Chicago P.D. (season 8)

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1491"Fighting Ghosts"Eriq La SalleTeleplay by : Rick Eid
Story by : Rick Eid & Gavin HarrisNovember 11, 2020 (2020-11-11)6.43[3] Voight and the rest of the Intelligence unit grapple with the revolution of police reform and COVID-19. Meanwhile, the Intelligence unit investigates a shooting that involves a five-year-old child. While dealing with police brutality, Atwater suggests not to engage in physical altercations with the suspect to Voight's dismay. Also, Voight is introduced to the new Deputy Superintendent, Samantha Miller (guest star Nicole Ari Parker). Later, Atwater gets into a blowup with Voight over the way the police confront suspects and Voight tells Atwater to find another job if he wants to argue about how the Intelligence Unit runs. Later, Atwater is attacked by several unknown people and tries to get back up. 1502"White Knuckle"Nicole RubioGwen SiganNovember 18, 2020 (2020-11-18)6.38[4] After a local and highly respected alderman's son is suspected of murder, Miller tries to pressure Voight into charging the teen quickly and quietly without him being suspected of racial favoring. Meanwhile, Atwater and Voight continue to have disagreements on how to handle the racial insensitivity Atwater is experiencing within the police department. Sgt. Nolan's ongoing harassment against Atwater continues to escalate and things come to a head when Ruzek is wounded due to patrol officers not responding to Atwater's unit's requests for backup. Faced with losing his badge or accepting a deal that would hinder his career, Atwater takes a third option when he confronts and threatens to sue Nolan and the Chicago Police Department if the hazing continues. 1513"Tender Age"Eriq La SalleGwen SiganJanuary 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)6.58[5]

While on patrol, Burgess and Ruzek discover a little girl wondering the streets alone and also discover that her family had been murdered and she is the only witness. Though awkward at first, Burgess is able to get the girl, Mykala, to open up and forms a bond with her. The unit soon learns that Mikaila's biological father was responsible for the murders because he was trying to get his daughter back. After he's apprehended, Burgess bids farewell to Mykala as she goes to live with family and expresses to Ruzek that she still harbors a desire for motherhood but is uncertain due to her previous miscarriage. Meanwhile, Upton is offered a job with the FBI in New York, but turns it down and expresses her feelings for Halstead before kissing him.

Note: This episode was originally scheduled to air on January 6, 2021, but was preempted by media coverage of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol 1524"Unforgiven"Chad SaxtonRick Eid & Gavin HarrisJanuary 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)5.97[6] The Intelligence unit investigates the murder of a Chicago police officer. Upton soon discovers that the suspect might have had a grudge against the officer prior to the murder. However, surveillance photos lead the detectives in a different direction to a domestic abuse victim that the officer was assisting and they soon realize that her abusive ex-boyfriend was the true culprit. Meanwhile, Voight struggles to get the Deputy Superintendent on board with the investigation. Also, Upton and Halstead reignite their romance and Upton finds herself unable to face her father due to his abusive history after learning he has suffered a medical emergency. 1535"In Your Care"Charles S. CarrollGwen SiganFebruary 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)6.09[7] The Intelligence Unit investigates a rash of violent carjackings and learn that the offenders are a group of teens, including a former sex trafficking victim, who escaped from a group home. After apprehending one of them, Burgess learns that the teens are committing the crimes in the hopes of building a better life for themselves and finds herself conflicted. In additiion to this investigation, Burgess encounters Mykala once again and makes a decision that could change her life forever. 1546"Equal Justice"TBATBAFebruary 10, 2021 (2021-02-10)TBD 1557"Instinct"TBATBAFebruary 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)TBD

Filming for season 8 began October 6, 2020.[1] On September 22, 2020, Nicole Ari Parker joined the cast as Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller.[8]

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• Chicago P.D. – list of episodes at IMDb