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Taylor Kinney is 1 of the seasoned Chicago Fire formed members. Since the show’s premiere successful 2012, Taylor has been 1 of the starring men successful the firefighter drama. However, successful January 2023, it was announced that the histrion would beryllium stepping distant from Chicago Fire.
Taylor Kinney arsenic Kelly Severide successful play 11. (NBC)
Fans person been funny astir Taylor’s abrupt exit successful the mediate of the season. Is helium coming back? HollywoodLife is breaking down everything you request to cognize astir his absence.
Why Did Taylor Kinney Leave Chicago Fire In Season 11?
Deadline archetypal reported that Taylor was taking a interruption from Chicago Fire successful January 2023. The formed and unit of Chicago Fire were informed of Taylor’s permission the aforesaid time the quality broke and aboriginal scripts would beryllium “rewritten to accommodate his absence.” A root adjacent to accumulation told HollywoodLife that Taylor was taking a “leave of absence” from the amusement to “deal with a idiosyncratic matter.”
Taylor’s quality was written disconnected successful the March 1 episode. He did not instrumentality for the May 24 play finale. Taylor nor NBC person elaborated connected the actor’s permission of absence.
Taylor has been dormant connected societal media since 2022 and prefers to support his backstage beingness retired of the spotlight. A fewer months aft his permission of lack was announced, Taylor attended an lawsuit successful April 2023 with his woman Ashley Cruger.
What Happened To Severide?
Kelly Severide was written disconnected successful the 15th occurrence of play 11. Severide near Chicago to bid astatine the “best arson probe grooming programme successful the world.” This was an “opportunity of a lifetime” for Severide, truthful helium decided to instrumentality Van Meter’s invitation. Van Meter hinted astatine Severide’s eventual instrumentality erstwhile helium said that “the expertise Severide volition bring backmost present to the 51 volition payment the full department.”
A fewer episodes later, fans got an alarming update astir Severide. Cruz and everyone other thought Severide was grooming successful Alabama, but a occurrence main told him that Severide’s grooming league was already over. Cruz believed that Severide was inactive there, but the occurrence main said that helium heard from an acquaintance that Severide was asked to transportation successful connected a large investigation.
Miranda Rae Mayo and Taylor Kinney arsenic Stella and Severide. (NBC)
In a shocking twist, Stella didn’t adjacent cognize astir this development. Severide didn’t archer his woman what helium was up to. In the play 11 finale, Stella called Severide to find retired the truth. Severide stressed to Stella that she shouldn’t worry, but Stella wasn’t going to basal astir and wait. She decided to permission Firehouse 51 for a spot truthful she tin find Severide and bring him home.
Will Taylor Kinney Return For Chicago Fire Season 12?
NBC has announced whether oregon not Taylor volition instrumentality for Chicago Fire play 12. Severide’s exit was decidedly open-ended, and Taylor was lone said to beryllium taking a “leave of absence” erstwhile his abrupt departure was revealed.
However, everything is successful limbo owed to the ongoing writers’ and SAG-AFTRA strike. Chicago Fire was renewed for play 12 backmost successful April 2023 with an expected autumn premiere date. After the writers’ onslaught got underway, NBC pushed its One Chicago line-up until 2024. The web volition aerial repeats of Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago P.D. successful the fall.
Taylor Kinney successful ‘Chicago Fire.’ (NBC)
Chicago Fire play 12 does not person an authoritative premiere day yet, but it’s expected to aerial successful 2024. Whether that’s midseason oregon autumn 2024 remains to beryllium seen. Since the writers’ onslaught began successful May 2023, astir productions person been enactment connected intermission until a caller woody is made. Hopefully, erstwhile caller and just deals are made, Taylor volition beryllium acceptable to instrumentality to Chicago Fire. HollywoodLife volition support you updated astir Taylor’s presumption with Chicago Fire play 12.
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