one of the Chicago franchise\u2019s favorite TV couple\u2019s, <\/a>adopted a daughter, Makayla, in Season 8.<\/p>\nFlueger and Squerciati, 41, opened up about their onscreen chemistry and relationship during an interview with Us Weekly in 2022.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy favorite thing about this relationship is, I think it\u2019s one of the most realistic relationships on screen as far as adults are concerned. It\u2019s complicated. It\u2019s not easy. And they lean on each other and they hurt each other and they beat each other up,\u201d Flueger said at the time.<\/p>\nJason Beghe as Hank Voight, LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater, Patrick John Flueger as Officer Adam Ruzek, Arienne Mandi as Eva Imani on \u201cChicago P.D.\u201d Lori Allen\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater, Benjamin Levy Aguilar as Dante Torres on \u201cChicago P.D.\u201d Elizabeth Sisson\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cIt\u2019s so different. When have you seen that before? I don\u2019t know if we worked it into that groove or if the writers did, or if people even are aware that that\u2019s where our characters live. All I know is that it is really interesting to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
For several seasons, the pair were a \u201cwill they, won\u2019t they\u201d scenario for audiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think at the end of the day, they\u2019ll end up together, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s an easy road to get there,\u201d Fleuger added.<\/p>\n
Last year, Squerciati noted that the duo have a \u201cgreat relationship\u201d and \u201cdeserve\u201d to have a happy ending, which they ultimately got.<\/p>\nMarina Squerciati and Patrick John Flueger\u2019s characters saying \u201cI do\u201d on the NBC show. Lori Allen\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJason Beghe as Hank Voight on \u201cChicago P.D.\u201d Elizabeth Sisson\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Chicago universe is used to having a revolving door for actors who need a break. \u201cChicago Fire\u201d star Taylor Kinney also recently took a leave of absence in early 2023 to deal with a personal matter.<\/p>\n
Flueger has previously been featured in the TV movie \u201cHatfields & McCoys,\u201d 2011\u2019s \u201cFootloose\u201d remake and 2001\u2019s \u201cThe Princess Diaries.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChicago P.D.\u201d also stars Jason Beghe, LaRoyce Hawkins and Amy Morton. Notable previous cast members include Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, and Tracy Spiridakos.<\/p>\n
\u201cChicago P.D.\u201d is currently airing Season 13.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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