Chicago Fire fans might find this season 15 casting update not so hot.
Joe Miñoso, who has lit up fans’ hearts as character Joe Cruz since the show’s premiere in 2012, is set to depart the Dick Wolf production, E! News has learned.
As season 14 came to an end in May, the 47-year-old was one of four original cast members remaining, joining costars David Eigenberg (Christopher Herrmann), Christian Stolte (Randy “Mouch” McHolland) and Taylor Kinney (Kelly Severide)—though NBC hasn’t shared whether all three will return for season 15.
E! News has reached out to NBC but has not received a comment.
But Chi-Hards (the nickname for the series’ fandom) can rest assured Cruz and his fictional family’s storylines—which includes Cruz’s wife Chloe Cruz (played by Kristen Gutoskie) learning she’s pregnant with twins—won’t go unfinished. Miñoso is set to appear in several episodes in the forthcoming 15th season, the reports noted.