If didn't feel like a finale, it's because it wasn't the intended season eight ending. «We were five days into shooting [Wednesday's] episode when we found out it would be our last for the season.
Luckily, we usually have a cliffhanger or two in an episode, so this one worked out,» executive producer tells ET of how the coronavirus outbreak has disrupted plans.
Haas hinted that the three remaining unproduced episodes of the season will likely «transfer» over to the beginning of season nine.
With the season cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, ET sent off our biggest finale questions to Haas over email about abandoning plans for the original Chicago Fire finale, why there won't be a Zoom episode, «turning up the heat» on Brett and