Chicago PD Season 9-11 Season Recap

With just hours til the season premiere of Chicago PD, here's a recap and review of seasons 9-11.

It's been a while since I've done a recap/review of the One Chicago franchise, and I want to apologize for that due to my busy work schedule. But here we are, ready for the new season just hours away. So, I will put together a recap and review (in a way that I used to write in high school when my class used to do "article summary day"). So here we go!

Season 9

Following the emotionally charged cliffhanger, Burgess fights for her life at Chicago Med. Ruzek feels like he's taking on many responsibilities while trying to protect Makayla from what's happening to her Burgess. After recovering, Burgess goes through the emotional toll and even deals with Makayla being kidnapped. 

Voight and Upton clash over the events that happen to Walton, with Upton suffering the most while Halstead can see it. Eventually, Upton and Halstead married, which excited us all, right? 

Atwater gets into a relationship, but it turns out that she's part of his undercover investigation. Can this guy ever get into a nonworking relationship? 

Voight works with an informant who tries to get the goods on a drug kingpin, but it ends up in death and leaves him in mourning. 

Season Nine was the show's best season so far. Marina Squerciati has performed her best so far, taking Burgess to another level. Even Tracy Spiridakos gives a fantastic performance this season as Upton, dealing with the aftermath of what she and Voight did to Walton. Are we happy that Upton and Halstead are getting married? I am, even though it was out of the blue and under the circumstances that she doesn't want to be alone. 

Carmela Zumbado and Anna, who help Voight and the team gather information to take down the top drug kingpin, were fantastic. That season finale still gives me goosebumps. 

Overall, I give Season 9 a 9/10.

Season 10

The tenth season of Chicago PD sees Jay Halstead's heartbreaking departure. He leaves the Intelligence to join the Army in Bolivia, putting his relationship with Upton in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Upton is involved in some interesting stories, including being kidnapped while trying to save an informant and investigating human trafficking. 

Before Halstead left, he brought in a new recruit, Torres. This season, he gets caught in a murder case that threatens to expose his past and his connection with a local gang leader who happens to be the victim in the case.

The team takes on cases like Chief O'Neil's son, Sean O'Neil, who's a sex slave operator under his safe house. Also, the team takes on a white supremacist, Richard Beck, who plans to take down Chicago elementary schools. Ruzek works undercover, but when things get heated, Ruzek gets shot by Beck's grandson, leaving Ruzek to die until Burgess and Voight get there and are sent to Med. 

Season Ten was once again another winning season. It's sad to see Halstead leave, but it did improve the show. The addition of Torres is good; it reminds me of when Ruzek was brought in from Al in season one. I loved the storyline of Upton taking on cases like those against Sean O'Neil, which turned into the Silence of the Lamb vibes. 

Overall, I give season 10 a 9/10.

Season 11

Season 11 once again puts the petals to the metal in the drama. Torres gets into a situation similar to Halstead in season five, where he goes undercover and develops a relationship with an informant. Meanwhile, Atwater has ongoing guilt about a past case that affects the way he balances his workload. 

The team hunts for a serial killer that puts both Voight and Upton on the edge. Voight gets kidnapped and severely wounded while Upton and the team search for where the killer has Voight. While Voight tries to stay alive, he sees a familiar face with him that tries to keep him alive. 

After rescuing Voight, Upton decides to leave Intelligence and move on to start a fresh new life. 

Season 11 was by far the best, with such strong character development and writing that just took the show to another level. Yeah, I'm sad to see Spiridako leave the show. Her character is fantastic, but sometimes you wonder if you can see repeats of how she acts on a case, which bugs me. 

Was I upset that Halstead wasn't part of the final goodbye? Not really. I think she deserves her own sendoff, and she's divorced from Halstead, so there isn't much there to add. 

Season 12 will likely be a mini reboot, similar to what Fire and Med will have this season. 

Overall, I give Season 11 a 9/10.

What did you think of the past few seasons of Chicago PD? What are you looking forward to at the end of the season? Leave a comment.

You can catch the season premiere of One Chicago on Wednesday, September 25th, at 8/7c on NBC.