Emily Longeretta Tracy Spiridakos is saying goodbye to Haley Upton. Ahead of the May 22 finale, the “Chicago P.D.” actor is opening up for the first time about her decision to leave the procedural at the end of Season 11.
In an exclusive interview with Variety, Spiridakos, who joined the Dick Wolf police drama in Season 4, reveals she went to showrunner Gwen Sigan at the end of Season 10 to share that she wanted the next season to be her last. “I decided at the end of my sixth season, which is when I had reached out to Gwen and to everyone at Wolf to let them know that I just wanted to do one more year.
I wanted us to send out the character with one last season,” Spiridakos says. “It was a hard decision — very, very hard. I love everybody on the show — cast, crew, producers, writers, everybody.
It’s such an incredible team. I was just curious what was out there for me and wanted to switch it up, and that was it.” Spiridakos, who will have appeared on 140 episodes of “Chicago P.D.” after the finale, says there are two qualities that Upton has that she hopes she can take with her when she goes. “One of my favorite things about her is her vulnerability is her strength.
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