Once upon a time, the return of NBC’s One Chicago block in the fall would mean the Halstead brothers (played by Nick Gehlfuss and Jesse Lee Soffer) coming back to primetime on their respective shows.

From the moment Jesse Lee Soffer exited Chicago PD after season 10, fans have been anxiously awaiting his return to the franchise, and understandably so. Soffer’s Detective Jay Halstead was not only ...