Jesse Spencer sees ‘potential’ in returning to Chicago Fire full-time

As we continue to wait for Chicago Fire season 12 to premiere, we look at potential returns and exits. Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) is one of the characters we’re most curious about, given that he was one of the last people we saw in the season 11 finale.

While Spencer technically left Chicago Fire back in season 10, it wasn’t for good. We’ve seen Matt Casey return way more often than any of us would have initially guessed. This is something that works well with Spencer still living in Chicago with his family. It makes traveling for filming very easy, and it gave a show a way of balancing out the sudden Severide departure in season 11.

The big question, though, is whether Casey’s frequent cameos will continue in 2024.

Will Jesse Spencer return in Chicago Fire season 12?

The proposal was left on a cliffhanger. There is a good chance that Brett will say yes. She knows that Casey’s move to Portland isn’t permanent, and it’s clear that his current job brings him back to Chicago now and then. As the Griffin boys get more and more settled with Casey being there for them, he feels comfortable to travel more.

If Brett does say yes, it should mean more Casey on our screens. After all, we’ll see to see more of the two of them together. Of course, there are ways around this, such as writing Brett out for a few episodes as she goes to Portland to visit Casey or for them to have conversations on the phone instead.

While Jesse Spencer has been unable to talk about Chicago Fire due to the recently ended actors strike, he did drop some clues about his character’s plans for the future. “It feels like his time in Oregon is coming to an end”, he told Deadline. “The Darden boys are getting older, doing really well, and are moving on. It feels like he’s there to sniff around Chicago and his old flame and maybe rekindle that fire.”

Casey didn’t waste any time rekindling said fire. Assuming Brett and Casey get engaged, the latter’s desire to return to Chicago could mean that we get both characters back full-time. Of course, Spencer isn’t going to give away the storyline ahead of the season 12 premiere.

The actor will definitely appear in the first episode, but as for the rest of season 12? Well, he’s decided to keep that information to himself. “It’s a potential thing, but we just don’t know right now”, Spencer told Digital Spy. “We’ll leave that to the future. We’ll throw it to the gods and see what they say…”

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