CHICAGO P.D. Season 8 Finale: Was Intelligence Able to Save Burgess?

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CHICAGO P.D.: ‘The Other Side’ Photos

Intelligence is pushed to the edge on the Wednesday, May 26 season finale of CHICAGO P.D.

“Burgess is in a rough place—we find her in harm’s way, in a really dire situation,” CHICAGO P.D. executive producer Rick Eid previously shared. “And Intelligence is doing everything they can to find her, [but] they have different philosophies about what is right and what is wrong—what is permissible and what is not permissible. They’re struggling to find her at all costs.”

Check out photos from “The Other Side”…

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CHICAGO P.D.: Rick Eid Teases the ‘Intense’ Season Finale and a ‘Big Question’ Ahead

“Did I mention things get intense?” CHICAGO P.D. showrunner Rick Eid asks in the midst of previewing the NBC drama’s season 8 finale. “Things get intense.”

The penultimate hour of P.D. ended with Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) being ambushed, and things get more intense in the May 26 episode, “The Other Side.”

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CHICAGO P.D. Post-Mortem: Tracy Spiridakos on Upton’s Big Hour, that Upstead Shift

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CHICAGO P.D.: Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer Tease Upstead Drama

Though CHICAGO P.D.’s Upstead has been progressing mostly off-screen since they coupled up, the duo’s relationship takes center stage in the Wednesday, April 7 hour, “Signs of Violence.”

“We can’t always service this relationship or that relationship in a given episode—you got to just kind of trust, as the viewer that it’s going on behind the scenes,” Jesse Lee Soffer (who plays Halstead) acknowledged in the video below. “I don’t think you’re going to see any characters holding hands in the bullpen, while they’re at work.” 

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CHICAGO P.D. Post-Mortem: Patrick John Flueger Breaks Down ‘Instinct’

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CHICAGO P.D. Exclusive Clip: Burzek Recruits Adam’s CI

CHICAGO P.D.’s Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) needs to call in a CI for help on the Wednesday, February 17 episode, “Instinct.”

“We go way back years,” Flueger previously told reporters. “But [the CI’s] a junkie, so it doesn’t always go as smoothly as one might like.”

And, of course, Ruzek—along with Burgess (Marina Squerciati)—has to actually convince his CI, Tommy (Michael Drayer) to come help him.

“I’m doing this now, you know? Birthday cakes, bouncy houses,” Tommy tells the duo in the exclusive clip below. 

When Ruzek tries to reason with him, Tommy brings up his wife—and kid—are a good reason for him to pass. “A lot of ladies would have left by now,” Tommy says. “I’ve pushed this thing as far as I can go. I’m trying to get clean, get off the pipe…get out of that whole scene.”

But Ruzek has an intriguing, potentially life-changing offer if Tommy says yes. Check out an exclusive clip from “Instinct”…
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CHICAGO P.D.: Patrick John Flueger and LaRoyce Hawkins Preview Ruzek’s Harrowing Undercover Gig

Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) goes undercover with a CI on the Wednesday, February 17 episode of CHICAGO P.D., but his close ties to the man—and the man’s own demons—complicate things.

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CHICAGO P.D. Stars LaRoyce Hawkins, Patrick John Flueger, and Amy Morton on the Responsibility of Storytelling Amidst Police Reform Conversations

When CHICAGO P.D. came back for its eighth season in November 2020, the writers—thanks in part to the unplanned season 7 finale cliffhanger centered around the toxicity of rogue cops—set out to address the recent conversations about police reform, racial inequality, and Black Lives Matter.

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CHICAGO P.D.: What You Need to Know About the Season Premiere

CHICAGO P.D. returns tonight!

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

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CHICAGO P.D. Boss Teases ‘Season of Dramatic Change’

CHICAGO P.D.’s seventh season may have ended early, but its makeshift closer certainly felt like a finale: Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) opted to not protect a racist cop who killed a young Black man, and faced the wrath of fellow officers who were enraged by his “betrayal.”

The cliffhanger, which aired in April, also put the NBC show in a position to naturally address the recent conversations about police reform, racial inequality, and Black Lives Matter head-on.

Showrunner Rick Eid previewed, via email, what is ahead in season 8, how Voight (Jason Beghe)—and Intelligence—will adapt to the “changing police environment,” and the changes in store for the team… Read more

CHICAGO P.D. Season 8 Premiere: ‘Fighting Ghosts’ Photos

When CHICAGO P.D. returns for its eighth season, Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) is still trying to deal with the ramifications of his decision to reveal the actions of a dirty cop.

Check out photos from the November 11 premiere, “Fighting Ghosts”…

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CHICAGO P.D. Adds Nicole Ari Parker

As police procedurals adjust how they tell stories in the wake of widespread call for police reform, CHICAGO P.D. is adding a new character to help with the transition.

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CHICAGO P.D. Season Finale Post-Mortem: Rick Eid on Atwater’s ‘Difficult’ Choice and What’s to Come for Upstead and Burzek

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