The three shows of NBC's One Chicago world are finally returning in the 2026 TV schedule, and the crossover looks even bigger and more harrowing than all previous three-parters. Not only is there a literal airplane involved in the latest crisis for the first responders of the Windy City, but Chicago P.D. vets Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos will be back. Yet after how Halstead left in 2022, does the crossover need to redeem him? I asked showrunner/executive producer Gwen Sigan that very question, and she previewed the perks of having him back for a multi-part event.
The very earliest promotion of the crossover was hyping the returns of Halstead and Upton, so anticipation has been high going back to early February to see Soffer and Spiridakos again. While it remains to be seen what brings the ex-spouses together again after Upton joined the FBI and Halstead went radio silent on his wife, P.D. fans for better or worse likely remember how Jay tried to justify his decision to her in Season 10 and into Season 11.
