One other firefighter has come and gone on “Chicago Fireplace.” Rome Flynn, who portrayed Jake Gibson within the NBC procedural, made his remaining look through the March 27 episode.

“Curtain name chicago hearth,” Flynn posted by way of Instagram following the episode. Throughout the hour, Gibson grew to become noticeably offended after he started having withdrawals from pharmaceuticals. After having a breakdown, he advised Stella (Miranda Rae Mayo) that he wanted to depart and enter therapy.

Selection confirms that he’s left the present for now, however it’s unclear whether or not he may make a return sooner or later. On the prime of the season, showrunner Andrea Newman revealed she was excited for the “phenomenal” actor to be becoming a member of the solid.

“He’s an electrical presence and a really totally different power than lots of our guys at 51. He’ll be shaking issues up,” Newman advised Selection. “As a personality, there are lots of layers to peel again on Gibson. He’ll be a enjoyable new aspect to rock 51 slightly bit.”

The exit comes shortly after Kara Killmer was written off the present, making her remaining look as Sylvie Brett within the Feb. 28 episode after 199 episodes. Her character left after marrying Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) and transferring to Portland, Oregon, to dwell with him.

Season 12 additionally kicked off with the departure of Alberto Rosende, who solely appeared within the first episode earlier than his character, Gallo, moved to Michigan to be nearer to his household.

“We love Alberto a lot. We love that character a lot, and he had such a robust season final season. There was one thing that just about felt just like the Tremendous Bowl about it, just like the quarterback who retires after a Tremendous Bowl — not that he’s retiring from the enterprise, however his leaving makes some sense as a result of he had such a robust season and as a personality, has developed a lot,” Newman stated. “From a writing standpoint, it’s unhappy to not have Gallo to jot down for, however like I stated, it felt pure in some unusual method. He might be very missed by all.”

This season can also be the primary for Newman as a solo showrunner as co-creator Derek Haas left on the finish of Season 11. Moreover, Season 12 marked the return of Taylor Kinney, who stepped away final season attributable to a private matter. He’s now again full-time on the collection.

“Chicago Fireplace” is produced by Common Tv in affiliation with Wolf Leisure.