# Chicago P.D. season 13
The thirteenth season of *Chicago P.D.* is the 2025–26 installment of NBC's police procedural about the [Chicago Police Department](https://www.edgepedia.org/chicago-police-department)'s Intelligence Unit, led by Sergeant Hank Voight ([Jason Beghe](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-beghe)). It premiered on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in the show's long-running 10 p.m. ET/PT Wednesday slot, with episodes streaming the next day on Peacock.[1](https://parade.com/tv/chicago-pd-2025-season-13) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrqSDwB_0cc) Gwen Sigan returned as showrunner and executive producer.[1](https://parade.com/tv/chicago-pd-2025-season-13)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | October 1, 2025, NBC, Wednesdays 10 p.m. ET/PT; next-day streaming on Peacock[1](https://parade.com/tv/chicago-pd-2025-season-13) |
| Showrunner | Gwen Sigan, who also served as an executive producer[1](https://parade.com/tv/chicago-pd-2025-season-13) |
| Starting premise | The Intelligence Unit, disbanded at the end of season 12 after the death of Deputy Chief Charlie Reid, is being put back together[3](https://www.tvguide.com/news/chicago-pd-season-13-midseason-preview/) |
| New cast member | Arienne Mandi as Imani, a sharp, confident new recruit with a background in ATF undercover work[4](https://9c519110712a1cc5ffdf-b1b745d17d9877b298ac94fd86f5428e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/ChannelGuideE-Oct2025.pdf) |
| Episode format | A mix of character-specific stories and ensemble episodes, continuing season 12's limited-cast approach[1](https://parade.com/tv/chicago-pd-2025-season-13) |
| Crossover | Hosted part three of the three-part "Reckoning" One Chicago crossover, which drew a season-high 6.1 million viewers across the three-hour block[5](https://www.nbcuniversal.com/article/dick-wolfs-one-chicago-franchise-returns-fall-nbc-and-peacock) |
| Audience rating | Season 13 average of 8.38 on IMDb's season-average list[6](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls098488701/) |
## Premise and setup
Season 12 had ended with a showdown between Voight and Deputy Chief Charlie Reid ([Shawn Hatosy](https://www.edgepedia.org/shawn-hatosy)), whose accusations against the unit ended with his death. Season 13 opens a month after those events, with Voight fighting to bring his disbanded [Intelligence](https://www.edgepedia.org/intelligence) unit back together while dealing with the ramifications of what happened.[1](https://parade.com/tv/chicago-pd-2025-season-13) • [3](https://www.tvguide.com/news/chicago-pd-season-13-midseason-preview/) The premiere, "Consequences," has Voight teaming up with an unlikely ally to take a killer off the streets.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s13) Early episodes included "Open Wounds" (October 8), in which the unit races against time when a man from Torres's neighborhood is violently abducted, and "Canaryville" (October 15), a homicide investigation in the tight-knit neighborhood where Burgess and Ruzek reside.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s13)
## Cast changes
**A new recruit.** [Arienne Mandi](https://www.edgepedia.org/arienne-mandi), previously seen in *The L Word: Generation Q* and *The Night Agent*, joined as a series regular. Her character, a new member of the Intelligence Unit, was described in advance material as a former soldier and military contractor who thrives in dangerous situations, and on screen as a sharp, confident recruit with a background in ATF undercover work; the character became known as Imani.[1](https://parade.com/tv/chicago-pd-2025-season-13) • [4](https://9c519110712a1cc5ffdf-b1b745d17d9877b298ac94fd86f5428e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/ChannelGuideE-Oct2025.pdf) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/news/chicago-pd-season-13-release-date-cast-trailer/) Imani shared most of her first-half scenes with Voight before later pairing with Torres on a cold case.[9](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/chicago-pd-delivered-solid-new-team-up-left-me-missing-ruzek-other-characters)
Patrick John Flueger's Adam Ruzek was largely absent, and the season did not explain his absence with any storyline.[10](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/chicago-pd-boss-winter-premiere-something-they-rarely-do-how-voight-handles-it) The season also marked the end of LaRoyce Hawkins's run as Kevin Atwater, with the actor leaving after season 13 as the show moved into its fourteenth.[11](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/sweet-detail-laroyce-hawkins-leaving-chicago-pd-fans-love)
## Storylines
The first half of the season carried two ongoing arcs alongside its procedural cases: the unit's pursuit of Raymond Bell, a murderer whose spree led to the fall finale cliffhanger, and Voight's hunt for the person blackmailing him.[12](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/i-loved-chicago-pd-cop-villain-voights-own-making-next-big-bad) The fall finale ended on a "To Be Continued" card, a rarity mid-season for the largely procedural show: Imani broke into the Bell house to try to protect a girl named Julie, who was nowhere to be found, with the implication that Bell had arrived.[10](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/chicago-pd-boss-winter-premiere-something-they-rarely-do-how-voight-handles-it)
The winter premiere, "Born Screaming," aired 2026, and picked up almost immediately, which Sigan said the show rarely does, turning the resolution into a ticking-clock hunt for the Bells before more bodies dropped.[10](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/chicago-pd-boss-winter-premiere-something-they-rarely-do-how-voight-handles-it) The blackmailer was revealed to be Internal Affairs District Commander Devlin, acting in retaliation for Voight's actions in the season premiere; Voight's threat in the winter premiere appeared to end the blackmail, with both men holding leverage on the other.[12](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/i-loved-chicago-pd-cop-villain-voights-own-making-next-big-bad) A separate Morgan case, which had weighed on Torres since the first half of the season, was closed in the January 22 episode "Faith" through a Torres and Imani team-up.[9](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/chicago-pd-delivered-solid-new-team-up-left-me-missing-ruzek-other-characters)
## Crossover and reception
Season 13 hosted the third hour of "Reckoning," a three-part One Chicago crossover event spanning *Chicago Fire*, *Chicago Med*, and *Chicago P.D.* NBC reported that the event drew a season-high 6.1 million viewers across the three-hour block and helped make NBC the most-watched entertainment network on Wednesday nights.[5](https://www.nbcuniversal.com/article/dick-wolfs-one-chicago-franchise-returns-fall-nbc-and-peacock) On IMDb, the season averaged 8.38 per the site's season-average compilation, against a series-wide rating of 8.1.[6](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls098488701/) • [13](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2805096/ratings/)
## References
1. [Paulette Cohn, "'Chicago P.D.' Adds New Series Regular for Season 13," Parade, September 29, 2025](https://parade.com/tv/chicago-pd-2025-season-13)
2. ["Chicago P.D. Season 13 – On Set With The Cast (NBC)," iHollywoodTV, YouTube, October 1, 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrqSDwB_0cc)
3. ["Chicago P.D. Showrunner Talks Voight's New Partner and Adam and Kim's New Problems," TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/news/chicago-pd-season-13-midseason-preview/)
4. [Channel Guide Magazine, October 2025 issue, season premiere preview](https://9c519110712a1cc5ffdf-b1b745d17d9877b298ac94fd86f5428e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/ChannelGuideE-Oct2025.pdf)
5. ["Dick Wolf's One Chicago Franchise Returns This Fall on NBC and Peacock," NBCUniversal Media](https://www.nbcuniversal.com/article/dick-wolfs-one-chicago-franchise-returns-fall-nbc-and-peacock)
6. ["Chicago P.D. Season Average Ratings," IMDb list](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls098488701/)
7. ["Chicago P.D.: Season 13," Rotten Tomatoes episode guide](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chicago_pd/s13)
8. ["Chicago P.D. Season 13: Latest News, Release Date, Cast, and Everything Else to Know," TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/news/chicago-pd-season-13-release-date-cast-trailer/)
9. ["Chicago P.D. Just Delivered A Solid New Team-Up, But It Just Left Me Missing Ruzek And Other Long-Lost Characters," CinemaBlend, January 22, 2026](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/chicago-pd-delivered-solid-new-team-up-left-me-missing-ruzek-other-characters)
10. ["Chicago P.D. Boss Hyped The Winter Premiere's 'Ticking Clock' Cliffhanger," CinemaBlend, January 7, 2026](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/chicago-pd-boss-winter-premiere-something-they-rarely-do-how-voight-handles-it)
11. ["One Sweet Detail About LaRoyce Hawkins Leaving Chicago P.D. The Fans Will Love," CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/sweet-detail-laroyce-hawkins-leaving-chicago-pd-fans-love)
12. ["I Loved That Chicago P.D.'s Latest Cop Villain Was Of Voight's Own Making," CinemaBlend, January 28, 2026](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/i-loved-chicago-pd-cop-villain-voights-own-making-next-big-bad)
13. ["Chicago P.D. (TV Series 2014– ) – Ratings," IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2805096/ratings/)
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