Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jul 2
LaRoyce Hawkins Exits Chicago P.D. After 13 Seasons, Wrapping Atwater Arc in 3 Episodes
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jul 2

LaRoyce Hawkins Exits Chicago P.D. After 13 Seasons, Wrapping Atwater Arc in 3 Episodes

3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 2

Summary

  • LaRoyce Hawkins is leaving NBC's Chicago P.D. as a series regular after 13 seasons, with Kevin Atwater set to conclude his storyline in the first two or three episodes of Season 14.
  • Atwater's exit is tied to Season 13 developments: Officer Tasha Fox returned pregnant with their first child after moving to Miami, making a departure from Chicago a plausible ending.
  • Chicago P.D. is already casting a new series regular — a Black cop described as an "agent of chaos" — as the Wolf Entertainment drama reshapes its lineup again.
  • Hawkins, an original cast member since the 2014 premiere, joins recent major departures including Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos, underscoring the show's now-routine postseason cast turnover.

Insights

As another original star exits, is Chicago P.D. undergoing a creative refresh or signaling its end?
Are the show's recent cast departures linked to the major corporate restructuring at Universal Television?
How will replacing the team's moral compass with an 'agent of chaos' reshape the Intelligence Unit's future?