“Just a Bit Sleight of Hand”: ‘On Call’s EP Explains That ‘Chicago Fire’ Cameo

Monica Raymund played Gabriela Dawson for six seasons of NBC’s viewership magnet Chicago Fire. The actress left the show to pursue other opportunities, starring in Hightown on Starz for three seasons before the show ended abruptly. In her next TV project, Raymund appeared on the Dick Wolf-produced streaming procedural On Call. She plays a patrol officer, Officer Delgado, who meets an untimely death, and her death sets the tone for the show as one of the main characters grapples with this sudden loss. For Raymund and Gabriela fans, the actor’s screen time on the Prime Video series was not enough, and executive producer Tim Walsh admitted to TV Insider that it was “just a bit of sleight of hand.” Walsh revealed the inspiration behind the short cameo, saying,

“Hitchcock did it with Psycho, so we thought we’d do it here on On Call. Janet Leigh gets murdered a quarter of the way in. And obviously we don’t spend that much time with Monica, but we did want people to feel like they were going to watch a show about her, and evidently that’s not the case.”

Raymund’s ‘On Call’ Appearance is Bigger Than Its Duration.

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