Chicago P.D. veteran Patrick Flueger is taking a depart of absence from the present to cope with a private matter, per a number of stories.
In line with Deadline, which first reported the information on Tuesday, October 21, Flueger, who performs police officer Adam Ruzek, is about to return later in season 13. His short-term exit was surprising and scripts are being rewritten to accommodate his absence, the outlet stated.
Us Weekly has reached out to NBC and Wolf Leisure, which produces the collection, for remark.
Flueger has been certainly one of 4 mainstay characters on Chicago P.D. because it premiered in 2014 and has appeared in all 12 seasons of the present to this point. Season 13 premiered on NBC earlier this month.
The Chicago P.D. season 12 finale noticed Flueger’s character, Ruzek, tie the knot with longtime love Kim Burgess, a Chicago P.D. detective performed by Marina Squerciati, in a ceremony attended by their buddies and colleagues. The couple have a daughter, Makayla, whom they adopted throughout season 8.
Earlier this month, actor Jason Beghe, who performs Sergeant Hank Voight, weighed in on Voight’s response to Ruzek and Burgess’ marriage in an unique interview with Us.
“[Voight] accepts it and helps it, and [he does] love them each, however it’s a potential downside,” Beghe, 65, stated, although he stated Voight has blended emotions in regards to the couple persevering with to work collectively following their nuptials.
As their superior, Beghe stated his character must navigate powerful selections in relation to case assignments for the couple.
“It may result in unhealthy selections and errors, however it’s what it’s,” Beghe teased. “So [he’ll] assist them and combat for them — give his final drop of blood to guard them. They’re a household now – that features [their daughter] Makayla. She’s [Voight’s] household.”
In Could, Chicago P.D. showrunner Gwen Sigan teased what’s to come back for Ruzek and Burgess this season, noting that viewers will see a extra “healthful” aspect to their relationship now that they’re married.
“Now that they’ve some form of stability at dwelling, what does it appear to be on the job?” Sigan stated. “What can we push them into and form of, discover tales there.”
Sigan stated she’s “excited” for the couple’s story traces this season, including that there’s “quite a bit to play” with for the 2 characters.
Flueger’s absence follows the exit of Toya Turner, who performed Officer Kiana Prepare dinner in season 12, after only one season.
Turner introduced her departure in a June Instagram submit, writing, “My time on Chicago P.D. has come to a detailed. This present challenged me, sharpened me, and revealed what I’m fabricated from. I’ve advanced by means of this expertise, each as an artist and in my craft, and I’m strolling away with depth, readability, and momentum for no matter comes subsequent.”
“To the solid and crew: thanks for the heat, the laughter, and the generosity you introduced day by day,” she added. “It was an honor to share the display and the set with such expertise. To the ChiHards: thanks for welcoming me, rooting for me, and displaying Kiana love.”
