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How is Chicago Fire affected by the actors strike?

By Danilo Castro

CHICAGO FIRE -- "Something for the Pain" Episode 1110 -- Pictured: (l-r) Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Christian Stolte as Randall McHolland, Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Alberto Rosende as Gallo -- (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC)
CHICAGO FIRE -- "Something for the Pain" Episode 1110 -- Pictured: (l-r) Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Christian Stolte as Randall McHolland, Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Alberto Rosende as Gallo -- (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC) /
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Hollywood has come to a screeching halt. After weeks of preparation, the SAG-AFTRA, or the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have decided to go on strike.

The decision to strike means that actors will cease working on films and television shows immediately, and stop doing promotion for studios that fall under the AMPTP, or the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. This spells out bad but ultimately necessary news for Chicago Fire and its peer shows.

Is Chicago Fire coming back for season 12?

Generally speaking, Chicago Fire starts production in late July, and works through the rest of the summer so that it can be ready to premiere on NBC in September. There was already a growing concern that the show would be delayed due to the writers strike, and the inability to come up with new scripts for season 12, but the actors strike has solidified it: season 12 will be delayed.

NBC hasn’t announced its plan for how to deal with its fall lineup, which consists of the three One Chicago shows and other Dick Wolf franchises like FBI and Law & Order. Given the circumstances, though, there’s little chance that Chicago Fire will be able to get started on time. The writers on the show, as well as the actors, are part of the respective organizations that are striking.

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ABC has already announced that it will be delaying all scripted content until 2024, and will instead prioritize reality shows as a means of working around the strikes. There’s a distinct possibility that the network will postpone Chicago Fire until the 2024 mid-season, which means that it would be only have the length of a regular season.

It’s not ideal for viewers, but it may be the only way to work around the acting and writing limitations that the network is currently facing. We will provide updates as they are provided by NBC. In the meantime, we hope that the writers and directors manage to reach satisfactory deals with the AMPTP.

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