News broke on Friday that Dermot Mulroney will leave NBC’s “Chicago Fire” in its upcoming 15th season. During a recent appearance at Flash Weekend Chicago Horror Convention (via People), Mulroney opened up about his exit.
“Loved every minute of it. Became friends with this incredible crew of people,” Mulroney said. He later noted that the show gave him some “incredibly challenging scenes,” but luckily, he had an “incredible cast” to back him up.
The “My Best Friend’s Wedding” star explained that he only has one more episode left in Season 15, and then “they write the character off.” He said of his time on “Chicago Fire,” “We gave it our all for two seasons.”
“They wrote an incredible storyline that put me as an actor on [a] high challenge,” Mulroney added. “I loved every minute of it. Sad to see it go.”
Mulroney joined “Chicago Fire” in Season 13 as Chief Dom Pascal. His exit is expected to come early in Season 15, which premieres on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. ET.
“I can’t tell you how many people come up, and they’d much rather have an autograph on ‘Scream VI,’ but [they ask for] Chief Pascal for their dad,” he later shared. “It’s an amazing thing to see and that’s how meaningful that is. Which makes it that much more, I won’t say bittersweet. It’s bitter to have to leave that.”
Mulroney’s “Chicago Fire” exit came just a couple of days after it was revealed that original cast member Joe Miñoso would also soon leave the drama series. Miñoso’s character, firefighter Joe Cruz, will likewise be written off in Season 15.