"Chicago P.D." Star LaRoyce Hawkins to Leave Series in Season 14
by Rosy Cordero
July 2, 2026


After 13 seasons, original cast member LaRoyce Hawkins is leaving the NBC police procedural as a series regular, sources tell Deadline. He will return to wrap up his character Kevin Atwater’s storyline in the first two or three episodes of the upcoming Season 14, we hear.

"Chicago P.D." is currently casting a new series regular, a Black cop who is an agent of chaos.

https://deadline.com/2026/07/chicago-pd-laroyce-hawkins-leaving-show-1236972797/

NBC Didn't Learn Its Lesson From Chicago P.D.'s Universally Hated Twist (https://screenrant.com/chicago-pd-jay-halsteady-exit-mistake-not-learn/)

Chicago P.D. cutting LaRoyce Hawkins from the cast as Officer Atwater for season 14 is repeating the same mistake from how Halstead exited.