The One Chicago fandom was in shambles upon learning that one of their favorite detectives, Jay Halstead of Chicago P.D.‘s 21st District, would be handing in his badge very soon. It was recently announced that Jesse Lee Soffer would be exiting the long-running NBC series during its upcoming 10th season, but that’s not stopping fans from trying to keep that from happening.
Various hashtags related to Jay, Soffer, and the beloved Upstead relationship have been trending on Twitter non-stop since the news broke. Fans have also created petitions, telling NBC and Dick Wolf Productions that the series and fans need Detective Halstead and Soffer, as the show wouldn’t have much worth without either of them.
Fan petitions and campaigns have proved successful in the past, so fingers crossed that this one has a success story as well. As of now, there isn’t any word on when Soffer’s final episode is, though there have been speculations that it could be the third episode of the season, but nothing has been confirmed. If his exit does stick, hopefully, it’s a satisfying one with an open door to return in the future, including in next year’s 200th episode, because I’m not sure the fandom can take any more heartache.
Check out the petitions on Change.org here and here. Season 10 of Chicago P.D. premieres on Wednesday, September 21 at 10 p.m. EST on NBC.
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