CHICAGO FIRE’s Andrea Newman on it Being ‘Cool as Hell’ to Showrun an Action Series

When CHICAGO FIRE season 12 kicks off on Wednesday, January 17 (at 9/8c), there’s technically a new boss in charge.

Andrea Newman started with FIRE back in season 1, working her way up the ranks before officially becoming co-showrunner in 2021. Now, following former co-showrunner Derek Haas’ long-planned exit at the end of season 11, Newman is running the ship solo.

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CHICAGO FIRE’s Derek Haas and Andrea Newman on Utilizing CHICAGO P.D.’s Amy Morton for Lighter Moments

Though CHICAGO FIRE had more than one deeply traumatic twist during the first part of season 11, there was one unexpected delight: the frequent pop-ins from CHICAGO P.D.’s Trudy Platt (played by Amy Morton).

And while Trudy and FIRE’s Mouch (Christian Stolte) have been married for years—and Morton has appeared in over 30 episodes of FIRE—her scenes this season have served as one of the consistently lighter throughlines.

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The CHICAGO FIRE EPs, Alberto Rosende on How Carver is Shaking Things Up

As Carver (Jake Lockett) slowly earns Firehouse 51’s trust on CHICAGO FIRE, there might be a bit of tension before he’s really a part of the close-knit crew.

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CHICAGO FIRE Post-Mortem: Derek Haas, Andrea Newman, and Hanako Greensmith on the Relationship Shifts

[Warning: This post contains spoilers for the CHICAGO FIRE season 11 premiere.]

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CHICAGO FIRE: What You Need to Know About the Season Premiere

CHICAGO FIRE returns tonight!

If you’re counting down the minutes for the show’s return, take a look at photos from tonight’s season premiere, what you missed, and an episode tease…

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CHICAGO FIRE Bosses Tease Stellaride in ‘A Lot of Danger’ and the New Addition Shaking Up Firehouse 51

CHICAGO FIRE season 10 ended with newlyweds Severide (Taylor Kinney) and Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) hiding away at a cabin in the woods, finally getting a few moments to themselves. Unfortunately for the duo, they were followed, and the episode ended with an ominous truck pulling up to their hideaway.

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CHICAGO FIRE: Derek Haas and Andrea Newman Preview the Next Step in Violet and Emma’s Feud, an ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Storyline for Severide, and More

CHICAGO FIRE returns on Wednesday, May 11 with “Halfway To The Moon,” as Firehouse 51 has to contend with a little inter-house drama.

For Stella (Miranda Rae Mayo), she worries when a member of her team thinks about making a change. Elsewhere, Violet (Hanako Greensmith) and new Firehouse 51 addition Emma (Caitlin Carver), continue to struggle to work together—thanks to Violet being aware of Emma’s duplicity. But Emma isn’t exactly willing to go down without one heck of a fight.

What comes next? CHICAGO FIRE executive producers Derek Haas and Andrea Newman offered a few teases, via email, about the end of the season… Read more

CHICAGO FIRE: Derek Haas and Eamonn Walker Preview Boden Being Taken Hostage

On the Wednesday, April 13 episode of CHICAGO FIRE, “What’s Inside You,” things take a turn as Boden (Eamonn Walker) is taken hostage.

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CHICAGO FIRE Post-Mortem: Hanako Greensmith and Andrea Newman on the ‘Rejiggering’ to Hawkami

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The CHICAGO FIRE Team Teases a Possible Stellaride Wedding

After a number of speed bumps along the way, CHICAGO FIRE’s Severide (Taylor Kinney) and Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) are finally heading toward a wedding…probably.

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