We are inching closer and closer to the hallowed One Chicago crossover—an event that has been six years in the

making. The 2020 pandemic happened more recently than the last three-part crossover, which also, interestingly

enough, dealt with a deadly virus.

We digress. One Chicago is gearing up for another storyline that stretches across three hours. There will even be some exciting switch-ups occurring with regard to scheduling. Chicago Med usually kicks things off, but on Wednesday, January 29, the script will be flipped to start with Chicago Fire before pivoting to Med and Chicago PD.

Joe Minoso will be leading the charge on Chicago Fire. The actor has been present for each of the crossover events and has had the opportunity to work with just about everybody in the franchise, including Chicago Med standout Steven Weber. In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Minoso jokingly mocked Weber, expressing his disappointment from their time together during the 2019 One Chicago crossover. “I was so excited to work with Steven Weber, and then I did, and it was a real disappointment,” he stated. “He was just really, really hard to work with.” However, Minoso quickly clarified that he was just joking. “That’s a joke,” he announced. “Please don’t take that seriously. [Laughs] I think at this point, with the exception of some of the newer people on Med who came in this season, I’ve had the pleasure of working with pretty much everybody on all three shows.”

Despite being one of the few actors who has experience with most One Chicago veterans, Minoso assured the outlet that the novelty of collaborating on an interconnected story has not worn off for him. It remains just as exciting as the first time around. “The fact that we can talk about being in a universe that has three shows that interact with each other,” he noted, “and has been going on for over a decade seems like a miracle. And so just to be in that hemisphere is incredible.”

He’s not wrong. All three One Chicago shows continue to be staples for NBC. Fire and Med, in particular, have performed extremely well in the ratings during the first half of their respective seasons. At this rate, we can expect plenty of opportunities for future crossovers as well.