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This Is Why Lauren German Isn't On Chicago Fire Anymore

Executive producer Matt Olmstead told TVLine that Lauren German's character "had to" be killed off the NBC hit show "because it affected the most people." He voiced it was a difficult decision to remove German because she was a "can-do-it-all actress" who has the "magical combination" to be "likable" and "funny." But Olmstead said "the intention" was always to find the character "who was going to give a big impact," and sadly, Leslie Shay was the answer. He also noted that German was "professional" about her character being written off, voicing that, in the acting business, people "mourn and move on."

After Shay was killed after succumbing to injuries from an explosion at the beginning of the third season, the reality of German's exit hit deep with fans. Followers fell in love with her graceful portrayal of an openly gay paramedic in addition to her being one of the few female characters on the show at the time. And to this day, it's still hard for some to move on from German's exit. 

After her death on the series, German took to her now-deleted Twitter account, and thanked the "most-gifted loving crew and cast" for an "amazing experience," as recorded by Carter Matt. And everything seemed to work out for the best, as she was cast right away on a hit Biblical fantasy-crime series that became majorly popular on the world's biggest streaming service.

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Abbie Anker

Update: 2024-05-18