It’s hard to imagine Jesse Spencer doing anything before or after “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago P.D.” and “Chicago Med.” He had become synonymous with Capt. Matthew Casey after playing him for nearly a decade before throwing in the towel in 2021. However, Spencer has kept himself busy since Casey hung up his bunker gear and drove off to start afresh in Portland. But, in real life, Spencer’s new gig is definitely not within driving distance.
The actor has returned to his Aussie homeland to star in a new eight-part Disney+ dramedy, “Last Days of the Space Age.” And, the show is about as different from “Chicago Fire” as you can get, although there is an inferno or two included. Per Collider, the series is set in Perth, Western Australia, in the late 1970s. It brings together a Miss Universe pageant, a wide-reaching, total power blackout, and a U.S. space station plummeting out of the skies and exploding on Earth.
“Against this backdrop of international cultural and political shifts, three families in a tight-knit coastal community find their marriages, friendships, and futures put to the test,” Deadline describes. The outlet also reports that the period piece is scheduled to air sometime in 2023. So, aside from dodging fiery, falling space debris exploding down under and hobnobbing with bikini clad beauty queens in the dark, what else has Jesse Spencer been up to since leaving “Chicago Fire”?
Nicki
