Well, that is greater than disappointing.
Just days after it was revealed that Kara Kilmer can be leaving Chicago Fire, the collection has confirmed its intention to say goodbye to a different collection common.
Alberto Rosende, who has performed fan-favorite Blake Gallo since Chicago Fire Season 8, will probably be written out on the Chicago Fire Season 12 premiere.
The actor was initially employed in a recurring capability however struck such a chord with viewers that he was upgraded to a full-fledged collection common shortly after.
Losing one other acquainted face isn’t a very good signal, however the One Chicago universe has many movers and shakers proper now.
The solely solace we will take from this information is that Rosende will seem in a single last episode to convey Blake’s storyline to an in depth.
The different excellent news is that we’re satisfied Blake is not going to be killed off as a result of this present likes to ship surprising twists.
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It’s laborious to think about execs permitting the information to interrupt forward of time if a giant demise storyline was within the works.
Rosende will probably be filming his last scenes on the collection as we communicate as a result of manufacturing ramped up on Chicago Fire and several other different Dick Wolf collection this week.
Gallo made his presence felt on the collection, with Casey (Jesse Spencer) looking for him after studying of his tragic previous.
He’s a good character, nevertheless it appears the present has struggled to know what to do with Gallo after Spencer’s departure as a collection common.
Many questions are up within the air at this stage, however perhaps Gallo will go away Chicago and go along with Casey to his new hometown and carve out a life there.
That can be enjoyable, proper?
There’s additionally a very good likelihood Kara Kilmer’s Sylvie Brett will probably be reuniting with Casey.
News broke earlier this month that Kilmer would return for part of Chicago Fire Season 12 earlier than being written out.
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If you watch Chicago Fire on-line, you already know that Casey popped the query to Brett on the Chicago Fire Season 11 finale.
Their relationship survived a number of hurdles, however they appeared destined for Splitsville when Casey left city.
It appears absence makes the center develop fonder as a result of each time they cross paths, they appear extra intertwined than earlier than.
Let’s hope they each have a future now that Kilmer is leaving the present.
In different Chicago Fire casting information, Taylor Kinney is staging a comeback as Kelly Severide.
The actor departed to take care of a private matter earlier this 12 months and was MIA from the remainder of the season.
Now that manufacturing is underway, particulars are coming to the floor about who’s in and who’s out.
No motive for the newest exits has been given, however we all know that Chicago Fire Season 12 is gearing as much as be a truncated affair.
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The present and numerous different broadcast dramas had been pushed to midseason as a result of SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
As a consequence, there is not sufficient time to get full seasons off the bottom.
The seemingly situation is that the reveals are scaling again their casts a bit as a result of diminished episodes.
Serving a big ensemble solid is not straightforward to do with so few episodes.
In the broader One Chicago universe, Tracy Spiridakos is being written out of Chicago P.D. as Hailey Upton throughout the upcoming season.
Chicago Med, which has mentioned goodbye to numerous stars during the last 12 months, is welcoming Blindspot veteran Luke Mitchell to its solid.
He’ll be a recurring participant initially, however the choice is there to advertise him to a collection common.
It’s robust being a fan of this universe now with all of the folks being written out.
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It’ll actually be enjoyable seeing how the reveals navigate this many exits.
There’s additionally an opportunity extra actors could possibly be on the best way out as the published networks grapple with diminished returns.
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Chicago Fire Season 12 premieres Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 9 p.m. on NBC.
Deadline first reported the information of Alberto Rosende’s exit.
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