Chicago Fire boss reveals that Severide will go ‘missing’ in season 12

Kelly Severide can’t seem to stay in one place for very long.
That’s right, folks. Another Chicago Fire storyline in which Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) is nowhere to be found. It’s been tough to get a firm grasp on the character throughout season 12, since so many of his arcs involve him doing work outside of the Windy City.

The trend is going to continue in the upcoming eleventh episode of the season, but with a twist. Instead of an episode about characters missing Severide, or being unsure as to whether he would return to the 51, the episode will be about Severide seemingly disappearing, and the mad dash to figure out where he went.

Severide (and a fire rig) will disappear in 12×11

CHICAGO FIRE — “Double Red” Episode 909 — Pictured: Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide — (Photo by: Adrian S. Burrows Sr./NBC) /
Chicago Fire showrunner Gwen Sigan spilled the beans on the upcoming episode, which is still untitled but is slated to be the second-to-last release of season 12. She described it as a “self-contained thriller” that will see the 51 team join forces to make sense out of an inexplicable case.

Sigan told TV Line that the episode is going to be led by Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo), which makes sense given her proximity to Severide, and how concerned she’d likely be if he vanished into thin air:
Stella Kidd will be on a ‘mission’ to find him
We also hope, of course, that Severide is discovered and is able to resume his duties at the 51.