Chicago Hearth‘s Daniel Kyri appears to be returning for a time frame for the NBC procedural’s 14th season.
Earlier at present, the actor posted a selfie to his Instagram Story reverse co-stars Jocelyn Hudon and Hanako Greensmith with the caption: “Again! For a restricted time solely,” alongside a peace signal emoji. In one other behind-the-scenes picture, Kyri may very well be seen decked out in firefighter gear subsequent to fellow solid members David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Miranda Rae Mayo and newcomer Brandon Larracuente.
NBC had no additional touch upon the matter. Deadline has reached out to Kyri’s reps for added particulars.
As we reported solely earlier this April, Kyri is exiting the mothership collection after Season 13, alongside fellow collection common Jake Lockett. The actor, who has additionally appeared in One Chicago exhibits Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med, started his tenure on the Wolf Leisure drama as recurring character Darren Ritter. A well-respected firefighter, his storyline not too long ago revolved round his relationship with Officer Dwayne Monroe (Samuel B. Jackson).
Showrunner Andrew Newman informed our sister publication TVLine in Could that whereas there isn’t a set plan for addressing Kyri’s departure, there are “numerous prospects” plot-wise, which incorporates final season’s finale trace at layoffs throughout the division.
“We’re going to have quite a lot of turnover,” Newman mentioned, “and lots craziness happening within the CFD from the highest, the place individuals are being minimize and moved, and all the pieces’s going to get shaken up subsequent season.”
The actor exits are believed to be a part of an effort to trim the funds of Chicago Hearth, which additionally faces negotiations with most of the collection’ veteran solid members whose contracts are up. As such, sources informed Deadline that the drama, which movies within the Windy Metropolis, has requested solid to tackle Illinois residency, with episode counts anticipated to dwindle in any other case. Moreover, some solid members must forego their annual 5% increase, per sources, as long-running exhibits inevitably develop into dearer over time.
In Could, NBC renewed its trio of Chicago collection, additionally selecting up Chicago P.D. for Season 13 and Chicago Med for Season 11. Although the general 2025-26 orders are nonetheless in flux, the seasons could also be shorter subsequent 12 months, reflecting an ongoing development in broadcast TV to save lots of networks cash.
Dozens of seasons in collectively, the One Chicago franchise represents one in all NBC’s finest performing slates on each linear and streaming.
