Before Boden was promoted to Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department, he had chosen Christopher Herrmann (David Eigenberg) as his successor. The introduction of Dom Pascal would interfere with that plan, and Eigenberg earlier this month shared insight with Deadline as to why Herrmann may pass on the opportunity.
“I want to say he felt like he had the rug pulled from under him because I don’t think [Herrmann] saw what the Chief said to him coming at all,” he shared during NBC’s portion of TCA. “In the real fire service, there are firefighters who stay firefighters their entire career. So when you become a Lieutenant, you’re not called a firefighter. You are a firefighter but you are not called that anymore.”
He continued, “With Herrmann, I think he would’ve been content to stay in the firefighter capacity. If they decide to make him an officer, that’s great because he can lead but I don’t know that there was an organically natural progression for the character to go into that position. So we have to see how the writers deal with it.”
As for Boden, there has been buzz that he might pop back up on Chicago Fire to show off his new uniform. It’s all still very wait-and-see, but plans are floating around as to how it could all play out, and it looks good for Walker to return as a guest star.
Chicago Fire also stars Taylor Kinney, Miranda Rae Mayo, Joe Miñoso, Christian Stolte, Daniel Kyri, Hanako Greensmith and Jocelyn Hudon.
Executive producers are Dick Wolf, Andrea Newman, Matt Whitney, Reza Tabrizi and Peter Jankowski. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.
This marks Mulroney’s return to a broadcast firefighter drama after his stint in Season 2 of ABC’s Station 19.
The seasoned actor with extensive credits in TV and film was recently cast in Starz’s The Hunting Wives.
Last seen in Sony’s rom-com Anyone But You, Mulroney has also appeared in films including Scream VI, and indies Breakwater and Ruthless. Known for turns in films like My Best Friend’s Wedding and August: Osage County, his TV credits include Marvel’s Secret Invasion, HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones and Arrested Development. Mulroney is repped by Pardigm.
