Chicago P.D. Season 13 Episode 5 Is Almost Here: Release Date, Time, and Where to Watch
After a spree of violent robberies and a kidnapping that left a woman fighting for her life in Root Cause, Chicago P.D. barrels toward Season 13 Episode 5—here’s the release date, time, and where to watch.
Chicago P.D. is back on the beat with Season 13, Episode 5 just around the corner. If you watched last week, you know the show left a few threads dangling on purpose, including a mysterious envelope that clearly is not junk mail. Here is when to tune in, where to watch, and a quick refresher on what the squad is walking into.
Previously on Chicago P.D.: 'Root Cause'
Episode 4 zeroed in on Gary, a repeat offender spiraling through addiction and old trauma. He pulled off a rough string of robberies and then escalated by abducting a woman who later showed up at a clinic in critical condition. The team traced Gary’s history to a woman named Sage, who filled in the gaps on why he keeps detonating his life like this. Meanwhile, Voight received an unmarked envelope from someone who clearly knows how to push his buttons. Translation: expect fallout.
When and where to watch Episode 5
- Release date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- U.S. airtimes: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
- How to watch: Live on NBC
NBC, one of the oldest broadcast networks in the U.S., is still the home base for this franchise. If the channel rings a bell, it is probably from its long-running mix of news and entertainment staples like Today, The Tonight Show, and Saturday Night Live, plus competition and procedural hits such as The Voice and Law & Order. Chicago P.D. fits squarely into that lineup.
What the show is about (quick refresher)
Chicago P.D. follows the men and women of District 21. You have the uniformed officers handling day-to-day street crimes, and the Intelligence Unit tackling the headline stuff: organized crews, drug networks, major homicides, and the cases that don’t stay tidy. The series lives in the gray areas where doing the job and doing the right thing are not always the same thing.
What to expect next
With Gary’s case turning uglier and Voight’s mystery mailer likely pulling the thread on a larger problem, Episode 5 should keep the pressure on. If that envelope was the setup, this is where we start getting the answers — or at least better questions.