The long wait for One Chicago to return after the WGA strike and SAG-AFTRA strike both ended isn't over just yet, but the shows can finally start moving forward for the 2024 TV premiere schedule. Unfortunately, that means news that Chicago Fire is losing another series regular. Kara Killmer, who has been part of Firehouse 51 as paramedic Sylvie Brett since Season 3, will depart in the upcoming Season 12. While that raises some big questions and will mark the exit of the show's longest-running paramedic, it also makes me less worried about the Brettsey cliffhanger from the Season 11 finale.
Kara Killmer will return to Chicago Fire in Season 12 but leave at some point during the new season, according to TVLine. No further details about when or how have been revealed at the time of writing, although Fire is expected to run for 13 episodes after the long strike delay. It's possible that Brett's exit will be handled similarly to how Fire brought back Jesse Spencer in Season 10 and Chicago P.D. brought back Jesse Lee Soffer in Season 10 to write exits for their characters, which would mean considerably less than the full season.
