Chicago P.D. showrunner Gwen Sigan has confirmed that Officer Kevin Atwater and therapist Val Soto have formally gone their separate methods. The information comes amid rising hypothesis concerning the pair’s future following the earlier season’s finale. Sigan additionally revealed how the break up will form Kevin’s character this season.
Gwen Sigan says Kevin and Val ‘have damaged up’ on Chicago P.D.
Kevin Atwater’s love life has taken one other difficult activate Chicago P.D., with showrunner Gwen Sigan confirming that his relationship with Val Soto has formally come to an finish.
Kevin’s relationship with Val started as an off-the-cuff romance, which regularly developed into one thing deeper. Nevertheless, the Season 12 finale hinted at pressure of their relationship when Kevin missed her calls throughout an Intelligence case, leaving followers unsure about their future. As well as, actress Natalee Linez, who performed Val, joined Dick Wolf’s FBI offshoot, CIA, a transfer that confirmed her exit from Chicago P.D.
Sigan advised Soaps.com, “They’ve damaged up,” explaining that the breakup will open up a brand new chapter for Kevin. She stated, “He’s on this very totally different spot of life. So we’ve bought this nice visitor star that is available in and sort of shakes him up, and could be very totally different from him, and [has a] very totally different perspective and [is] in a really totally different time in her life.”
Sigan states that the 2 turn out to be related by a very tough case, which opens new alternatives for Kevin. It additionally permits Kevin to mirror on his personal life otherwise.
Beforehand, in a press release to Give Me My Distant, the showrunner additionally clarified that Atwater is coming into a interval of transition and reflection. “Atwater received’t be with Val this season, and resulting from that breakup, he’s in a very nice transitional part,” Sigan stated. She additionally defined how Kevin’s relationship with Val helped him with self-reflection.
