Can Firehouse 51’s chief (Dermot Mulroney‘s Dom Pascal) allure one other chief (of employees) when Chicago Fireplace returns for Season 14? He might must because of the finances cuts that had been launched final season.
Annabeth Gish will visitor star in a multi-episode arc because the mayor’s chief of employees, Annette Davis, TV Insider has realized solely. She’ll first seem within the Wednesday, October 1, premiere. See a first-look picture of Mulroney and Gish collectively above. One thing tells us he gained’t like what she has in that file in entrance of her, or, if it’s from him, has to say about what’s in it.
It was close to the top of final season that members of Firehouse 51 had been alerted to finances cuts that had been coming for the CFD. Due to these finances cuts, showrunner Andrea Newman tells us, “Violet’s [Hanako Greensmith] going to have her fingers full having to handle all of the ambo calls, particularly with all of the calls that go on and all of the hours they must put in.” That’s as a result of the medics — she nonetheless has Novak (Jocelyn Hudon) together with her, and Rescue Squad’s Capp (Randy Flagler) will probably be serving to out — should cowl extra floor as a result of firehouses closing.
These finances cuts are “going to have an effect on all people on the firehouse this season. There’s an actual shakeup,” provides Newman.
That’s the place Gish’s character is available in. “It’s an attention-grabbing dynamic that she could have with Pascal,” the showrunner says, describing their relationship as “very sophisticated.” Whereas they don’t have historical past collectively, “they are going to,” Newman teases. “We’re not so certain about her intentions proper off the bat. She’s a little bit of a thriller.” May she find yourself being somebody who helps 51 amid these cuts or simply makes issues worse for them ultimately? We’ll have to attend and see.
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Chicago Fireplace, Season 14 Premiere, Wednesday, October 1, 9/8c, NBC
—Reporting by Ileane Rudolph