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It’s hard to be a fan of firefighters’ shows when The country of fire. 9-1 Chicago fire And more kill – or just delete – our favorite characters one by one.
Although the deaths of character and dramatic series exits are not new, there has been an unprecedented amount in 2025. 9-1 draw the public’s attention to the trend when Peter KrauseBobby Nash died in an April 2025 episode after eight seasons on the popular series. Creator Tim Minear confirmed at the time that were not the actor’s decision to leave 9-1.
“I still think people are holding their seats and excited when Athena lands a plane on the motorway or a ship is capping – but after eight years, it felt like, if we have any hope of creating stories going forward with real poles, then someone has to die,” told a minear to a variety why he “made sense” to be baking. “If you track his character’s tragic arc, where he started, and how he came to La looking for reconciliation, he makes a kind of tragic sense to his character in a way that wouldn’t be for another character.”
Minear concluded: “But also, I didn’t want to go small. Not that none of the characters was small, but Bobby’s death affects the story of each character in a way that another death from another character wouldn’t really.”
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The hits had just still come when that same month, The country of fire wrap its third season on a cliff – just for news to break that Stephanie Arcila Would leave the show after three seasons. While Arcila could return as a guest star, it was said that his Costar Billy Burke was stepping away from the show after his character, Vince, was killed away in an explosion.
“I never had an idea. But at the same time, I know that this is the nature of the industry I am in, and I’ve received a release and acceptance flow throughout my journey and know when one door closes, another always opens,” he said only to US Weekly after the controversial exit. “We have this beautiful eternal door of rotating desires in what we love in life. I think that if we give opposition to that, sometimes it stops us from achieving other things we love.”
9-1 and The country of fire not the only shows to take such large swings. Keep scrolling as you explain why all TV shows that focus on firefighters appear to deal with on -screen death or off -screen exit:
The key players
Peter Krause and Angela Bassett
Disney/Christopher WillardOnly in April 2025 alone, 9-1 killed off bobby krause while The country of fire Lost the characters of Arcila and Burke before his fourth season. Then there is Jake Lockett over Chicago fireand also surprised Us When he announced his character will leave the show in season 14. Lockett joins Daniel Daniel Kywho also leaves Firehouse 51 after playing Ritter.
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The chest
Despite a fan speculation that Krause had been killed due to budget cuts, Minear said in several interviews that it was a creative decision to kill a major cast member to shake the story.
The country of fireIn the meantime, he allegedly asked the cast on account of their chapter in season 3 As a cost saving measure. The deadline reported that the main series regulators were coming together and can prevent their chapters from being reduced.
“It really depends on what is the best creative. There are many things that we like as producers Joan Rater Having said the outlet in response to a question about budget cuts that affect the cast of season 4. “And we struggle with these stories, we wrestle to the ground, we consider them from six different angles. We don’t do anything lightly, we talk, we talk. authentic stories that explore what these heroes deal with and go through. ” So where we come from all those times. “
Executive Co -Producer Tony Phelan argued that cast is changing allows more curiosity.
“Also, when going into season 4, you don’t want the audience to ever feel complacent, to feel like they know exactly what they want, and it’s going to be the same as they’ve had,” he added. “You want to create prudent moments where there are true promises of what these heroes always do there. So the audience never knows what is coming next.”
As for the One chicago Franchise, he has made headlines as several cast members across the three shows – Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago PD – announced exits over the years. Viewers – and hit – have guessed that the shaking is linked to the budget.
Why it is a big deal
9-1. The country of fire and One chicago Received a big backlash for removing favorite fan characters. The runners, however, stood by their respective creative decisions for their individual shows.
What do people say
(LR) Jake Lockett as Sam Carver, Daniel Kyri as Darren Ritter on Chicago Fire
Peter Gordon/NBCFans have expressed concern about television shows – especially about first responders – pressing into constant cast changes. President Planning NBC Program Jeff’s bats He previously said he was not concerned about the future of the franchise despite the shaking up.
“A cast is coming in, a cast goes out,” Bader told Tvline in an interview published in July 2024. “It’s interesting. Because every year there are cast changes, and every year someone asks the same question” about what happens within one Chicago universe. “But (those shows) just keep going. We love how the chicagos are doing Wednesday. We don’t have plans on changing anything that night.”
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What are we saying
Peter Krause.
Disney/Christopher WillardKilling dear characters is a great creative swing – but not when every other show does exactly the same. It’s not just firefighters’ shows Press on character death nowwith Netflix’s External banks Killed away Rudy Panek‘S jj maybank, Yellowjackets‘Number of deaths on screen, shocking demise The last of us and finale with a large death NCIS: Roots.
What’s next
9-1 expanded with 9-1-1: NashvilleCould keep their characters alive for a while in the beginning. There is also The country of fire‘S. an upcoming spinoff, Sheriff’s countryAnd a wide variety of other first responders shows including medical plays and COP shows. But unfortunately, on screen deaths and possible cast exits are risks that you have to take to go to these shows.
