Chicago Fire is welcoming a new member to the team.Friday Night Lights alum Dora Madison Burge will join the NBC drama as paramedic Jessica “Chili” Chilton, TVGuide.com has learned.
Chili replaces Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett), who left to be with his family in North Carolina in the previous episode. Partnered with Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer), Chili doesn’t exactly get the warmest welcome from the firehouse when she’s introduced in Tuesday’s episode. She’ll remain on the NBC drama for the last three episodes of the season.
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Burge, who played Becky on Friday Night Lights‘ final two seasons, most recently appeared on NCIS: New Orleans and on Chicago P.D., but as a different character.
Chicago Fire airs on Tuesdays at 10/9c on NBC.
In 2012, audiences were introduced to Chicago Fire by Executive Producer Dick Wolf. The series quickly spawned three spinoffs that all take place in Chicago. The show follows the lives of the firefighters in Firehouse 51, who battle fires and rush to medical emergencies while dealing with each other’s egos and the pressures of Chicago politics.
The show has been massively popular for NBC and has only grown in popularity as the series has progressed. Despite that, some seasons of Chicago Fire have been better than others. With Season 11 of the NBC drama having just concluded, here is a ranking of the best seasons so far.
The firefighters and paramedics of Firehouse 51 continue their pursuit to save lives in Chicago during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. In the season’s final, “No Survivors”, Chief Boden (Eamonn Walker) struggles with whether to take on a promotion or send Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) to a new firehouse. The season concluded with Squad 3 trapped in a sinking ship with their status unknown.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the ninth season of Chicago Fire had a shortened season and production of the series had to adhere to COVID filming protocols. While the season was a nice distraction in a very difficult time, the limitations of what could be done with the season are evident.
Following the death of Brian “Otis” Zvonecek (Yuri Sardarov), the rest of the firehouse struggle to overcome the loss of their brother-in-arms. The season also featured the three-part crossover event “Infection”, which saw the city of Chicago under the attack of flesh-eating bacteria.
The eighth season of Chicago Fire started strong but failed to continue the momentum of the early episodes and featured some of the series’ weakest subplots. The season also saw the promotion of the character Darren Ritter (Daniel Kyri), from recurring to part of the main cast.
