CHICAGO FIRE: Daniel Kyri Picks His Favorite Part of Season 11

With nearly 100 episodes of CHICAGO FIRE under his belt, series star Daniel Kyri (who plays firefighter Darren Ritter) has gotten to do a lot of things during his tenure on the long-running NBC series.

“There’s always a handful, really, of gems in every season—just stuff that I love doing either the challenge of it or I think it’s cool,” Kyri tells Give Me My Remote in the video below. Read more

CHICAGO FIRE: Daniel Kyri on His Upcoming 100th Episode with the Drama

When CHICAGO FIRE returns for its 12th season, star Daniel Kyri will be celebrating an important milestone: his 100th episode.

Kyri’s Darren Ritter was introduced in the season 7 episode “Going to War,” and he’s appeared in 96 episodes of the NBC drama. (Kyri also played Ritter in an episode of CHICAGO P.D.) “It is really wild to me,” Kyri tells Give Me My Remote with a laugh in the video below. “That I will have done 100 episodes of anything, let alone this amazing show that gave me this incredible opportunity…I don’t know what I’m going to do yet [to commemorate it].”

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CHICAGO FIRE: Daniel Kyri on Possible Fallout from the ‘Huge, Huge, Huge’ Season 11 Cliffhanger

CHICAGO FIRE has had its share of big season finales, so initially “Red Waterfall” felt pretty routine for series star Daniel Kyri, who plays Ritter on the NBC drama.

“I read it and I thought, ‘Okay, yeah, sure, cliffhanger…that’s what we do: we go out big for the last episode,’” he recalls to Give Me My Remote in the video below. Read more

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, where things left off, and an episode tease…

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CHICAGO FIRE’s Daniel Kyri on Ritter’s Evolution and Diving Deeper into the Character in Season 9

CHICAGO FIRE’s Daniel Kyri has been a delightful addition to Firehouse 51 over the past couple of season, but season 9 marks a big milestone for the actor: it’s his first on the show as a series regular.

“The writers have done a really good job of keeping my character busy [prior to the official promotion],” Kyri acknowledgs. “And we have learned a lot about Darren Ritter, so far, on the show. If there’s anything to notice [about becoming a regular], is that we do get to see a little bit more of him. And consequently, because we’re seeing more of him, we get to see more sides of him.”

Here, Kyri previews diving deeper in Ritter’s development in season 9, how the newest face at the firehouse shakes things up, the “rewarding” look at his character’s love life, and more…

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