Talking it into existence! Chicago Fireplace followers aren’t the one ones prepared for Jesse Spencer to return to the collection, showrunner Derek Haas desires him again this season.
“That may be superb,” Haas, 51, informed reporters through TVLine throughout the One Chicago Day press junket on Wednesday, March 30. “That may be a coup for our present if we might speak Jesse into coming again.”
The Chicago Fireplace creator revealed that he talked to Spencer, 43, one week prior, noting, “I’m very hopeful that that’s going to occur.”
Haas teased, “So standing on that’s all techniques wanting good.”
Spencer portrayed Captain Matthew Casey on the NBC drama for greater than 9 seasons earlier than exiting the collection after season 10, episode 5, which aired in October 2021.
As season 10 has continued to play out — new episodes air Wednesdays on NBC — Spencer’s character has remained a part of the story line. Captain Casey’s relationship with paramedic Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer) has been a focus on the present season, regardless of Spencer’s departure as a collection common.
Haas defined on Wednesday that though he doesn’t wish to “promise something till digital camera are rolling,” he feels good about Spencer’s potential comeback earlier than the tip of the yr.
“It’s our nice expectation that we’ll see each Casey and [his girlfriend] Brett within the [season] finale, as a result of big, huge, thrilling issues are going to be occurring,” the producer teased. “This would be the greatest finale ever, I’ll go forward and say it.”
Haas beforehand hinted {that a} wedding ceremony between Casey’s TV BFF Lieutenant Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) and Lieutenant Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) could possibly be the large plot twist that brings Spencer’s character again to his One Chicago household.
“I might be mortified if there was a marriage that didn’t embrace Casey,” Haas informed Selection in February, noting that he appreciated how the writers have been dealing with the long-distance relationship between Casey and Brett on display screen so far. “We thought it was real looking, particularly these days, that individuals can hold a relationship going. It’s been enjoyable for us as a result of we love Casey a lot as writers that we would like him to maintain his presence.”
Spencer, for his half, was optimistic in fall 2021 about his eventual comeback as he mentioned a short lived goodbye to his Fireplace costars.
“It wraps up ten years for me. I feel it was fairly natural that he’s leaving and he’s going for 3 years however is he? We don’t know,” the Australia native informed reporters final yr. “It’s been a very long time coming when you understand how these compadres have gone via life and dying collectively. It’s laborious to say goodbye, , see you quickly, sort of factor. It was bittersweet however I actually loved it and we acquired some laughs out of it.”
Chicago Fireplace airs on NBC Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
