The seventh season of Chicago Fire, an American drama television series from executive producer Dick Wolf and producers Derek Haas and Matt Olmstead, was ordered on May 9, 2018, by NBC. The season premiered on September 26, 2018, with a timeslot change from Thursday at 10:00 p.m. to Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. The season concluded on May 22, 2019, and contained 22 episodes.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Jesse Spencer as Captain Matthew Casey, Truck 81
Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide, Squad 3
Kara Killmer as Paramedic in Charge Sylvie Brett, Ambulance 61
David Eigenberg as Firefighter, later Lieutenant, Christopher Herrmann, Truck 81/Engine 51 Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian "Otis" Zvonecek, Truck 81 Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz, Squad 3 Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randy "Mouch" McHolland, Truck 81 Miranda Rae Mayo as Firefighter Stella Kidd, Truck 81 Annie Ilonzeh as Paramedic Emily Foster, Ambulance 61 Eamonn Walker as Chief Wallace Boden, Battalion 25
Recurring
Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp, Rescue Squad 3
Anthony Ferraris as Firefighter Tony Ferraris, Rescue Squad 3
Daniel Kyri as Firefighter Candidate Darren Ritter, Engine 37/Engine 51
Treat Williams as Chief Benjamin "Benny" Severide
Gary Cole as Fire Commissioner Carl Grissom
Kim Delaney as Jennifer Sheridan
Brittany Curran as Katie Nolan
Melissa Ponzio as Donna Robbins-Boden
Robyn Coffin as Cindy Herrmann
Jeff Lima as Leon Cruz
Steven Boyer as Assistant Deputy Commissioner Jerry Gorsch
Gordon Clapp as Chaplain Orlovsky
Teddy Sears as Chaplain Kyle Sheffield
Colin Egglesfield as Gordon Mayfield
Jordan Belfi as Bradley Boyd
Tye White as Tyler
Kate Villanova as Naomi Graham
Patrick Mulvey as Dr. Jack Garcia
Guest stars
Monica Raymund as Paramedic Gabriela Dawson (Season 7 premiere) Rahm Emanuel as Mayor of Chicago (Season 7 finale)
Crossover characters
Jason Beghe as Sergeant Henry "Hank" Voight
Jon Seda as Detective Antonio Dawson
Jesse Lee Soffer as Detective Jay Halstead
Tracy Spiridakos as Detective Hailey Upton
Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess
LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater
Amy Morton as Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt
Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead
Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning
Colin Donnell as Dr. Connor Rhodes
Brian Tee as Dr. Ethan Choi
Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood
Norma Kuhling as Dr. Ava Bekker
S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin
Louis Herthum as Pat Halstead
Patti Murin as Dr. Nina Shore
Lorena Diaz as Nurse Doris
Casey Tutton as Nurse Monique Lawson
Episodes
Production
Cast changes
On May 15, 2018, longtime cast member Monica Raymund who plays Paramedic Gabriela Dawson, announced her departure from the series citing her desire to get on with the "next chapter in life." On September 21, 2018, NBC announced that newcomer Annie Ilonzeh would join the series as a regular playing Emily Foster replacing Raymund on Ambulance 61.
Ratings
Home media
The DVD release of season seven was released in Region 1 on August 27, 2019.