Fall TV Preview 2016: Details on New Seasons of NBC’s ‘Chicago’ Shows

Yahoo TV Staff
Sophia Bush as Erin Lindsay in 'Chicago P.D.,' Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey in 'Chicago Fire,' and Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton in 'Chicago Med' (Credit: NBC)
Sophia Bush as Erin Lindsay in “Chicago P.D.,” Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey in “Chicago Fire” and Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton in “Chicago Med.” (Photo: NBC)

Get ready for another trip to Chicago — this one is looking to be action packed, and full of twists and turns.

With fall TV season gearing up, Dick Wolf’s three Chicago-set shows — Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med — are returning with dramatic story lines, fascinating cases, compelling new characters, and sexy romances for the firefighters, police officers and doctors of the Windy City.

What else can we expect from their new seasons? We asked the executive producers of all three shows for some insights into surprising guest stars, strange research they’ve done and a unique quality that sets their shows apart. Fire executive producers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas tease a pair of memorable parents, P.D. boss Matt Olmstead reveals a new partner, and Med showrunners Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov preview Oliver Platt’s big story line. Read on for more answers to our fall questionnaire!

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Chicago P.D. preview from EP Matt Olmstead:

A guest star who will surprise you is … Li Jun Li, who plays Burgess’s new partner, Julie Tay.

Marina Squerciati as Kim Burgess (Photo by: Matt Dinerstein/NBC)
Marina Squerciati as Kim Burgess in “Chicago P.D.” (Photo: Matt Dinerstein/NBC)

Something you’ll learn about a character is … Lindsay’s long-lost father isn’t so long lost after all.

The strangest research we’ve done for an episode is … how a criminal would burn a body and car very quickly. Luckily, all we had to do was call Steve Chikerotis, technical adviser and former Chicago Fire Department chief for the answer.

One thing you’ll see on this show that you probably won’t see on the others is … the head of the unit being suspected of killing his son’s murderer. Strongly suspected.

Watch the Season 3 finale episode:

Chicago Med preview from EPs Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov:

A guest star who will surprise you is … Dr. Isidore Latham (Ato Essandoh) is Chicago Med’s talented new cardiothoracic surgery attending. An eccentric, African-American, Orthodox Jew, Dr. Latham brings a methodical approach to surgery with little patience for those who disrupt his process. This puts Latham in immediate conflict with rising star, Dr. Connor Rhodes (Colin Donnell) as he steps out of his comfort zone and transitions into the cutthroat world of cardiothoracic surgery.

Something you’ll learn about a character is … Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt) might be the Sherlock Holmes of emergency psychiatry, but as he’s launched into Season 2, he’ll quickly find that understanding his own daughters is a mystery he may never solve.

Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles (Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC)
Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles in “Chicago Med.” (Photo: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC)

The strangest research we’ve done for an episode is … Certainly our most moving research was working with representatives from the Polaris Project, a support network for sex-trafficking victims that helps extricate them from the life. An amazing organization doing important work, they opened our eyes to the many challenges victims face.

One thing you’ll see on this show that you probably won’t see on the others is … a physicians-only jazz band.

Watch the Season 1 finale episode:

Chicago Fire preview from EPs Michael Brandt and Derek Haas:

Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide. (Photo: Elizabeth Morris/NBC)
Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide. (Photo: Elizabeth Morris/NBC)

A guest star who will surprise you is … Gabby and Antonio’s parents. We haven’t met them yet on this series and they’re going to be memorable.

Something you’ll learn about a character is … someone in the firehouse is writing a romance novel. About a firehouse … that sounds suspiciously like the goings-on in House 51.

The strangest research we’ve done for an episode is … We do ridealongs with the paramedics and the firefighters all the time, and they can be intense. We’ve witnessed a suicide that really puts the day-to-day lives of first responders in perspective.

One thing you’ll see on this show that you probably won’t see on the others is … Week in and week out, we have the biggest and best action on television. Our special effects and stunt teams are amazing as all our fire is real. We’ve worked on movies that don’t do real, practical action as big as we do on this show.

Watch the Season 4 finale episode:

Chicago P.D. premieres Sept. 21, Chicago Med premieres Sept. 22 and Chicago Fire premieres Oct. 11 on NBC.