After a six-year drought, One Chicago followers will get a three-show crossover of epic proportions — and Us Weekly has realized all concerning the TV occasion.
“The key phrase right here is very large,” Chicago Med star Steven Weber, who performs Dr. Dean Archer, solely informed Us of what’s to return on Wednesday, January 29. “The scenario is very large. The quantity of actors in all of the exhibits is very large.”
He teased that Chicago Med, Chicago Hearth and Chicago P.D. coming collectively and interacting is “ridiculous” and in contrast to something they’ve performed previously.
“It’s not just some right here and possibly two right here,” Weber, 63, shared. “I imply, it’s, right here comes everyone and it’s gonna be an enormous occasion.”
The episode, titled “Within the Trenches,” will start with Chicago Hearth, which is a change from the common One Chicago Wednesday lineup that normally begins with Chicago Med. Hearth shall be adopted by Med after which P.D. will wrap up the night time.
“When a gasoline explosion rocks a high-rise, Chicago’s first responders come out in drive to rescue lots of of civilians,” the official logline reads. “It’s the calamity beneath the floor, nevertheless, that sends our heroes on a race to save lots of 40 folks trapped deep underground, together with two of their very own.”
Whereas the names of the 2 first responders trapped haven’t been confirmed, Weber informed Us that the showrunners “put all their creativity and their may into making this crossover,” teasing, “It was essentially the most enjoyable I ever had.”
Joe Miñoso, who performs firefighter Joe Cruz on Chicago Hearth, is equally as excited to see what followers consider the mega occasion.
“This isn’t a crossover night time. This can be a three-hour movie. This can be a film that occurs to have all your favourite One Chicago characters in it,” he dished to Us. “It’s so massive in scale, it’s larger than something we’ve ever performed. It’s insanely spectacular.”
Miñoso confessed that he’s unsure how manufacturing “managed to drag off” the three exhibits meshing so seamlessly.
“It was an unimaginable feat and I’m so proud to… simply even remotely realizing these folks as a result of it was actually superb what we put collectively,” he added.
Chicago P.D. showrunner Gwen Sigan solely informed Us that her present’s characters will hold the story line shifting because the Intelligence Unit tries to unravel who’s guilty for the explosion.
“We’re lots of the engine of the investigation, clearly, and ensuring that we get these offenders that have been a part of this legal incident that occurs within the first episode,” Sigan defined.
She promised “some actually neat pairings,” noting, “Between our present and Med and Hearth the place we normally don’t get our characters collectively for this lengthy. And in order that’s enjoyable.”
Sigan added: “We’ll undoubtedly have characters form of in some powerful conditions after which additionally characters form of racing in opposition to a tick clock to hopefully get everyone outta these conditions.”
Wanting forward, Sigan mentioned viewers ought to put together for a “enjoyable trip,” telling Us, “I’m happy with it. I feel that every one the exhibits actually got here collectively as greatest as we might to make one thing actually partaking and thrilling.”
“It’s actually good,” she added.
The One Chicago crossover occasion airs on NBC Wednesday, January 29, beginning with Chicago Hearth at 8 p.m. ET. Chicago Med airs at 9 p.m. ET with Chicago P.D. following at 10 p.m. ET.