Transfer over Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), there is a new sheriff on the town. Chicago P.D. has recruited an Empire alum for Season eight to enact critical adjustments all through the division and, by the appears of issues, she means enterprise.
Nicole Ari Parker is ready to affix the Dick Wolf drama as Deputy Superintendent Samatha Miller, a progressive advocate for police reform who hails from Atlanta. Based on Deadline, she’s described as a girl who “needs to assist Voight and Intelligence adapt to the brand new actuality, however won’t tolerate breaches of the brand new police pointers and protocols.” On condition that Voight has by no means been one to observe the foundations, they’re in for a bumpy street forward.
Chicago P.D. Season 8: Casting, Premiere Date, Spoilers, and Everything Else We Know
Parker’s addition comes as police procedurals are underneath public scrutiny for his or her depiction of regulation enforcement and using extreme pressure to unravel circumstances. In current moments, nationwide protests towards police violence following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have sparked main criticism of TV detectives like Hank Voight and this casting information makes it possible that Chicago P.D. will deal with the topic when the present returns in November.
Chicago P.D. Season eight premieres Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 10/9c on NBC.
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