When Boden (Eamonn Walker) left on the finish of Season 12, he wished Herrmann (David Eigenberg) to fill the outlet left at 51. And Herrmann definitely has finished that simply with who he’s, however the assumption was he’d be the subsequent chief. Chicago Fireplace Season 13 even noticed him taking the steps to take action, together with turning into captain and planning to take the chief check, after Dermot Mulroney got here in as Dom Pascal to steer the firehouse. However that each one modified within the finale.
Pascal had been questioning if Herrmann wished to be chief, and it turned out he was proper to take action. Within the finale, Herrmann revealed to Mouch (Christian Stolte) that not solely was he not going to be chief, he was additionally stepping all the way down to be an everyday firefighter once more so his pal could possibly be lieutenant on engine.
Showrunner Andrea Newman instructed TV Insider that Herrmann got here into the season with “this unimaginable strain on him” after Boden instructed him he wished him to “take the throne primarily,” along with his pal and the deputy commissioner somebody he “worships.” Pascal’s questions have been purported to make us surprise if he was occupied with himself or attempting to assist Herrmann, which led to his determination.
When Pascal got here in, he was clearly nothing like Boden, which means fairly the adjustment. However regardless of some rigidity with members of the firehouse (notable Miranda Rae Mayo‘s Kidd), he did appear to be settled by the top of the season, particularly after everybody confirmed up for him, first after his spouse’s loss of life and at her funeral, then within the finale when he was accused of tried homicide.
“I believe the important thing second for Pascal was in Episode 16 and the funeral for his spouse, for Monica, after they all confirmed up and he mentioned, ‘Sorry, this funeral is household solely,’ and Mouch mentioned, ‘That’s why we’re right here, chief,’” mentioned Newman. “And to me, that felt just like the second that he understood he was a part of this household, and he form of took it in. He’s so exhausting to learn generally, Pascal, however that was one second the place you noticed it actually get him within the coronary heart and the intestine. So I really feel like from that second shifting ahead, between that and between the deepening bond with Severide, 51 seems like his house.”
As for his future at 51, now that Herrmann’s not going for chief, “we’ll see him in Season 14, for certain,” was all Newman would say.
In any case, there could possibly be extra shake-ups coming than simply Daniel Kyri and Jake Lockett exiting as sequence regulars. The sequence has but to jot down out their firefighters, Ritter and Carver, and a go to from an auditor not solely provided a chance for that but additionally for different modifications going ahead.
“There’s no one secure on this shakeup,” Newman warned. “So subsequent season goes to be about how the s**t actually hits the fan as soon as that mandate comes down and the way issues get shaken up and the way our staff can maintain collectively as a household whereas all this craziness is going on round them.”
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Chicago Fireplace, Season 14, Fall 2025, Wednesdays, 9/8c, NBC