Big changes are ahead for Firehouse 51 in Chicago Fire‘s Season 13 premiere,
starting with the introduction of Dermot Mulroney’s “larger-than-life” Chief
Dom Pascal, who will shake up all the relationships at 51, showrunner Andrea Newman tells TVLine.
On top of contending with their new chief’s different leadership style, Severide and Stella are also coming into the new season (premiering this Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC) with two big questions looming over them: Will Severide accept his newly revealed half-brother, Damon? And will Severide and Stella start a family this year?
Luckily, Severide already has some experience with secret half-siblings — thanks for that, Benny — but the Damon situation is a different one than what Severide went through with half-sister Katie, Newman says in the following Q&A. As for Severide and Stella’s family prospects, there are challenges, particularly for the latter, that will be addressed.
Read on as Newman also previews a big season for one particular firefighter.
TVLINE | How is Severide reacting to that news that Damon dropped on him?
It really shakes him up in lots of ways, and he has to make some big decisions, and so does Kidd, in terms of what next steps are in their relationship, in terms of work, and all that stuff. So I think he takes it like a bomb was dropped on him, and he’s got to manage a lot of different things coming out of that, including what kind of relationship he wants to have with Damon.
Yeah. As he says, it’s classic Benny Severide. [Laughs] Benny had lived his life a certain way, and so, it’s not out of character for Benny to leave these kinds of secrets behind him in his wake. He references, in fact, Katie, as well, in terms of learning about this. So, yeah, he’s had a lot to shoulder in terms of Benny.
