renewed all three series – Chicago Med, Chicago PD and of course, Chicago Fire. That’s right, that means that Chicago Fire will be back on our screens for season 13.
The most recent season drew to quite the emotional end in the US as Eamonn Walker made his final appearance as Wallace Boden in the series. It was announced earlier this month that Walker would be taking a step back from the series in a regular capacity, likely to return as a recurring character in the future.
Unsure whether he should go up in the running for Deputy Commissioner, the season 12 finale dealt with that storyline and plenty more, setting up a 13th season very well. But when can we expect the next instalment to land?Chicago Fire season 13 release date speculation
As of now, there is no exact confirmed release date for Chicago Fire season 13 but we do know that, along with Chicago Med and PD, Chicago Fire is set to return for NBC’s 2024-2025 season.
The return of all three shows was met with praise as, even despite shortened seasons, the series all managed to cover a lot of plots, characters and even saw some major departures.
Seeing as season 12 premiered after some delays in January 2024 in the US, we would expect a similar timeline for the next season, which means we could be seeing Chicago Fire season 13 on our screens in January 2025.
As for a UK release date, we’d also expect it to follow suit like its previous season and be released a few months after the US, available to watch on Sky Witness and NOW.
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Chicago Fire season 13 cast: Who will return?
Eamonn Walker as Chief Wallace Boden in Chicago Fire looking sad while wearing his fire uniform shirt and tie and looking at someone.
Eamonn Walker as Chief Wallace Boden in Chicago Fire. Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC via Getty Images
As for who won’t be returning for the new season, there will be one major noticeable difference as Eamonn Walker has stepped down from his series regular duties as fire station boss Wallace Boden.
Walker has been a mainstay on the series for all 12 seasons so far, so it’ll certainly be a different vibe without him but seeing as he’s become the new Deputy Commissioner, we can expect him to return in a recurring role in the future.
Another main character who won’t be returning for season 13 is Kara Killmer, who played Sylvie Brett and joined the series back in season 3. Speaking about her final episode in season 12, Killmer told Deadline: “This is the natural end for her character; it’s kind of a perfect bookend, really.
“I’m selfishly delighted over the fact that Sylvie shows up in Chicago a jilted bride who was dumped at the altar by her high school sweetheart and then ends up across the aisle in her last episode from Matt Casey, the love of her life.
“I just love that her character has been able to come full circle and it’s it’s such a great way to exit her journey. It’s sort of perfect timing.”
Another surprise departure comes from Rome Flynn, who debuted in season 12 and was only in a handful of episodes as Jake Gibson. The actor admitted he was “sad” to see Gibson leave the series, so we can assume he won’t be making a return in season 13.
As for the cast members that we’d expect to make an appearance in Chicago Fire season 13, they are as follows:
David Eigenberg as Lieutenant Christopher Herrmann
Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz
Miranda Rae Mayo as Lt Stella Kidd
Daniel Kyri as Darren Ritter
Hanako Greensmith as Violet Mikami
Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide
Jocelyn Hudon as Lyla Novak
Michael Bradway as Jack Damon
Christian Stolte as Randall McHolland, aka Mouch
Jake Lockett as Sam Carver
