The rest of this message, whose entirety you can find on the attached Instagram post, appreciates everyone who made his journey on the show what it was. Kyri also appreciated the character, who is one of the few gay characters in the franchise and network dramas. “Chicago Fire changed my life. Bringing Darren Ritter to the screen has transformed & healed me in equal measure. He is a man who embodies empathy, humility, compassion, and unwavering bravery to save lives. His heroism is further fortified by the way he navigates the world—a gay Black firefighter who is proud, fierce, loyal, & whole—a possibility I never got to see onscreen in my childhood but desperately craved…,” the actor wrote. He added:
More Departures Could Be On the Horizon in ‘Chicago Fire’ Season 13
Kyri’s exit is one of the two that were expected in the season, with Jake Lockett also set to leave in the upcoming season. However, showrunner Andrea Newman teased that more departures could be on the horizon. “We’re going to have a lot of turnover and a lot of craziness going on in the CFD from the top, where people are being cut and moved, and everything’s going to get shaken up next season,” she said in an interview after the Season 13 finale. “You never know [who might get fired]. There will be hellos, and there will be goodbyes. I’ll say that. That’s for sure,” Newman added.
Catch Chicago Fire on NBC this fall when new episodes return on October 1. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
