Chicago Fire fans weren’t left hanging back in May on a life-or-death kind of cliffhanger that they know very well after more than 250 episodes , but there were definitely emotional cliffhangers that will soon be paid off. Along with the other two series of One Chicago , Fire returns for Season 13 in the 2024 TV schedule on September 25, and showrunner Andrea Newman spoke with CinemaBlend about revisiting Severide’s desire to start a family with Kidd as well as that bombshell reveal about Damon from the end of Season 12. In the Season 12 finale back in the spring, between emotional speeches for Boden and Severide learning that Benny Severide had yet another secret child, the longtime Squad lieutenant suggested to Kidd that they should start their own family.

For her part, the Truck lieutenant looked completely taken aback at what he said...

although that could have had something to do with him dropping it in the morning when they were getting ready for work. To his credit, Severide immediately acknowledged that starting a family would be a bigger decision for her than it would be for him. When I spoke with Andrea Newman about the upcoming season, I noted that was something I really appreciated from Severide and asked if we’d see more of it playing out.

She responded: Absolutely. Part of their journey as a couple is this issue and exactly what you said, which is we like the idea of exploring how different it is when the male firefighter decides, 'Oh, I want to start a fa.