{"id":2109138,"date":"2025-10-22T21:19:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2109138"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:19:32","slug":"patrick-john-fluegers-absence-as-ruzek-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/patrick-john-fluegers-absence-as-ruzek-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick John Flueger&#8217;s Absence As Ruzek Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In surprising news,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/742221\/why-one-chicagos-adam-ruzek-looks-so-familiar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patrick John Flueger, who plays\u00a0Adam Ruzek on &quot;Chicago PD,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Patrick John Flueger, who plays\u00a0Adam Ruzek on &#8220;Chicago PD,&#8221;<\/a> has announced a leave of absence from Season 13. His temporary departure was not preplanned, so several scripts will have to be reworked to explain where Adam has gone. The actor will apparently return before the season ends, but there&#8217;s no word as to how long the absence will last.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fleuger wouldn&#8217;t be the first One Chicago actor to take a sudden break from one of the NBC franchise&#8217;s popular hits; Taylor Kinney left &#8220;Chicago Fire&#8221; for 10 months across Season 12 of the drama, leading to difficulties developing in\u00a0Kelly\u00a0Severide&#8217;s (Kinney) marriage to Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo), when Kelly disappeared out of the blue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources claim this temporary departure comes in concert with difficulties going on in the actor&#8217;s personal life, which resulted in a worrisome instance of alcohol consumption on the drama&#8217;s set. There&#8217;s no word as to what the personal difficulty is, nor what else might have happened to cause Fluger to decide to leave, but his temporary leave comes at an unfortunate time, since Adam&#8217;s wife, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/739731\/why-one-chicagos-kim-burgess-looks-so-familiar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati)<\/a>, needs him more than ever as she copes with life on the beat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/18580\/untold-truth-bones\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Untold Truth Of Bones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Untold Truth Of Bones<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Adam and Kim just got married<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ruzek and Burgess walking in &#8220;Chicago PD&#8221; &#8211; Lori Allen\/NBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1592060\/chicago-pd-season-12-burgess-ruzek-wedding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adam and Kim got married during the Season 12 finale of &quot;Chicago PD,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Adam and Kim got married during the Season 12 finale of &#8220;Chicago PD,&#8221;<\/a> and while the season has thus far offered up plenty of sweet moments for the couple and their daughter,\u00a0Makayla, it has also offered up much bitterness for Kim. She&#8217;s been caught in the middle as\u00a0Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) took down the corrupt\u00a0Deputy Chief Charlie Reid (Shawn Hatosy) and was forced to turn her badge in temporarily. Things have just begun to settle down for their squad, and Adam and Kim have been considering what sort of future they want with Makayla. It&#8217;s a future that might include moving out of Chicago central and heading to the suburbs, sparked by a murder that takes place in their neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The distant future remains unwritten for the couple. On this Wednesday&#8217;s episode, &#8220;Root Causes,&#8221; the attention will once again be back on Hank. It will take some time for those Ruzek-less episodes to air, but once they do, fans will undeniably miss the character. We&#8217;ll just have to wait and see how the writers handle it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you enjoyed this article, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.looper.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> for the biggest movie and TV news delivered straight to your inbox. You can also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=looper.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> on Google.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/2004774\/patrick-john-flueger-ruzek-chicago-pd-season-13-absence-explained\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on Looper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on Looper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In surprising news,\u00a0Patrick John Flueger, who plays\u00a0Adam Ruzek on &#8220;Chicago PD,&#8221; has announced a leave of absence from Season 13. His temporary departure was not preplanned, so several scripts will have to be reworked to explain where Adam has gone. The actor will apparently return before the season ends, but there&#8217;s no word as to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2109139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[398964,339777,373902,341912,398966,339780,344417,339778],"class_list":["post-2109138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-adam-ruzek","tag-chicago-fire","tag-chicago-pd","tag-kim-burgess","tag-leave-of-absence","tag-miranda-rae-mayo","tag-patrick-john-flueger","tag-taylor-kinney"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Patrick-John-Fluegers-Absence-As-Ruzek-Explained.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2109138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2109140,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109138\/revisions\/2109140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2109139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2109138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2109138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2109138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}