"For us, this was really about reclaiming our show," Sophia said of the podcast in a January 2022 interview on CBS Mornings. "It was about taking all of the joy and the power back and taking out the trash."

The Chicago PD alum continued, "You have these great memories, but you also have some things you went through that were less than ideal. But I think you know, so many people, not just in our industry, but many industries—you've heard so many people talk about the toxic work culture, and it's a strange thing when you have kind of the good and the bad wrapped up in the thing that launched your career."

But despite dealing with hardships on set, much of the cast took one special thing away from their time on the show—each other. And many alum reunited in November to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary. 

"Got to hang out with some great humans this weekend," Austin Nichols, who played Julian Baker on the drama, wrote on Instagram after the reunion. "Old friends. Old stories. Lots of laughs. And made a bunch of new friends. Thank you to everyone who made this happen!" 

And for more pictures from the epic reunion, keep reading.