# Chicago P.D. season 11
**Chicago P.D. season 11** is the eleventh season of the NBC police drama *Chicago P.D.*, which follows the Intelligence Unit led by Sgt. [Hank Voight](https://www.edgepedia.org/hank-voight) as it investigates drug trafficking, organized crime, and high-profile murders in Chicago. The season premiered on January 17, 2024, and ran for 13 episodes, concluding on May 22, 2024.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network / premiere | NBC, January 17, 2024[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11) |
| Episode count | 13 episodes, shortened from the usual 22-episode order because of the 2023 writers' and actors' strikes[2](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/young-sheldon-abbott-elementary-chicago-fire-fbi-network-shows-to-have-fewer-episodes-for-2023-24-season/) |
| Finale | "More", aired May 22, 2024, closing a months-long serial killer investigation[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11) |
| Cast change | Tracy Spiridakos made her final appearance as Det. Hailey Upton at the end of the season[3](https://www.tvline.com/2093612/one-chicago-crossover-hailey-upton-jesse-lee-stoffer-returning-chicago-pd/) |
| Critical reception | 80% Tomatometer from 1 review; audience score 3.6 out of 5 on Rotten Tomatoes[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11) |
| Rating | TV-14 (D\|V)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11) |
| Streaming | Peacock and Prime Video (subscription), or purchase on Fandango and Prime Video[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11) |
## Production delay and shortened order
The 2023 [Writers Guild of America](https://www.edgepedia.org/writers-guild-of-america) strike halted writing on the season, and the subsequent [SAG-AFTRA](https://www.edgepedia.org/sag-aftra) actors' strike stopped production. NBC moved all three One Chicago shows, including *Chicago P.D.*, to its midseason lineup, pushing new episodes to 2024.[4](https://onechicagocenter.com/2023/07/21/chicago-pd-season-11-delayed-nbc-schedule/) After the writers' strike ended, the show's writers' room reopened in early October 2023, and production resumed before the end of that month.[5](https://onechicagocenter.com/2023/10/05/chicago-pd-officially-resumes-production-season-11/)
Because of the strikes, NBC ordered 13 episodes for each of its [Dick Wolf](https://www.edgepedia.org/dick-wolf) dramas, including *Chicago P.D.*, *Chicago Fire*, and *Chicago Med*, rather than the standard 22.[2](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/young-sheldon-abbott-elementary-chicago-fire-fbi-network-shows-to-have-fewer-episodes-for-2023-24-season/) The season therefore aired as a midseason entry, from January to May 2024.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11)
## Episodes
The season's 13 episodes, as listed by Peacock, are:[6](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/chicago-p.d./5236203115116490112/seasons/11)
1. "Unpacking" – Upton shadows a crisis prevention team and finds herself at odds with the team's mental health clinician.
2. "Retread" – Ruzek, on leave, gets mixed up in a case after a late-night poker game is raided.
3. "Safe Harbor" – Burgess is caught in the middle of a drive-by attack on refugees.
4. "Escape" – Torres goes undercover in a high-stakes drug trafficking case.
5. "Split Second" – A string of jewelry store robberies shakes Atwater's confidence.
6. "Survival" – [Intelligence](https://www.edgepedia.org/intelligence) teams up with ASA Chapman on an abduction case involving a teenager.
7. "The Living and the Dead" – Intelligence works with an SVU detective to track down a prolific offender.
8. "On Paper" – Upton brings SVU detective Petrovic in on a tender-age kidnapping investigation.
9. "Somos Uno" – Torres' personal involvement with an informant jeopardizes his safety and his undercover operation.
10. "Buried Pieces" – Upton takes on an old missing persons case after a child comes to the district seeking help.
11. "The Water Line" – Atwater is distracted by a past case when a former CI resurfaces with a tip.
12. "Inventory" – Intelligence chases down a lead in the ongoing serial killer investigation as news of the case reaches the public.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11)
13. "More" – The months-long serial killer investigation reaches its close; Voight must outsmart the offender in a race against the clock, and Upton must make a vital decision.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11)
The final two episodes form the conclusion of a serial killer arc that runs through the back half of the season.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11)
## Cast and crew
The season's credited creators are Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Matt Olmstead, and Dick Wolf, with Dick Wolf, Rick Eid, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski, Arthur W. Forney, [Eriq La Salle](https://www.edgepedia.org/eriq-la-salle), and Gavin Harris as executive producers; credited screenwriters include Gwen Sigan, Scott Gold, Jeffrey M. Lee, and Gavin Harris.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11) Directors credited for the season include [Jesse Lee Soffer](https://www.edgepedia.org/jesse-lee-soffer), Chad Saxton, Lisa Robinson, Takashi Doscher, and Victor Macias.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11)
The core cast comprises [Jason Beghe](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-beghe) (Voight), Patrick John Flueger (Ruzek), [Marina Squerciati](https://www.edgepedia.org/marina-squerciati) (Burgess), LaRoyce Hawkins (Atwater), Benjamin Levy Aguilar (Torres), [Amy Morton](https://www.edgepedia.org/amy-morton) (Platt), and Tracy Spiridakos (Upton).[7](https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/chicago-pd) Jesse Lee Soffer had already departed as Jay Halstead early in Season 10, and Season 11 carried the aftermath of that exit in Upton's storyline.[8](https://www.tvline.com/lists/chicago-pd-season-11-spoilers-cast-release-date-upstead-burzek-wedding-atwater/) Spiridakos left the series at the end of Season 11, making the finale her last appearance as Upton; she later returned as the character, now an FBI special agent, in a 2026 One Chicago crossover.[3](https://www.tvline.com/2093612/one-chicago-crossover-hailey-upton-jesse-lee-stoffer-returning-chicago-pd/)
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the season holds an 80% Tomatometer, but from only one critic review, and an audience rating of 3.6 out of 5 from fewer than 50 ratings.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11) The single listed critic review, from TV Fanatic, rated a Burgess-centered installment 4.2 out of 5.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11) On IMDb, the season's lowest-rated episode is "The Water Line" (S11E11) at 7.3, the lowest score of the entire series.[9](https://episodegraph.com/tv/chicago-pd-2014)
For comparison, the preceding Season 10 averaged a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.27 million viewers on NBC.[10](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/chicago-pd-season-11-ratings/)
## References
1. [Season 11 – Chicago P.D., Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s11)
2. [Young Sheldon, Abbott Elementary, Chicago Fire, FBI: Network Shows to Have Fewer Episodes for 2023-24 Season, TV Series Finale](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/young-sheldon-abbott-elementary-chicago-fire-fbi-network-shows-to-have-fewer-episodes-for-2023-24-season/)
3. [One Chicago Crossover: Hailey Upton and Jesse Lee Soffer Returning, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/2093612/one-chicago-crossover-hailey-upton-jesse-lee-stoffer-returning-chicago-pd/)
4. [Chicago PD season 11 gets disappointing release update from NBC, One Chicago Center](https://onechicagocenter.com/2023/07/21/chicago-pd-season-11-delayed-nbc-schedule/)
5. [Chicago PD officially resumes work on season 11, One Chicago Center](https://onechicagocenter.com/2023/10/05/chicago-pd-officially-resumes-production-season-11/)
6. [Watch Chicago P.D. Season 11 Streaming Online, Peacock](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/chicago-p.d./5236203115116490112/seasons/11)
7. [Watch Chicago P.D., Peacock](https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/chicago-pd)
8. [Chicago P.D. Season 11 Spoilers: Upstead Closure, Burzek Wedding, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/lists/chicago-pd-season-11-spoilers-cast-release-date-upstead-burzek-wedding-atwater/)
9. [Chicago P.D. Episode Ratings & Series Graph, EpisodeGraph](https://episodegraph.com/tv/chicago-pd-2014)
10. [Chicago PD: Season 11 Ratings, TV Series Finale](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/chicago-pd-season-11-ratings/)
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