Chicago P.D. hit a milestone that few shows last long enough to reach earlier in Season 10, with the 200th episode that put Burgess in particular through the wringer. The show made it to 200 episodes in a season that had already seen a lot of change thanks to the departure of Jay Halstead when he decided to return to the military, to the dismay of (and without consulting) his wife. The crime drama has continued without Jesse Lee Soffer on screen as the character, but he returned to direct a recent episode. Speaking with CinemaBlend, he reflected on his longtime show reaching that milestone!
Although Halstead left Upton and Chicago behind just a few episodes into Season 10, Soffer wasn’t gone from Chicago P.D. for long before he was back to start shadowing to prepare for his directing debut, and there were some perks from spending so much time as the character. Spending time on P.D. behind the scenes meant that he was on set for the 200th episode even though Halstead didn’t make an appearance, and he shared what it was like to be present for the filming of the milestone:
