Chicago Fire season 9 explained

Season Number:9
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Showrunner:Derek Haas
Num Episodes:16
Network:NBC
Episode List:List of Chicago Fire episodes

The ninth season of Chicago Fire, an American drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Derek Haas and Matt Olmstead, was ordered on February 27, 2020, by NBC.[1] The season premiered on November 11, 2020.[2]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring characters

Crossover characters

Episodes

See main article: List of Chicago Fire episodes.

Production

Casting

On April 16, 2020, it was announced that Annie Ilonzeh, who portrayed Paramedic Emily Foster, would depart the series after two seasons.[3] On August 31, 2020, it was announced that recurring cast member Daniel Kyri who portrays Firefighter candidate Darren Ritter since the seventh season was promoted to series regular for season nine.[4] On September 14, 2020, it was announced that Adriyan Rae was joining the cast as series regular Paramedic Gianna Mackey.[5] Rae subsequently departed the cast following the season's ninth episode, showrunner Derek Haas stated that she left the series for personal reasons but that the possibility was open for her to return in a later episode.[6] [7] It was announced on March 19, 2021, that Hanako Greensmith, who had previously recurred as Violet Mikami would return in a recurring capacity to replace Rae's character as 51's latest paramedic.[8] Former series regular Monica Raymund was set to return towards the end of the season but was unable to due to COVID restrictions.[9]

Filming

Season 9 began filming October 6, 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The season contained 16 episodes.[2] On November 11, 2020, it was reported that the ninth season had suspended production for two weeks due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. 2020-02-27. 'Chicago Fire', 'Chicago P.D.' & 'Chicago Med' All Renewed For 3 More Seasons By NBC. 2020-10-19. Deadline. en-US. October 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023021728/https://deadline.com/2020/02/chicago-fire-chicago-pd-chicago-med-renewed-3-more-seasons-nbc-1202870094/. live.
  2. Web site: 2020-10-02. Chicago Fire season 9 starts production. 2020-10-19. One Chicago Center. en-US. October 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026155812/https://onechicagocenter.com/2020/10/02/chicago-fire-season-9-production/. live.
  3. Web site: Chicago Fire: Annie Ilonzeh Not Returning as Emily Foster for Season 9. TVLine. 16 April 2020. October 20, 2020. October 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023011134/https://tvline.com/2020/04/16/chicago-fire-annie-ilonzeh-leaving-emily-foster-season-9/. live.
  4. Web site: 'Chicago Fire': Daniel Kyri Upped To Series Regular For Season 9 Of NBC Drama Series. Deadline Hollywood. Andreeva. Petski. Nellie. Denise. August 31, 2020. October 20, 2020. October 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023011543/https://deadline.com/2020/08/chicago-fire-daniel-kyri-promoted-series-regular-season-9-darren-ritter-nbc-1203027802/. live.
  5. Web site: 'Chicago Fire' Adds Adriyan Rae As Series Regular For Season 9. Deadline Hollywood. Ramos. Dino-Ray. September 14, 2020. October 20, 2020. October 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023154039/https://deadline.com/2020/09/chicago-fire-adriyan-rae-series-regular-season-9-1234576491/. live.
  6. Web site: Chicago Fire Exit: [Spoiler] Not Returning as Series Regular]. Gelman. Vlada. March 17, 2021. March 17, 2021. TVLine. March 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210318023720/https://tvline.com/2021/03/17/chicago-fire-adriyan-rae-leaving-gianna-mackey-season-9/. live.
  7. Chicago Fire boss weighs in on [SPOILER]'s shocking exit, possible return for Monica Raymund]. Cordero. Rosy. March 17, 2021. March 17, 2021. Entertainment Weekly. March 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210318020609/https://ew.com/tv/chicago-fire-adriyan-rae-exit-derek-haas-interview/. live.
  8. Web site: 'Chicago' Franchise Adds Hanako Greensmith & Margaret Colin As Recurring, Three More Cast. Deadline Hollywood. Ramos. Dino-Ray. March 19, 2021. March 31, 2021. September 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210926021103/https://deadline.com/2021/03/chicago-franchise-hanako-greensmith-margaret-colin-recurring-cast-1234718207/. live.
  9. Web site: 'Chicago Fire': Jesse Spencer, Producer & Alum Monica Raymund On Tonight's Big Exit. Cordero. Rosy. October 20, 2021. October 20, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. October 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021021614/https://deadline.com/2021/10/jessie-spencer-chicago-fire-reaction-monica-raymund-1234859460/. live.
  10. Web site: 'Chicago Fire' Suspends Production For 2 Weeks After Positive COVID-19 Tests. Deadline Hollywood. Nellie. Andreeva. November 11, 2020. November 12, 2020. November 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032836/https://deadline.com/2020/11/chicago-fire-suspends-production-2-weeks-positive-covid-19-tests-shutdown-1234613346/. live.

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