Crossover occasions between NBC’s hit One Chicago exhibits used to occur pretty often, however followers have been ready greater than 5 years to see the heroes of Chicago Fireplace, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med becoming a member of forces on an epic disaster threatening the Windy Metropolis. Now, half a decade after the three-part “An infection” crossover from October 2019, one other occasion is on the way in which for the 2025 TV schedule that will probably be significantly harmful for 2 characters. And after that information broke, I used to be reminded of one thing P.D.‘s Marina Squerciati advised me earlier this fall and had an thought.
First issues first, although!
One Chicago’s 2025 Crossover Occasion
With Fireplace, P.D., and Med all ending within the 2024 TV schedule after airing their fall finales again in November and with rewatching by way of a Peacock subscription the one strong possibility for a repair till the winter premieres, followers can definitely have fun getting some large information! Wolf Leisure has introduced that the crossover will air on Wednesday, January 29 on NBC, however the lineup will not be the identical as common.
For the three-parter, Chicago Fireplace will air first at 8 p.m. ET, adopted by Chicago Med at 9 p.m. ET and Chicago P.D. at 10 p.m. ET. The cop drama, at present in its twelfth season, is the one one of many three to maintain its common time slot. The collection are anticipated to revert to their common instances following the crossover.
So, what can One Chicago do to high the cinematic “An infection” occasion? This time round, a fuel explosion will rock one of many Windy Metropolis’s excessive rises, prompting the acquainted first responders to hurry in to rescue a whole bunch of civilians. That is nor sufficient for a full three-parter, although, and the plot will definitely thicken when a disaster develops beneath the bottom. The end result will probably be a race to save lots of the forty people who find themselves trapped underground, together with two of their very own.
Naturally, the outline of the crossover did not reveal the identities of the 2 characters whose lives will probably be specifically hazard within the occasion, nor did the assertion from One Chicago co-executive producer and Wolf Leisure EVP Anastasia Puglisi, who mentioned:
Placing collectively what is actually a three-hour motion film is an extremely formidable process requiring full coordination throughout our writers, casts, crews and producers, together with assist from the town of Chicago. We’re thrilled to have one of the best expertise in each division to fulfill this problem, reinforce the One Chicago model, and supply our followers with a novel and compelling viewing expertise.
Traditionally, I’ve felt that One Chicago was finest at making the Fireplace and Med hours of a three-parter really feel extra seamless than the Chicago P.D. hour, with the crime procedural normally holding its 10 p.m. ET slot. That does not imply that the crossovers have fallen brief, and recalling how I felt concerning the P.D. episode of “An infection” in 2019 additionally jogged my memory of what Marina Squerciati advised me rather more not too long ago about one other star she’d wish to work with extra, and I would be on board with seeing their characters in peril collectively.
Now, after I say that I would wish to see these two characters in peril collectively, I am engaged on the idea that no One Chicago collection regulars will really die or face lasting harm from the crossover. Whichever two characters are trapped with the civilians within the crossover appear more likely to bond and work collectively by way of no matter they endure, and I would wish to nominate Marina Squerciati as Kim Burgess and Toya Turner as Kiana Cook dinner for the underground catastrophe.
I spoke with Marina Squerciati earlier this yr about Burgess’ push for promotion after which efficiently making detective. (Patrick John Flueger has his personal tackle it from Ruzek’s standpoint.) As someone who was at all times hoping to see Burgess and Upton sharing a storyline (with each Squerciati and Tracy Spiridakos all for it), I needed to revisit the concept of P.D. girls really sharing the display screen.
With Kiana Cook dinner on board in Season 12, I requested what sort of relationship she’d wish to see between the 2 characters, and the Burgess actress shared:
I imply, any relationship. I used to be unhappy that Tracy’s character and I by no means actually obtained our probability. Like even on the finish of the season, we by no means even get to say goodbye. However that was true of Ruzek and Atwater as effectively. I wish to have one thing extra with Toya than than I did with Upton. I feel we deserve that.
Did Marina Squerciati imply “Burgess and Cook dinner trapped underground in peril collectively” when she mentioned “any relationship” between the 2 of them? Contemplating that this interview occurred again in early November, virtually definitely not. However dang it, the crossover pairing them up can be enjoyable… for me, no less than! The longtime P.D. forged member went on to go with New Amsterdam alum Toya Turner as the most recent collection common, saying:
She’s wonderful. She actually is. Individuals come into that bullpen and it might probably break a person. We have been there twelve years. We’ve got a rhythm. We’ve got a method we do issues. It is a dance. And oh my gosh, the primary time she got here in, she had a lot dialogue, and she or he nailed it. She actually is only a welcome addition, and we’re so pleased to have her.
Squerciati’s ringing endorsement of Toya Turner as a brand new co-star positively tracks with what Turner advised me about how welcoming the Chicago P.D. forged was to her, as much as LaRoyce Hawkins serving to her select a sofa. I spoke along with her simply in the future after getting Squerciati’s ideas on Burgess and Cook dinner, and she or he shared her personal ideas on the topic:
I agree! I noticed somebody had already made a reputation for us: Crew Kiki. So I used to be like, ‘Let’s go!’ [laughs] I’d love that. We have had some interactions that’ll be arising in future eps. I need extra of that for positive.
Are the One Chicago crossover installments any of the “future eps” that Toya Turner hinted at for Crew Kiki? We can’t discover out for positive till the occasion airs in late January, and I am excited both method. And even when we do not get Burgess and Cook dinner collectively within the three-parter, I feel it is encouraging that each actresses are so on board to work collectively extra sooner or later.
For now, you possibly can look ahead to One Chicago’s first crossover since 2019 on Wednesday, January 29 on NBC. An alternative choice is to revisit previous crossovers over winter break, as Chicago Fireplace, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med are all obtainable streaming on Peacock. The winter premieres will all air on January 8.