A new update on Chicago P.D. season 11 teases Upton and Halstead’s future. Tracy Spiridakos, who first appeared in Chicago P.D. season 4 in a recurring capacity, quickly became a significant main cast member as Hailey Upton. As part of Chicago P.D. season 10, Upton struggled with the sudden exit of her husband, Jay Halstead (played by Jesse Lee Soffer). He leaves for Bolivia, in hopes of finding some cartel targets. In the process, he stops returning her calls.
Upton’s Chicago PD Exit, Explained
It was announced in October of last year that Spiridakos would be leaving the NBC series, the latest in a string of One Chicago exits in the 2024 schedule. Her departure comes after Soffer’s headline-grabbing sendoff in the previous season. The actor mentioned that departing Chicago P.D. was difficult but would leave the door open to return in the future. Audiences were not receptive to how Halstead was written off, arguing that it diminished the couple known as “Upstead” because he not only leaves for Bolivia but fails to tell Upton that he plans to extend his stay.
In any case, Upton will have a busy time in the coming season. New Chicago P.D. story details reveal that her upcoming exit
will see the seasoned detective dealing with the task of shadowing a crisis prevention team. She’ll ultimately find her approach to policing to be at odds with the team’s mental health clinician, and it will bring out some of the character’s personal struggles.
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The larger One Chicago franchise, which includes Chicago Med and Chicago Fire, has included surprise cameos to help a character with their send-off. This even happened with the Chicago Med season 8 farewell of Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss), Jay’s brother, as Natalie (Torrey Devitto) appears near the end. This does not look likely for Chicago P.D ., though maybe Upton will still find some peace.
