{"id":267508,"date":"2026-10-08T03:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T03:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/chicago-p-d-boss-teases-how-show-will-write-off-atwater-after-laroyce-hawkins-surprise-exit\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T03:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T03:01:19","slug":"chicago-p-d-boss-teases-how-show-will-write-off-atwater-after-laroyce-hawkins-surprise-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/chicago-p-d-boss-teases-how-show-will-write-off-atwater-after-laroyce-hawkins-surprise-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Chicago P.D.\u2019 Boss Teases How Show Will Write Off Atwater After LaRoyce Hawkins\u2019 Surprise Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Chicago P.D.<\/em><\/a> season 14 premiere was jam-packed with action \u2014 and a little baby tease \u2014 as fans prepare to say goodbye to LaRoyce Hawkins<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 Kevin Atwater.<\/p>\n

Warning: Spoilers below from season 14, episode 1, of Chicago P.D.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will meet that little baby,\u201d showrunner Gwen Sigan<\/strong> exclusively told Us<\/em>, confirming that viewers will see Atwater\u2019s newborn on screen next week after he received a call during the Wednesday, October 7, premiere that his girlfriend Tasha Fox (Karen Obilom<\/strong>) was in labor.<\/p>\n

Sigan revealed, \u201cWe get some really nice moments. I think of Atwater with his new family, with this family unit that they have created.\u201d<\/p>\n

The showrunner noted that Atwater becoming a father after raising his younger siblings is a \u201cpivotal moment\u201d for the character, and will be documented before he exits the show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen him be very much fatherly to his siblings that he helped raise, but this is you know this we do see it feel different for him,\u201d Sigan said. \u201cEverything in his life sort of feels different now, and so we get to explore that in the episode and see really you know the moments of stress, sure, but also the moments of joy with a new baby in the house between him and Tasha.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it comes to how the show plans to say goodbye to Atwater, who has been playing Hawkins since the series debut in 2014, Sigan told Us<\/em> it was an \u201corganic\u201d choice to write his character off after he entered a new chapter in life as a parent.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think LaRoyce has such a beautiful performance in it, and just the way he showed up [was great],\u201d Sigan shared, teasing that the team gave him the \u201cbest send off that we could possibly make for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that having Chicago P.D.<\/em> alum Jesse Lee Soffer<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 who played Jay Halstead from 2014 to 2022<\/a> \u2014 return to direct the episode was the cherry on top.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very grateful for Jesse. I\u2019m very grateful that we got to have somebody in our family direct this episode and I hope you can feel that through the screen,\u201d Sigan continued. \u201cThere was a lot of effort and love put into that. So hopefully, hopefully fans can feel it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tChicago P.D. is going to look different in season 14 after an original cast member\u2019s exit. LaRoyce Hawkins will be leaving the NBC series after 13 seasons as a series regular, according to Deadline. He will wrap up his character Kevin Atwater\u2019s arc in the first few episodes of season 14. The police procedural, meanwhile, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

During season 13, Atwater discovered that he was going to be a dad<\/a> after Tasha got pregnant during their brief romance. When the season ended, Tasha agreed to move to Chicago and give her relationship with Atwater a chance as they prepared to coparent their future child.<\/p>\n

As fans waited for the new season, news broke in July that Hawkins would be exiting the NBC series<\/a> after a few episodes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can never prepare for LaRoyce\u2019s exit because LaRoyce is my ride or die buddy,\u201d Marina Squerciati<\/strong><\/a> exclusively told Us<\/em> on Tuesday, October 6. \u201cBut we\u2019re still in touch, and he will be forever in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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