Rome Flynn is opening up about his shock exit from “Chicago Hearth.” In an unique assertion to Selection, Flynn reacts to leaving from the NBC drama after solely a handful of episodes.

“Identical to all of the followers, I used to be unhappy to see Gibson depart. He was a personality I very a lot loved enjoying,” Flynn mentioned. “I had a beautiful expertise throughout my time on ‘Chicago Hearth’ and have nice respect for the forged and crew and hope to group up with Dick Wolf once more when the time is correct.”

Flynn joined procedural in the beginning of Season 12 as Jake Gibson and appeared in six episodes. In the course of the March 27 episode, it was revealed he was fighting a prescription capsule habit and determined to depart to get assist.

Forward of the brand new season, showrunner Andrea Newman shared her pleasure over his casting throughout an interview with Selection.

“He’s phenomenal. He’s an electrical presence and a really totally different power than plenty of our guys at 51. He’ll be shaking issues up,” Newman mentioned on the time. “As a personality, there are plenty of layers to peel again on Gibson. He’ll be a enjoyable new ingredient to rock 51 a bit bit.”

The exit is the third of the season; Alberto Rosende, who performed Blake Gallo for 80 episodes, left after the season premiere; and Kara Killmer made her closing look in episode six after portraying Sylvie Brett for 199 episodes.

“Chicago Hearth” is produced by Common Tv and Wolf Leisure.