Nicole Ari Parker Joins ‘Chicago P.D.’ For Season 8

Deadline is reporting that Nicole Ari Parker is joining NBC’s Chicago P.D. for a major recurring role on the upcoming eighth season of the Dick Wolf drama series. She will play Deputy Superintendent Samatha Miller.

From Atlanta originally, Miller is a progressive, ardent proponent of police reform. She wants to help Voight (Jason Beghe) and Intelligence adapt to the new reality but will not tolerate breaches of the new police guidelines and protocols.

A spinoff from Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., which has been renewed for three more seasons, revolves around members of the Chicago Police Department run by central character Detective Sergeant Hank Voight.

Wolf executive produces with Rick Eid, Eriq LaSalle, Derek Haas, Arthur. W. Forney and Peter Jankowski.

Most recently, Parker was a series regular on the Fox’s Empire.