SPOILER WARNING: This story contains spoilers from “Red Waterfall,” the Season 11 finale of NBC’s “Chicago Fire.”

Is another main character leaving the One Chicago universe? During Wednesday’s “Chicago Med” finale, original star Nick Gehlfuss made his final appearance — one of many exits that have happened over the past year in the Dick Wolf routine.

In the “Chicago Fire” Season 11 finale, Mouch (played by Christian Stolte, who has been on the series since its 2012 premiere) was hit by shrapnel during a call with a live shooter . After being taken to the hospital, the fire department was warned that it was not a bullet and he was alerted and recovering.
However, in the episode’s final moments, Herrmann (David Eigenberg) was next to Mouch when he realized he looked pale. He looked down and saw Mouch bleeding – and then deflated. As the camera pans, it becomes clear why the episode’s title is “Red Waterfall,” as blood drips onto the side of Mouch’s hospital bed and Herrmann screams for a doctor.
While the finale brought back Jesse Spencer, who left after 10 seasons playing Matt Casey, Taylor Kinney’s Kelly Severide did not return, as Kinney left at the beginning of the season for a medical leave of absence. individual. The character attends an arson investigation training program out of town, but in the finale, his wife Stella (Miranda Rae Mayo) realizes that something else is going on. After that, she announced that she would bring her husband home.

Additionally, Casey hinted that Spencer might return for more than just a guest role when he proposed to his ex Brett (Kara Killmer).

The Season 11 finale marks the final episode for showrunner and co-creator Derek Haas, who announced in March that he would leave Wolf Entertainment at the end of the season.