August is normally the time of year when the rumbling of the fall TV season would be starting from the major networks, but that's not the case in 2023 due to the WGA writers strike and SAG-AFTRA actors strike. Production on many projects has been on a standstill since May, and the strikes are still ongoing as fall approaches. That means shows like Chicago P.D. aren't expected to return before the end of the 2023 TV schedule, and the stars and executive producers of NBC's cop drama have come together to help members of the crew during the wait for work to begin on Season 11.
The vulnerable thirteen set and office production assistants who work on Chicago P.D. have each been given a donation of $1,500 from members of the cast and EPs, according to Deadline, with another payment coming. The stars who have donated to the pool of cash for the PAs so far include Patrick John Flueger (Adam Ruzek), Marina Squerciati (Kim Burgess), Tracy Spiridakos (Hailey Upton), and Amy Morton (Trudy Platt), with LaRoyce Hawkins' (Kevin Atwater) contributions as part of the upcoming second payment to the PAs. Executive producers Gwen Sigan (who is also the showrunner), Gavin Harris, and Scott Gold have donated as well, with first AD Richard White organizing the campaign.
