What happened to Kiana Cook on Chicago PD? Details on star Toya Turner leaving NBC show
Another one bites the Chicago dust.
But here's where it gets controversial... Police officer Kiana Cook has left Chicago PD (https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/one-chicago/) intelligence unit, and the season 13 premiere revealed how. Season 12 ended with the unit disbanded, and the first episode picked up four weeks later, with Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) back on patrol in District 11. During one of the opening conversations with Internal Affairs Division Commander Devlin, he reveals where the rest of his team has landed, including sharing what had happened to Kiana, played by Toya Turner.
Toya joined the NBC series in 2024, making her debut in season 12 as Kiana (https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/710286/chicago-pd-season-12-makes-major-cast-change/) , a character who built a quick rapport with Officer Dante Torres (https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/729988/chicago-pd-kiana-reaction-torres-secret-exclusive/) (Benjamin Levy Aguiler) and had a detailed backstory that included an estranged relationship with her mother, a society woman in Chicago. But fans will not learn anything further about Kiana, as Voight said: "My officer Kiana Cook, she just took a permanent spot on 17th, and I don't want to lose any more members."
Officer Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) had been put back on patrol, while viewers saw Officer Dante Torres struggling at home without his day-to-day routine, and Detective Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciat - https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/738730/chicago-pd-star-welcomes-secret-baby-marina-squerciati/) i) and her husband, Officer Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger), also at home – and making the most of their time alone as newlyweds. The episode saw the team come together off the books to help Voight track down a gunman who killed an elderly woman Voight had been helping.
And this is the part most people miss... I'm grateful for the time I had bringing Kiana to life. Thank you to everyone who welcomed me so warmly.
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This will be the third episode Jesse has directed (https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20230322167458/chicago-pd-season-10-jesse-lee-soffer-possible-return/) ; he made his directorial debut in season 10 when he was still appearing on the show as Jay Halstead, and then again in season 11.
