Chicago P.D. is finally returning in the 2024 TV schedule to kick off the post-Upton era of the Intelligence Unit following Tracy Spiridakos' exit at the end of Season 11.
The cop drama of One Chicago isn't always a great place for happily-ever-afters (see: Upstead), so I took the chance when speaking with showrunner Gwen Sigan to ask about the future of Burgess and Ruzek. The pair finally got engaged in Season 11, and the future seemed nice and bright in a pretty dark show. So, what about Season 12? Well, the showrunner dropped some good news about what's to come.
Burzek and their daughter Makayla are of course already a family without either character saying an official "I do," and I don't think Marina Squerciati was alone in being "a little scared" about what would happen next for the couple . (You can rewatch the proposal episode streaming with a Peacock subscription .) When I spoke with the showrunner ahead of the Season 12 premiere on September 25, I noted that plenty of fans could appreciate that disaster didn't strike Burzek as soon as they had their moment of happiness earlier this year, and Gwen Sigan responded: We want to keep them in the same spot.
I am with the audience that they have fought like hell, and they have gone through a lot, and they have gotten to a point where they're in it together, and they are making that choice every day. 'This is it. It's you and me, and we're in it.
' Fear not, Burzek fans! Chicago P.D. 's longest-running couple is still going s.
