Chicago P.D.‘s season 10 release date has not been confirmed, as the series is set to conclude season nine with the sixteenth episode in March 2022.
Chicago P.D. is part of the trilogy of television series by NBC, which aimed to shift the focus from medical and law enforcement drama series, set in either New York, or other cities.
The decision proved to be successful, as it was confirmed that all the series have been renewed for three more seasons each in February 2020.
Subsequently, fans have been glued to their screens as season nine of Chicago P.D. first aired in September 2021. Now the series is set to conclude with the upcoming sixteenth episode of season nine.
As a result, details on the release of the tenth season have not been confirmed by the channel.
What is Chicago P.D.?
Chicago P.D. is part of the trilogy of crime and medical procedural dramas by the NBC television network.
The first to have been released was Chicago Fire in 2012. Chicago P.D. marked the second series in the trilogy with its release in 2014, and Chicago Med, which premiered in 2015, is the third series of the trilogy.
Created by Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Matt Olmstead, the premise is, “Follows District 21 of the Chicago Police Department, which is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops and the Intelligence Unit.”
The title character is Detective Sergeant Hank Voight, played by Jason Beghe, as he and his Intelligence Unit combat atrocious offences and bring criminals to justice for the Chicago Police Department.
When does the new season of Chicago P.D. start?
Chicago P.D. is currently airing its ninth season. The first episode aired in September 2021. Similarly to season eight, the ninth season is projected to be a 16-episode season.
Therefore, the conclusion of season nine-run is set to conclude with the episode airing on Wednesday, 16 March 2022.
In this regard, there is no news of when the new and tenth season of the series will air, as NBC focuses its effort on promoting the upcoming season nine finale.
The season nine finale episode is titled Closer, and the premise of the episode is shared as, “When a young man is shot outside the Cárabo Bakery, the team works to connect the shooting to bakery owner Javier Escano, who has been under surveillance. Despite the danger, Voight helps informant Anna Avalos get closer to their target.”
A teaser of the episode has already been shared.
Is Chicago P.D. renewed for season 10?
News of Chicago P.D. being confirmed for a tenth season was shared in February 2020. This is as the series which makes up part of the trilogy of NBC’s popular crime and medical procedural drama, was confirmed for a three-season renewal.
Therefore, this means that both season nine, which is currently airing, and season 10 were confirmed, along with season 11.
This is standard practice for long-running television series, as the network offers the cast a long-term contract to ensure that they do not work on the other projects which might affect the shooting schedule of the upcoming season(s).
Projected release date for Chicago P.D.
In light of the world of entertainment returning to coordinating their releases to have an expected timeframe after delays brought on by the pandemic, fans can assume that season 10 of Chicago P.D. will be released within the same time bracket as the release of season nine.
Therefore, fans can expect a fall 2022 release of season 10. Specifically, a September or October 2022 release month. However, since the matter has neither been confirmed by NBC or the producers of the series, the date is not set in stone.
Is season 10 of Chicago P.D. cancelled?
To date, there have been no supported reports suggesting that Chicago P.D. may be abruptly cancelled.
This is as the series was renewed for three more seasons in February 2020, and the latest season marked the ninth season of the first of the three scheduled seasons following the renewal of the drama series.
Moreover, there has not been a substantial drop in viewership figures to suggest a decline in the series fan base.
This is as the new season has averaged a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 age demographic, and 5.89 million viewers, which is reported as a three percent decline from season eight, in live or same day views.
This is not substantial enough to warrant the cancellation of the series.
Final thoughts
Chicago P.D. is currently airing its ninth season, set to conclude with the upcoming sixteenth episode of the season.
The current season is the first of the confirmed three-season renewal, which was shared by NBC in February 2020. As a result, fans can rest assured there will be a season 10.
However, seeing as season nine is currently still airing, no official release date of season 10 has been shared.
However, as the television and film industries work to revive the consistency in timelines of popular series release dates, fans can expect the new season of the series in the fall of 2022.