Jesse Lee Soffer exposes if he will ever return as Jay Halstead on Chicago PD following his stunning exit. The One Chicago crime drama needed to bid farewell to the initial cast member simply 3 episodes in throughout its banner year. As Halstead was an establishing member of Hank Voight’s Intelligence, seeing him leave was heartbreaking enough, however the method the program composed him out resulted in allegations that the character’s choices were uncharacteristic.

Suffice it to state, Halstead’s Chicago PD exit was questionable. The excellent news is that NBC has actually kept the door open for his possible return. When inquired about this in a brand-new interview with Variety, Soffer states that he’s constantly going to repeat his Chicago PD function, specifically considering that he feels bad for the fans thinking about how the crime drama composed his character out. Read his complete quote below:

“Never say never. I feel so bad for the fans that are like, ‘Is he going to come back?’ ‘What’s he going to do?’ ‘What’s going on with him and Hailey?… I like to think — and I hope the fans think this too — that he’s just in another country right now, doing what he does best and making the world a safer place. In a family, sometimes somebody moves away or goes to college somewhere else. I still love it. I still love the fans. And I still love Halstead. Halstead’s always going to be in my blood. That’s never going to change.”


Why Jesse Lee Soffer’s Jay Halstead Needs To Return In Chicago PD

Chicago PD season 9 Halstead, Voight, and Upton standing together

For context, Halstead’s abrupt Chicago PD exit originated from his getting worse id. After years of covering for Intelligence’s often off-the-books operation, he allegedly reached his limitation and decided to stop and go back to the army. Before he left for his stint in Bolivia, nevertheless, he swore his better half and veteran partner, Hailey Upton, that he would return.

Sadly, it does not appear like the previous Intelligence investigator likes keeping his guarantee. Chicago PD star Tracy Spiridakos basically validated that Halstead and Upton’s marital relationship will quickly be over. Whether that indicates that Soffer will quickly return as his character to formally end things with Upton and their marital relationship is uncertain. Otherwise, NBC can simply leave the narrative unsettled in the meantime.

While it’s still unsure when or if Halstead will ever reunite with Intelligence, Soffer’s Chicago PD return has actually currently been set. The star is validated to direct episode 16 of the continuous year. No narrative information have actually been launched about the trip, however set images have actually used a take a look at the star stepping behind the video camera and directing his previous co-stars.

Source: Variety