The eleventh season of Chicago Fire has thrown curveball after curveball at the heroes of Firehouse 51, and the next episode on April 5 will deliver something that fans have been waiting for since the end of Season 10: the return of Jesse Spencer as Matt Casey. Called “Danger Is All Around,” the episode was directed by Tayo Amos, and she opened up to CinemaBlend about how she prepared to join a show more than 200 episodes in and working with the “amazing” Jesse Spencer.
Tayo Amos came to Chicago Fire as part of NBCU’s Female Forward program, which works to give female directors a break into episodic television, with the goal of gender parity in directing. The NBC description for "Danger Is All Around" previews that her episode will not only bring back Jesse Spencer as Matt Casey, but also bring up some old memories for Gallo with the arrival of a family member and have Tony on the verge of making CFD history. With a lot happening in one hour of television, Amos explained how she prepared to direct a show with so much history after 11 seasons:
