What happened to Alvin Olinsky on 'Chicago PD'? Know why was he written off from the show

character of Alvin Olinsky was killed in Season 5 finale of popular TV show Chicago PD. re was a lot of curiosity within fans as to what exactly had happened to character in show and why was his character killed off. In an interview with a leading entertainment portal, showrunner Rick Eid shared reason why writers wrote Olinsky off.

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Why did Elias Koteas leave Chicago PD?

Elias Koteas on Chicago PD played role of Alvin Olinsky. Rick Eid revealed that writers had decided to write Olinsky off from show. Elias Koteas had plans to leave show. 

Rick talked about how death of Olinsky was appropriate ending for storyline between Hank Voight and Denny Woods. Olinsky was caught in between this storyline and hence y decided to put an end to this. story-line had been going on for  whole fifth season. 

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Eid revealed that it was a decision that involved organically from storyline of Voight and Woods. writers kept deciding about an idea that Voight's decision of killing Bingham will result in repercussions. After brainstorming a lot, writers decided that Olinsky should be one who will pay for Voight's sins. It was because Voight loved and admired Alvin so much. 

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Rick also shared Elias Koteas' reaction to news that his character will be killed off. He said that Elias handled news professionally and remained committed to show and his character. He also called Elias a terrific actor and that he has been an important part of show. 

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Alvin Olinsky was t first character to be involuntarily written out of a Chicago show. Chicago Fire also wrote off characters played by Lauren German, Charlie Barnett and Steven R. McQueen. He is also second original cast member to leave after four seasons, after Sophia Bush. 

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