The eighth season of Chicago P.D., an American police drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, and Rick Eid.
[1] On September 22, 2020, Nicole Ari Parker joined the cast as Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller.
[19] On October 26, 2020, Jason Beghe confirmed that the season would address police brutality and racism, following the police murder of George Floyd, its worldwide protests, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
[20] In December 2020, Cleveland Berto was announced to be joining the cast as a series regular in the role of Jalen Walker.
The character was later renamed Andre Cooper and Berto was only credited in three episodes as a guest star.