Which One Chicago season should you most look forward to?

CHICAGO FRANCHISE -- Season: 2015 -- Pictured: (l-r) "Chicago P.D." top row; Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess, Brian Geraghty as Officer Sean Roman, Jesse Lee Soffer as Detective Jay Halstead, LaRoyce Hawkins as Detective Kevin Atwater, Elias Koteas as Detective Alvin Olinsky, Amy Morton as Desk Sgt. Trudy Platt, Patrick John Flueger as Officer Adam Ruzek bottom row; Jon Seda as Detective Antonio Dawson, Jason Beghe as Sergeant Hank Voight, Sophia Bush as Detective Erin Lindsay; "Chicago Fire", Yuri Sardarov as Brian ?"Otis"? Zvonecek, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Eamonn Walker as Chief Wallace Boden, Dora Madison Burge as Jessica ?Chill? Clinton, Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson, Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz, Christian Stolte as Randy ?Mouch? McHolland, David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann; "Chicago Med" top row: S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, Brian Tee as Ethan, Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Lily Manning, Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Colin Donnell as Connor Bradhaw; seated: Yaya DaCosta as Nurse April Sexton, Rachel DiPillo as Dr. Sarah Reese (Photo by: Mark Seliger/NBC) /

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CHICAGO P.D. — Season: 5 — Pictured: (l-r) Elias Koteas as Alvin Olinsky, Tracy Spiridakos as Det. Hailey Upton, Patrick Flueger as Adam Ruzek, LaRoyce Hawkins as Kevin Atwater, Jon Seda as Antonio Dawson, Marina Squerciati as Kim Burgess, Jesse Lee Soffer as Jay Halstead, Jason Beghe as Hank Voight, Amy Morton as Sgt. Trudy Platt — (Photo by: James Dimmock/NBC) /

Chicago PD season 6

As far as excitement goes, Chicago PD might have an uphill battle next season. The show upset a lot of people with its decision to kill Alvin Olinsky (Elias Koteas) in the fifth season finale—to the point where many fans are still hoping that Olinsky’s death was faked, even though the other cast members have spoken openly about Koteas not being part of season six.

It’s a decision that the show will likely regret, and it’s hard to get excited about the show after it, not only because of the controversial choice—but just because the past season ended on such a down note. Audiences know we’re going back to an Intelligence Unit that’s going to be a sadder, possibly darker place (although Chicago PD has always been the darkest of the three One Chicago programs).

The show has not added a new detective to try and fill the vacancy on the team yet, but it has cast a new frenemy for Intelligence in the person of Anne Heche, coming off of her role as the boss on the NBC military drama The Brave. That comes with a little bit of skepticism as well, because her character description sounds like it could be pretty similar to the Denny Woods character who was just written out.

Audiences need a season that will make an entirely clean break and move forward rather than pull out similar stories for another year. So in terms of how much anticipation there is, Chicago PD sits as the series we’re not quite sure about—though given that it’s also the franchise’s most solid in the ratings, it could easily overcome the wariness and deliver another reliable year. We’ll have to wait and see.

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The new One Chicago season begins Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. on NBC. Which show are you most excited to see return? Let us know in the comments.

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