Chicago Fire

'Chicago Fire' showrunners Derek Haas and Andrea Newman give Parade readers the scoop on what's happening with Stella Kidd, Kelly Severide, Sylvie Brett, ...

For Violet, it’s really just been Hawkins for a stretch and now she’s struggling with the cost to both of their personal and professional lives that they had to pay, and how to navigate that. Andrea: She’s definitely going to keep it going but she’s going to have to delegate a bit, too. I think the bottom line is Violet doesn’t know that yet and she was feeling a little left out in the cold by him because she doesn’t know anything about the efforts that he made. They didn’t have a good refrigeration unit on the boat and so that’s just a delivery. She’s got her life, and she wants to make sure that she’s the one driving it. The final scene in last season’s finale, we see that Severide and Stella are in danger because Severide always insists on always doing the right thing. She’s a stronger character and now her feeling is she’s not going to move. One of the reasons that Brett has said she can’t move to be with Casey is because of her paramedicine program. When people drop in out of the blue, it tends to sometimes rile things up, as when Dawson (Monica Raymund) came back for her charity event with Casey. She moved initially at the beginning for an ex and when she was with the chaplain, she moved to Indiana. Andrea Newman: We always like to reflect what’s going on out there in the world. The story picks back up there in the first episode in season 11, while Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer) ponders the status of her long-term relationship with Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) following Severide and Kidd’s wedding.

'This season, the stakes really have never been higher... for all of our guys,' co-showrunner Andrea Newman tells ET.

"It really had everything that we do when we do it right, which is real emotion and real stakes forged onto these characters that you've come to know and love over all this time. "I'm so excited about the first half of this season because as scripts come in and then as episodes come in, you just get super, super excited," Haas says, pointing to episode 4 -- written by Newman -- as a highlight of the first half of the season, calling it "the best script I've seen in 11 years on the show." "The only way to pull through when that kind of tragedy strikes is to lean on each other. "We have the stakes of [Chief] Boden wanting to pull off the best haunted house ever at 51," she says. Newman, in turn, called out the fifth episode, which is Chicago Fire's Halloween hour, as an equally entertaining one. "Those are the things in season 11 you're going to get to see," he continued. They're creating a totally different kind of relationship model and marriage than anything we've seen before. And that's how they make it through, being supported by each other." That's not to say that Severide and Kidd are going to be any less hot than they were." Meanwhile, Kidd’s former academy classmate, Sam Carver (Jake Lockett), joins the team at 51, setting up a tense reunion for the duo. But when you get to go this long you get to see, 'Oh no, no, wait.' All of those things that happened before have made her into the character that she is. "He's a playboy, she's tight.

TV Fanatic caught up with Chicago Fire's showrunners Derek Haas and Andrea Newman to discuss the pulse-pounding premiere, a season of...

And the truth is, we do these ride-alongs with them, and the stories are never-ending in Chicago, so that helps us a lot. We have had a great time charting their growth as characters and who they've become, contrasting with who they started as, which makes it fun and keeps the momentum. There's a spoiler-- needing a head, and he said, this is true, "I have one in my car." Severide and Kidd get to play a lot of exciting action in the premier, with the fallout of the truck arriving. With the COVID restrictions and everything, we weren't in a place where we could get those many cast members occupying the same stages yet from the three different shows. It will be a struggle, and we will slowly peel back layers on this Carver guy. He's got, he's got some complicated backstory, and we'll just keep finding out more about him, but he'll also be stirring the pot a bit at 51 at the same time. It seems like the distance is driving a wedge between Casey and Brett. Right when you have forgotten about her, she and Gorsh are going to ride in on a white horse. And then the other is a surge rollercoaster; it comes out with a huge bang. But I think on a personal level, it will only be good for him and Violet going forward. One is the kind that starts slow and builds and builds.

The Chicago Housing Authority vowed to turn the property into housing for former ABLA Homes residents, but it'll likely become a training facility for the ...

Tom Tunney (44th) moved to recess the committee and reconsider the proposal 9:30 a.m. He and Sigcho-Lopez urged their colleagues to delay the vote on the proposal. An inflatable bubble over one of the fields would be installed for winter, officials said. The plan to now set aside the land for a private sports franchise Jason Ervin (28th), whose ward the facility will be built in. The property is is bound by Roosevelt Road, Ashland Avenue, 14th Street and Loomis Street.

Less than 24 hours after a panel rejected the plan on public housing land, the decision was reversed and then endorsed by the full council.

The city would not have to pay anything to the Fire should its deal with the CHA come to fruition, but the soccer team would pay out a 40-year lease with two potential 10-year renewals. Karen Vaughan, a CHA spokeswoman, said in a Wednesday statement that the agency is submitting an application to HUD for review of the Chicago Fire plan. “I support it because the CHA residents support this.” Should the Near West Side facility come to fruition, Chicago Fire games would not change location from Soldier Field. “Please do not hold that against the residents of Brooks Homes and Loomis Courts apartments.” “We actually welcome this as an opportunity to build community and have worked incredibly hard with the Fire to make this something that would push housing. “I have a lot of residents in my 75%-renter ward here in the 49th who are on (the) CHA waitlist. Moore stated, of course there are some challenges we all have faced with the CHA,” Ervin said. [had been on the CHA waitlist for 30 years ](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-jeanette-taylor-cha-waitlist-20220607-xzmvrnwy7jeb7jj6eugr2uz5ca-story.html)and finally got a call,” she said, referencing 20th Ward Ald. Plans call for two hybrid grass pitches and a goalkeeper pitch; an underground heating system; a sand pit; three synthetic turf pitches, one with an inflatable dome for use six months of the year; a two- to three-story office building, an auxiliary structure for maintenance and storage and a parking structure for 147 vehicles. Maria Hadden, 49th, said the CHA was not fulfilling its promise to add more affordable housing. The Zoning committee voted 7-5 Tuesday to turn down a revised proposal for the pending development on the Near West Side.

After promotions, character departures, and a beautiful wedding, the latest installment of the long-running firehouse drama kicks off with a bang. The fighters ...

As for Kyle, he is set to make yet another appearance in the Season 11 premiere of Chicago Fire. They're pretty on-again, off-again in subsequent episodes, with the two of them even getting engaged at a certain point and moving to Indiana. The fighters of Truck 81 try to come together as a unit, all while our favorite characters try to adjust to different roles and higher responsibilities. He pulled double duty when Zoom disguised himself as classic Flash Jay Garrick in earlier episodes. [Teddy Sears](https://www.instagram.com/teddysears/?hl=en). After promotions, character departures, and a beautiful wedding, the latest installment of the long-running firehouse drama kicks off with a bang.

The 36-11 vote came after a debate over the project's merits in an area beset by poverty and whether the land could be better used for public housing.

Tunney said the development would provide income for the CHA to build and improve its housing. “We are in the system where the alderman is the one who represents and knows what’s best, that he or she is the person that comes to this body, advocates for their communities and is expected to answer back to them,” said Ald. With better attendance Wednesday morning, the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards reconvened to pass the matter 9-5 and immediately reported it to the City Council, setting up final passage. We should be getting a lot more” in the deal, Ramirez-Rosa said. Critics said the nearly 26-acre site should be set aside for the Chicago Housing Authority to meet its commitment to build new units. For about 45 minutes, alderpersons debated the issue, touching on topics such as the CHA’s track record on delivering new housing, the wealth of Fire owner Joe Mansueto, and alderpersons’ control over zoning.

The Chicago Fire's plan is set to transform the vacant Near West Side property into practice soccer fields and a training and administrative building.

(27th Ward), Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward), Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st Ward), and Ald. Emma Mitts (37th Ward), Ald. (773) 509-5434 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) David Moore (17th Ward), and Ald. Felix Cardona (31st Ward), Ald. Anthony Beale (9th Ward), a staunch opponent of the measure to allow the soccer facility on land meant for public housing, attempted a motion to table the deal before the vote to reconsider. Jason Ervin (28th Ward), whose ward the proposed development sits in, asked his colleagues to support the measure and called it “very beneficial” for nearby CHA tenants. Mike Rodriguez (22nd Ward). But committee chair Ald.

Sam Carver plays a big role in the season 11 premiere of Chicago Fire. Find out where the character came from and his connection to Kidd.

Chicago Fire is known for introducing characters who seem confrontational or cagey at first, and later become beloved fixtures within the 51. What’s the deal with Carver and Kidd? Chicago Fire has a few surprises up its sleeve for the season 11 premiere.

'Chicago Fire' bosses explain Season 11 premiere's Brett and Casey decision and preview what's next for Violet and [spoiler]'s relationship.

He’s the best guy in the world because he genuinely loves Violet, and so he genuinely wants the best for her and had to do that. Even though Gallo did the right thing when he helped facilitate this reconciliation, he lost the girl in the process. They can be together and be together in public, and it’s a whole new chapter for them, being able to be out in the world as a couple and really explore that together. So I can tell you that we found that audiences, for some reason, love it when couples go out of town together. First of all, the stars aligning element, which he had in his life and is fortunate to have, and she’s painfully aware she doesn’t have, but also the fact that she had changed up her whole entire life to move to be with [Kyle] and just a reminder that that’s not who she is anymore. Having the chaplain be the one who triggered, so to speak, this decision by Brett was unexpected. So that’s gong to be something she’s struggling with as she tries to move forward. Do you feel like you have to keep her single for a long time, just to kind of give people time to mourn that relationship? She says, “Maybe some day.” Do you hope to revisit the relationship, if the stars align with Jesse Spencer? As you were playing out the storyline with her and Casey last season, did you find that carrying out an off-screen, long-distance relationship proved to be more difficult than you anticipated? So it’s a lot of fun to see. Below, showrunners Andrea Newman and Derek Haas explain why “Brettsey” had to break up and reveal whether the door is really closed on the couple.

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Chicago Fire Season 11 premiere “Hold on Tight.”] · Why break up Brett and Casey? · Andrea Newman: · What are ...

What do you do in that situation when you have to rely on the people on your right and your left? But they’re going to have a lot of fun still as the three amigos, stuff we always like to play with her, Ritter [Daniel Kyri], and Gallo together as friends. Gallo, definitely, his feelings are the same but he’s going to do his damnedest to bury them by having a lot of fun with other — As much as it’s great in a lot of ways, it also changes the dynamic of their relationship a little, too, but they’re going to have some fun adventures. We pull up to an accident and we pull someone out of harm’s way and they’re fine, going off to the hospital. And Gallo is very much part of it in that he’s obviously still in love with Violet, holding a candle for her, but at the same time, he’s the one that facilitated them getting back together, so he knows he’s gotta let that attachment to Violet go in the sense of the romantic part. We love the actor, and it’s going to be fun. And there’s the Gallo of it. But in terms of their bond, it’s like the chains are off and they’re unbound and it’s just gotten hotter between them. Andrea Newman: It was really a character decision in a lot of ways, even though Jesse had made his choice to move on, and it was becoming very difficult to do the long-distance thing. He’s been such a lone wolf for a lot of his life and now he’s married and he makes decisions not just for himself but for Kidd as well when he makes them. They were deeply in love, so it’s going to take her a while to be able to move on into relationships from that.

The Chicago Fire season 11 premiere opened with the attack on Severide and Kidd while they were on their honeymoon. Who was behind the attack?

It meant the cops got to the cabin before Severide and Kidd were killed—and really before Severide did more damage to the guy attacking Kidd. While the guy with the truck was arrested, his boss knew it was Severide who got the drugs confiscated and one of his guys arrested. He was the one with the food truck on fire. In the truck was the guy originally arrested. It was all linked to the drug bust that Severide was a part of. Who was behind the attack?

Not long after Jesse Spencer's departure, the Chicago Fire season 11 premiere already subtly set-up Matthew Casey's return to the show.

[Chicago Fire season 10 finale](https://screenrant.com/chicago-fire-season-10-finale-emma-violet-firehouse-51-mystery/), it's also safe to assume that Casey is also still committed to her. Eventually, when the time is right, the One Chicago series can finally bring back Spencer's Casey to the East Coast in an attempt to revive their relationship that has been unexpectedly cut short. For now, Chicago Fire season 11 should use this time to develop her character as she focuses on her career and paramedicine program. Luckily, the Chicago Fire season 11 premiere has seemingly laid the groundwork for that. [Chicago Fire](https://screenrant.com/tag/chicago-fire/) season 11 has already set up Matthew Casey's (Jesse Spencer) return to the show. After starring in the first-responder procedural for around a decade which mandated him to settle in the Windy City where it is shot on location, the actor decided that he wanted to move back to Australia with his family.

There's a new recruit at Firehouse 51 in the Chicago Fire season 11 premiere. Did someone leave? Where is Chris Mansa's Mason in the series?

he won’t take no for an answer despite Kidd making it clear she and the newbie do not see eye to eye. This was how he found his calling in the first place. [Chris Mansa](https://onechicagocenter.com/2022/06/28/chicago-fire-season-11-will-chris-mansa-return-mason/) joined Chicago Fire during the 10th season (after a one-off appearance in season 9), and we expected him to stick around for a while. Well, okay, Mason probably did think that, but there was something else he felt called to do. He’s the perfect fit for the family, but it looks like Mason didn’t think that. He worked as a firefighter in Colorado, but it was part of a prison program.

The "Chicago Fire" Season 11 premiere saw the return of Kyle Sheffield (Teddy Sears). But what does that mean for Brett (Kara Killmer)?

Go behind-the-scenes, stay on top of breaking news, hang with the stars, and much more. So that'll be a lot of where the focus is at in the beginning [of Season 11], when she's still mourning the relationship with Casey. [Brett (Kara Killmer)](https://www.nbc.com/chicago-fire/credits/character/sylvie-brett) and Casey (Jesse Spencer) split during the [Chicago Fire](https://www.nbc.com/chicago-fire/about) Season 11 premiere. Sheffield is engaged to another woman, Cassie, and tells Brett in Season 11, Episode 1 that the "stars aligned" in his new relationship. He and Brett developed a relationship throughout those episodes that got complicated when Sheffield was assigned a new peer support director position in Indiana. Below, we break down who Kyle is (for fans who forgot) and what happened in the Season 11 premiere.

Chicago Fire season 11 opened with the separation of Sylvie Brett and Matthew Casey, which co-showrunner Andrea Newman has now addressed.

[Chicago PD](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40079408/chicago-pd-season-10-release-date/) and [Chicago Med](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40077723/chicago-med-season-8-release-date/) air on NBC and [Peacock](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=127X991730&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2F&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalspy.com%2Ftv%2Fustv%2Fa39853005%2Fchicago-fire-jesse-spencer-season-10-finale%2F&xcust=%5Butm_source%7C%5Butm_campaign%7C%5Butm_medium%7C%5Bgclid%7C%5Bmsclkid%7C%5Bfbclid%7C%5Brefdomain%7Cwww.digitalspy.com%5Bcontent_id%7Cee91b05e-c986-45a4-a538-63a4d01f2ec5%5Bcontent_product_id%7C%5Bproduct_retailer_id%7C) in the US, and on [Sky Witness](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=127X991730&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fwatch%2Fchannel%2Fsky-witness&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalspy.com%2Ftv%2Fustv%2Fa39853005%2Fchicago-fire-jesse-spencer-season-10-finale%2F&xcust=%5Butm_source%7C%5Butm_campaign%7C%5Butm_medium%7C%5Bgclid%7C%5Bmsclkid%7C%5Bfbclid%7C%5Brefdomain%7Cwww.digitalspy.com%5Bcontent_id%7Cee91b05e-c986-45a4-a538-63a4d01f2ec5%5Bcontent_product_id%7C%5Bproduct_retailer_id%7C) in the UK. "It's twofold, honestly," she said. So she's made a lot of decisions based on these relationships, and she's become this stronger, more independent woman. "Our stars just didn't align, that's all," she said over the phone. A surprise visit from ex-fiancé Kyle Sheffield led to the paramedic making a decision about her own future, telling Casey that "the timing just wasn't right" for their relationship to thrive. Is that what these psycho writers are doing?!' But then it just shines a light on a bunch of things. [Chicago PD boss teases how Jesse Lee Soffer will exit the show](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a41291660/chicago-pd-jesse-lee-soffer-exit/) [Chicago Fire halts filming after shooting near show set](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a41241369/chicago-fire-shooting-near-set/) [Chicago Fire](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39712763/watch-chicago-fire-pd-med-online/) ['s 11th season](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40076012/chicago-fire-season-11-release-date/), Brett struggled with being away from missing boyfriend Casey, who was back in Portland. [Chicago Fire](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40076012/chicago-fire-season-11-release-date/) season 11 spoilers ahead. [TVLine](https://tvline.com/2022/09/21/chicago-fire-recap-season-11-premiere-episode-1-brett-casey-break-up/): "It goes to the evolution of that character, honestly. [Matthew Casey](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a40043151/chicago-fire-jesse-spencer-leaked-set-photos-return/) are done and dusted, we're sad to report.

The future of Brett (Kara Killmer) and Casey (Jesse Spencer) was revealed in the "Chicago Fire" Season 11 premiere. Here's what happened.

Go behind-the-scenes, stay on top of breaking news, hang with the stars, and much more. And co-showrunner Derek Haas adds, "On this show, we love to bring people back. "That was never the problem in their relationship. They love each other, but the long distance—with Brett in Chicago and Casey in Oregon—has been causing strain, and [Brett said out loud what fans were thinking](https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/brett-casey-breakup-chicago-fire-season-10-finale): How long could they keep this up? Yes, Brett and Casey called it quits—and the language Brett used about their stars not aligning feels intentional. "There is no question that Brett and Casey were deeply in love," Chicago Fire co-showrunner Andrea Newman tells NBC Insider.

Severide is still dealing with the fallout of the case that got him pummeled last season, and nearly led to him and Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) being murdered on ...

Fire also appeared in the opening moments of the Chicago Med premiere, so it’s possible the franchise is getting fans primed for more as the 2022-23 season progresses. The character’s attempts to rationalize his near-death experience leads him to discover a mole in the Chicago police department. Chicago Fire hinted at some big decisions in the season 11 premiere.

Paul Dailly at September 22, 2022 2:00 pm . Just when we thought Brett (Kara Kilmer) and Casey (Jesse Spencer) were meant to be, Chicago Fire Season ...

"First of all, the stars aligning element, which he had in his life and is fortunate to have, and she's painfully aware she doesn't have, but also the fact that she had changed up her whole entire life to move to be with [Kyle] and just a reminder that that's not who she is anymore." "But then it just shines a light on a bunch of things." [Andrea Newman revealed to TV Line](https://tvline.com/2022/09/21/chicago-fire-recap-season-11-premiere-episode-1-brett-casey-break-up/) that the development was in the name of "the evolution of that character." "When she came [to Firehouse 51], it was because of a break-up with a guy and then she moved with the chaplain out of Chicago," Newman continued. "No matter how much she loves Casey, and it's undeniable, she's making decisions now that are for her own future and for her life with this paramedicine cause, which is really near and dear to her." Wednesday's season premiere found Brett struggling with the distance between them and decided the "timing just wasn't right" for them to stay together.

THE END OF BRETTSEY? CHICAGO FIRE — “Hold on Tight” Episode 1101 — Pictured: (l-r) Hanako Greensmith as Violet, Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett — ( ...

Dealing with where the relationship is moving, what the next step is, and what they want to be together. We already knew Violet was suffering because she made a picture in her head about the worst-case scenario, and Evan was suffering because he went the extra mile for Violet and she didn’t seem to care. We – and Kelly – know Stella is a born leader, now it’s just up to her to prove it to others, and if needed, to herself. [Chicago Fire](https://fangirlish.com/tag/chicago-fire/) airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC. [Chicago Fire](https://fangirlish.com/tag/chicago-fire/) 11×01 “Hold on Tight”? One could argue they’ve been a unit for a while, but there’s something about making it official that clicks in your brain (and in the brain of bad guys, clearly). [Chicago Fire](https://fangirlish.com/tag/chicago-fire/) really does feel like watching a show where every character is part of the same thing, and the Firehouse is a sum of all its parts. But of course, whether [Chicago Fire](https://fangirlish.com/tag/chicago-fire/) can truly be a comfort show or not might just depend on the reason you’re watching the show in the first place – and those reasons are not just varied and contradictory, but all very much valid. And like …we already knew this was the case. He makes a commitment to be better in this episode, and the thing is …it’s hard to change things like this one in the blink of an eye, especially when – like Kelly Severide – you’re used to having to do things alone. And though it is true that long-distance relationships are hard, and that Sylvie’s storylines for the past year have mostly involved her being sad or looking at a phone, there were also options that just had them together off-screen and everyone mostly happy, or at least dealing. Brettsey was set up or seasons, and yet even as it was set up, the writers never truly closed the door on Dawsey definitively.

The premiere opens with Severide (Taylor Kinney) and Kidd (Miranda Mae Mayo) being attacked and shot at by an unnamed henchman. The dangerous situation was ...

It’s a grim note to close things on, but the death feels like one of the events that lead Brett towards her decision to break off her relationship with Casey (Jesse Spencer). They manage to get most of the guests out, but as Brett (Kara Killmer) confirms, one of them succumbs to their burns and dies. Luckily, Severide came up behind the henchman and stabbed him in the back with a pitchfork.