Taylor Kinney’s Kelly Severide Is In Front Of Chicago Fire Season 13’s Poster

Severide Is Finally Portrayed As The Main Character Again

Perhaps my almost two-year-long worry about Taylor Kinney leaving Chicago Fire can finally end after NBC released a new poster for season 13 on Instagram. In the photo, the firefighters are climbing a firetruck’s ladder. Severide is at the front, while Kidd, Cruz, and Herrmann are following behind him and Violet and Novak are on the ground looking up at them. With Severide at the forefront of the season 13 promotional poster, he’s the main focus. So, it’s safe to assume that Severide is not only staying but will also be the main character of Chicago Fire season 13.

Heading into the Chicago Fire season 13 premiere, everyone should be able to rest easy that Severide is here to stay. It wouldn’t make sense to draw attention to Kinney’s character if he was leaving. Plus, the Chicago Fire season 12 finale set up multiple storylines for Severide.

What To Expect From Severide’s Story In Chicago Fire Season 13

Severide Is Skeptical About The New Chief

As seen in NBC’s brief teaser trailer for the upcoming seasons of the One Chicago TV shows, Severide will seemingly butt heads with the new chief, Dom Pascal, when Chicago Fire season 13 premieres. The video shows Pascal telling Firehouse 51 about the many changes he will enact under his rule. Severide later explains, “There’s something about the new chief that is a little off,” to an unseen character. Given that Severide’s reaction to Pascal is the only one highlighted in the trailer, he will likely be one of the characters hesitant about the new chief.

Meanwhile, Severide will also deal with the major Benny Severide twist from the Chicago Fire season 12 finale in season 13. Now that Severide knows Jack Damon is his half-brother, Kinney’s character has a lot on his plate. Showrunner Andrea Newman told Entertainment Weekly:

“We kept feeling like this is haunted season 13. It’s kind of like people’s past ghosts coming back. That’s very true for Severide, where he’s worked really hard to put his father in the rearview mirror and become his own firefighter. So to suddenly have Benny’s son, his half-brother, appear in his life, it makes him have to re-explore all of that stuff. So it brings up a lot for Severide and that relationship is complicated and juicy and there’s lots of stuff that will play out between the two of them early on.

Plus, season 12 ended with Severide telling Kidd he was ready to start a family. The episode never showed Kidd’s response to her husband’s revelation, and it’s possible that she might not be on the same page as Severide. Only time will tell what’s truly in store for Severide’s story in Chicago Fire season 13, though.