The three finales of One Chicago had been emotional throughout again within the spring, with Chicago Fireplace ending Season 13 with tear-jerking performances from Taylor Kinney and Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella informed Severide that she was pregnant. It was a rewarding method to shut out the season after watching all of their struggles in direction of parenthood, however hardly ever is something struggle-free for too lengthy on Chicago Fireplace. Forward of the Season 14 premiere within the 2025 TV schedule, govt producer Andrea Newman previewed what will likely be “very loaded” for Kidd specifically in the case of being pregnant and parenthood.
The Season 14 premiere of Chicago Fireplace on NBC is known as “Kicking Down Doorways,” and can air on the community on Wednesday, October 1 within the normal time slot between Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. (It’ll additionally stream subsequent day with a Peacock subscription.) The logline sheds slightly mild on what’s to return, though something regarding the good ship Stellaride is lacking:
A brand new face at Firehouse 51 causes stress, whereas rising chaos within the metropolis brings new challenges to the workforce. Herrmann stalls on plans of relinquishing his workplace to Mouch.
The episode description leaving out Stella and Severide isn’t trigger for alarm, since Chicago Fireplace isn’t prone to spoil the small print of what comes subsequent for them. The “new face at Firehouse 51” in all probability refers to Sal Vasquez, a brand new firefighter performed by On Name alum Brandon Larracuente approaching board to assist fill the emptiness left by Jake Lockett as Sam Carver.
So, what about Stella Kidd with a child on board as of the tip of Season 13? Properly, I needed to ask showrunner Andrea Newman about what’s to return, since Fireplace hasn’t featured two firefighters coping with a being pregnant since Dawson and Casey again within the day. Throughout NBC’s One Chicago press day forward of the Season 14 premiere, Newman previewed:
It is very loaded for Kidd specifically entering into, as a result of I feel she had loads of issues and struggles, and what we had been actually leaning into is you might have all of the issues and hesitations, and particularly work-related for her. Like, how will it have an effect on her work and life? After which when it truly occurs, loads of these go proper out the window, and out of the blue it simply turns into about household and your youngsters. So seeing, seeing the transition for her between all of the issues she had early on, and what it truly seems to be like in play as a guardian and a firefighter is one thing we’re excited to discover.
A Stellaride child has at all times meant one thing totally different for Stella than for Severide, which he instantly acknowledged when he floated the concept to her to arrange their parenthood journey in Season 13. In any case, she was the one who’d need to take a break from the motion as a firefighter, and so they appeared to sidestep that subject with the choice to undertake. Then got here the bun within the oven, and an understandably “loaded” situation for the Truck 81 lieutenant.
When requested through the press junket about how a lot grief she was going to offer Stella and Severide throughout Season 14, the showrunner teased:
Properly, life is troublesome. Parenthood is hard. It is a battle. We prefer to throw each impediment and wrench we will in each path. In a great way.
The heroes of Firehouse 51 pursuing parenthood have had blended outcomes over time, with Dawsey’s being pregnant ending in tragedy whereas Cruz and Chloe adopted Javi after which had child Otis. Casey needed to transfer throughout the nation to care for the Darden boys, whereas Brett adopted a child after which joined him. Will Stellaride’s journey be extra like Dawson and Casey’s, extra like Otis and Chloe’s, or one thing else fully?
For now, check out the trailer for One Chicago’s return:
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Chicago Fireplace Season 14 premieres on Wednesday, October 1 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, between Chicago Med Season 11 at 8 p.m. ET and Chicago P.D. at 10 p.m. ET. If you wish to brush up on final season’s finale earlier than we see how Fireplace continues the tales within the new season, yow will discover the episode streaming on Peacock now.