Jesse Lee Soffer Returns to Direct ‘Chicago P.D.’ After Exit

Welcome again to the Windy Metropolis! Jesse Lee Soffer could have made his remaining on-camera Chicago P.D. look — however he’s returning to the NBC sequence within the director’s chair.

Selection reported on Thursday, October 20, that Soffer, 38, will probably be again to direct episode 16 of the Dick Wolf present’s tenth season after departing the procedural as Detective Jay Halstead earlier this month. The episode is about to air someday in 2023.

Previous to his exit, the New York native starred in 189 installments of the sequence, he confirmed in August that he could be leaving after the primary three episodes of season 10. Soffer — and his character — stated goodbye to Chicago P.D. on the October 5 episode, when Jay resigned from the police drive and parted methods with spouse Hailey Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) for a military job in Bolivia.

“I took the job. I’ll be posted in Bolivia. It’s black and white. It’s good and dangerous. It’s proper and fallacious. It’s no extra of this. I want that. I want that again,” Jay defined to Hailey in the course of the emotional second. “It’s not endlessly. It’s eight months, perhaps a bit of longer. However I swear to you that we’re going to get by means of this since you’re the love of my life, and if I’m yours, then you definitely’ll know that you must let me go.”

Soffer initially introduced in a press release on August 29 that he was leaving the NBC present.

“I need to thank the unimaginable followers for his or her unwavering help in the course of the previous 10 years and need to specific my deepest gratitude to Dick Wolf and everybody at Wolf Leisure, Peter Jankowski, Matt Olmstead, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, Rick Eid, Gwen Sigan, NBC, Common Tv, my fellow castmates and our unimaginable crew,” he informed Selection. “To create this hour drama week after week has been a labor of affection by everybody who touches the present. I’ll at all times be pleased with my time as Det. Jay Halstead.”

The In Time star later took to social media to share the information personally with viewers. “That is unhappy however true. Simply need all of the followers to know the way grateful I’m. You guys are why we do it! It has been an honor. Love you all ❤️,” he wrote through Twitter.

On the time, Soffer’s costar Spiridakos, 34 — who performs half of the fan-favorite couple Upstead — confirmed her help for her onscreen love curiosity, writing through Instagram, “Jesse, what can I say, you’re the best possible. Thanks to your kindness, your steering and your friendship. You’re the best onscreen husband a woman might ask for. I’ll miss being on set with you day by day. I can’t wait to see what the world has in retailer for you subsequent. #upsteadforever.”

On the day of his departure, Soffer addressed his exit by live-tweeting his remaining moments with followers.

“I left all of it on the market for this one. Episode 1003 of Chicago PD, ‘A Good Man’ airs tonight at 10/9 central on NBC. Who’s watching with me?” he captioned a number of stills of the heart-wrenching episode.

Chicago P.D. airs Wednesdays on NBC at 10 p.m. ET.