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EXCLUSIVE: There is awesome changing of nan defender on Chicago Fire. Andrea Newman, who has been connected NBC‘s firefighter play for its full 14-season tally to day and showrunner for nan past 3 seasons, is leaving.
Succeeding her is Chicago Fire co-executive shaper Victor Teran who has been named executive shaper and showrunner for nan upcoming 15th season of nan series, from Dick Wolf‘s Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television.
Newman joined Chicago Fire after nan aviator arsenic co-executive producer. She was promoted to executive shaper successful Season 6, became co-showrunner alongside bid co-creator Derek Haas successful 2021 and took nan reins arsenic sole showrunner 2 years later.
“Working astatine Chicago Fire, with nan absolute champion formed and unit successful nan business, has been nan item of my career,” Newman said. “Like truthful galore others, I was inspired to get into TV penning because of Dick, truthful what a thrill it’s been to activity pinch him and nan astonishing Wolf squad of Peter Jankowski, Rebecca McGill and Anastasia Puglisi. I’m truthful grateful to them, Derek Haas and nan NBC and Universal execs who person been truthful supportive of nan show each on nan way. After 14 years, you really do go a family and moving pinch this group will ever consciousness for illustration home.”
Newman is believed to beryllium leaving connected her ain accord nan mothership of OneChicago, which remains the astir watched scripted franchise connected television. All 3 Chicago bid has been renewed for nan 2026-27 season.
“We’re sad to opportunity goodbye to Andrea. She’s been astatine nan halfway of nan bosom and psyche of Chicago Fire’since nan opening and nan show thrived nether her watch,” Jankowski said “We’re grateful for her committedness to nan improvement of nan adjacent procreation and cognize nan show will beryllium successful awesome hands pinch Victor taking nan reins.”
Teran has been connected Chicago Fire since Season 10 successful his first TV bid gig. He began his profession successful nan independent movie world, rising done nan ranks arsenic a accumulation executive and yet VP of Physical Production at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. He went connected to produce, constitute and nonstop his ain indie films, including nan Sundance Dramatic Competition selection Filly Brown, starring Gina Rodriguez and Edward James Olmos, and nan SXSW Competition film Snap. He began penning for tv successful 2018, processing constricted series LA84 earlier joining Chicago Fire arsenic a unit writer. Teran is repped by Verve.
