Chicago Fire fans have a lot to celebrate and possibly a bit to fear as well with the next episode of the 2025 TV schedule, airing on April 16. Called “Post-Mortem,” the episode brings back none other than longtime Firehouse 51 leader Wallace Boden, with Eamonn Walker reprising his iconic role for the first time since the Season 12 finale last spring. Boden isn’t just turning up for a fun visit, however, and Walker spoke with CinemaBlend about just how dire the circumstances are for the crew of fan favorites.
Boden of course didn’t leave the Windy City like Casey and Brett did, with Chicago Fire writing out Eamonn Walker by promoting his character out of Firehouse 51 to Deputy Commissioner. It’ll be in that capacity in the CFD that Boden is back in the mix. The 51 family already seemed like they could use some guidance after Pascal lost his wife, and when I asked Walker how serious a Chicago Fire crisis has to be for the Deputy Commission to step in, he shared:
Let me tell you exactly how serious it is. The fire is still not out by the time Boden turns up at Firehouse 51 and the reason why he’s turned up is because he is aware that a firefighter was left behind, a fan favorite was left behind and could possibly die. And they are on the operating table, and when they actually first meet, Boden goes to the hospital. Doesn’t even go to the firehouse. He goes to the hospital to find every single officer that gave out orders for that fire.
Dermot Mulroney for the very first time on the set of Chicago Fire, so the dynamic was new for the actors as well for the characters.
Some of the effects used in the promo for the episode also make me suspect that a lot of the emergency of the week will be recounted via flashbacks, which would also track with “Post-Mortem” as the title of the episode. Take a look and see for yourself:
Watch On
Tune in to NBC on Wednesday, April 16 at 9 p.m. ET for the “Post-Mortem” episode of Chicago Fire, as always right in the middle of NBC’s hit One Chicago block. It remains to be seen if this will be Eamonn Walker’s only episode of Season 13, but at least we can safely guess that Boden isn’t the fan favorite who fans need to worry about losing in a fire at this point.
Unfortunately, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med are all still waiting on renewal news for the 2025-2026 TV season. For now, you can just keep watching on Wednesday nights and/or stream next day with a Peacock subscription.