Chicago Fire season 3 explained

Season Number:	3
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Showrunner:	Matt Olmstead Michael Brandt Derek Haas Dick Wolf
Num Episodes:	23
Network:	NBC
Episode List:	List of Chicago Fire episodes

The third season of Chicago Fire, an American drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, and Matt Olmstead, premiered on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at 10 pm on NBC television network and concluded on May 12, 2015. The season contained 23 episodes.

Overview

The show follows the lives of the firefighters and paramedics working at the Chicago Fire Department at the firehouse of Engine 51, Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61 and Battalion 25.

Episode 19 served as a backdoor pilot for a new spin-off, called Chicago Med.^[1]

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Jesse Spencer as Lieutenant Matthew Casey, Truck 81 (23 episodes)
• Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide, Squad 3 (23 episodes)
• Monica Raymund as Paramedic in Charge/Firefighter Candidate Gabriela Dawson, Ambulance 61/Truck 81 (23 episodes)
• Charlie Barnett as Firefighter/Paramedic in Charge Peter Mills, Squad 3/Ambulance 61 (20 episodes)
• Kara Killmer as Paramedic Sylvie Brett, Ambulance 61 (23 episodes)
• David Eigenberg as Firefighter Christopher Herrmann, Truck 81 (23 episodes)
• Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian "Otis" Zvonecek, Truck 81 (23 episodes)
• Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz, Truck 81/Squad 3 (23 episodes)
• Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randy "Mouch" McHolland, Truck 81 (23 episodes)
• Eamonn Walker as Chief Wallace Boden, Battalion 25 (23 episodes)

Recurring

• Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp, Rescue Squad 3
• Anthony Ferraris as Firefighter Tony, Rescue Squad 3 (firefighter in real life too)
• Edwin Hodge as Firefighter Rick Newhouse, Rescue Squad 3 (10 episodes)
• Melissa Ponzio as Donna Robbins-Boden (10 episodes)
• Warren Christie as Firefighter Scott Rice, Rescue Squad 3 (7 episodes)
• Gordon Clapp as Chaplain Orlovsky (5 episodes)
• Kenny Johnson as Lieutenant Tommy Welch, Truck 66/Firefighter, Rescue Squad 3 (5 episodes)
• Eric Mabius as Jack Nesbitt (5 episodes)
• Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton (4 episodes)
• Izabella Miko as Katya (4 episodes)
• Richard Roundtree as Wallace Boden, Sr. (4 episodes)
• Serinda Swan as Brittany Baker (4 episodes)
• Lauren German as Leslie Shay (3 episodes, pictures and video memories)
• Dora Madison as Paramedic in Charge, Jessica "Chili" Chilton, Ambulance 61 (3 episodes)
• James Russo as Papa Lullo (3 episodes)
• Alexandra Metz as Elise Mills (2 episodes)
• Joe Keery as Emmett (2 episodes)

Crossover characters

• Amy Morton as Sergeant Trudy Platt (6 episodes)
• Brian Geraghty as Officer Sean Roman (5 episodes)
• Jon Seda as Detective Antonio Dawson (5 episodes)
• Jason Beghe as Sergeant Henry "Hank" Voight (4 episodes)
• Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess (3 episodes)
• Jesse Lee Soffer as Detective Jay Halstead (3 episodes)
• Sophia Bush as Detective Erin Lindsay (2 episodes)
• Patrick John Flueger as Officer Adam Ruzek (2 episodes)
• LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater (2 episodes)
• Samuel Hunt as Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz (1 episode)
• Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins (1 episode)
• Mariska Hargitay as Sergeant Olivia Benson (1 episode)
• Tamara Tunie as M.E. Melinda Warner (1 episode)

Episodes

See main article: List of Chicago Fire episodes.

Production

NBC renewed Chicago Fire for a third season on March 19, 2014 which premiered on September 23 that same year.^{[2] [3]}

Crossovers

On September 29, 2014, it was announced that Wolf's shows Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire and would be doing a three-part crossover event on November 11–12, 2014, starting with Chicago Fire and ending with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Chicago P.D.^[4] On January 22, 2015, another crossover between Chicago Fire, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Chicago P.D. was announced, to have "more integrated storytelling" than the first.^[5] The episodes aired on April 28–29, 2015.^[6]

Home media

The DVD release of season three was released in Region 1 on September 1, 2015.

The Complete Third Season
Set details			Special features
23 episodes 1,183 minutes (Region 1) 6-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles: English (Region 1)			Behind the Scenes Chicago P.D. Season 2 Crossover Episodes "They'll Have to Go Through Me" "A Little Devil Complex" "The Number of Rats" Law & Order: SVU Season 16 Crossover Episodes "Chicago Crossover" "Daydream Believer"
Release dates
September 1, 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tuesday Ratings: 'Chicago Fire' Stays Hot with Backdoor 'Med' Pilot – Variety . December 9, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171221122704/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/wednesday-ratings-chicago-fire-hot-izombie-solid-1201468420/ . December 21, 2017 . live .
2. Web site: 'Chicago Fire', 'Chicago PD' & 'Grimm' Renewed; NBC confirms Renewals of 'Parks & Recreation' & 'Celebrity Apprentice'. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. March 19, 2014. March 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160606122413/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/19/chicago-fire-chicago-p-d-grimm-renewed-by-nbc/246434/. June 6, 2016. dead.
3. Web site: NBC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for 'The Blacklist', 'The Mysteries of Laura', 'Parenthood', 'Bad Judge', 'Constantine' & More. Kondolojy. Amanda. TV by the Numbers. June 2, 2014. June 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140604220518/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/02/nbc-sets-fall-premiere-dates-for-the-blacklist-the-mysteries-of-laura-parenthood-bad-judge-constantine-more/269635/. June 4, 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Three-Part 'Chicago Fire', 'Chicago P.D.' & 'Law & Order: SVU' Crossover to Air November 11–12 on NBC . Bibel . Sara . . September 29, 2014 . December 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141203150640/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/29/three-part-chicago-fire-chicago-p-d-law-order-svu-crossover-to-air-november-11-12-on-nbc/308815/ . December 3, 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: Scoop: Another Chicago Fire-SVU-Chicago PD Crossover Coming This Year . April 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150414235334/http://www.tvguide.com/news/chicago-fire-chicago-pd-svu-crossover/ . April 14, 2015 . live .
6. Web site: 'Chicago Fire—SVU—Chicago P.D.' Crossover Casts 'Walking Dead' Alum (Exclusive) . . April 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150411020248/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-alum-cast-chicago-786556 . April 11, 2015 . live .