'Chicago P.D.' Fan Favorite Quits the Series
Tracy Spiridakos
Chicago P.D. is saying goodbye to another series regular. According to Variety, Tracy Spiridakos, who plays Detective Hailey Upton, is set to leave the long-running NBC procedural after Season 11. The news comes as a bummer to Chi-Hards, who recently saw another original squad member—Upton's husband, Senior Detective Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer)—depart for a new job with the Army.
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Spiridakos has been with the show since its fourth season, first as a recurring character then as a series regular from Season 5 on. It's unclear how much of a role she'll play in Season 11 or how her storyline will wrap up.
As Variety points out, it's possible Soffer will return for a Season 11 cameo to help close out Upton's arc (as things stand, Halstead effectively abandoned her).
“Never say never," Soffer previously said when asked if he'd ever return to the show. "I feel so bad for the fans that are like, ‘Is he going to come back?’ ‘What’s he going to do?’ ‘What’s going on with him and Hailey?' I like to think—and I hope the fans think this too—that he’s just in another country right now, doing what he does best and making the world a safer place."
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Chicago P.D. was meant to return for its 11th season this fall, but was delayed along with most scripted network TV shows by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Although the writers' strike has ended, the actors' strike is still ongoing, which means a premiere date for the upcoming season of Chicago P.D. will have to await the strike's resolution.
