| Wolf Entertainment | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Television |
| Founder: | Dick Wolf |
| Location: | Universal Studios Lot, Universal City, California, United States |
| Products: | Law & Order franchise Chicago franchise FBI franchise |
Wolf Entertainment is an American television production company founded by producer Dick Wolf in 1988. Based at the Universal Studios Lot, in Universal City, California, the company is known for its television franchises Law & Order, Chicago, and FBI.
In February 2020, Wolf Entertainment signed one of the largest deals in television history. The nine-figure deal, which spans broadcast and streaming, keeps the company and its high-profile projects at Universal Television, the company's long-time home, for an additional five years.[1]
Originally named Wolf Films, the company was rebranded to Wolf Entertainment in 2019.[2] As of July 2021, the company had produced around 1900 hours of television and received 94 Emmy nominations.
Wolf Entertainment dominates prime-time network television in the United States, with full-night lineups on both NBC and CBS. Current series include FBI, and (Tuesdays), Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med (Wednesdays), Law & Order, , and (Thursdays).
In 2021, Wolf Entertainment became part of the conversation around depictions of policing in the media. In a conversation with fellow Wolf Entertainment star Julian McMahon on Wolf Entertainment's YouTube page, Chicago P.D. star Jason Beghe explained "I think we feel a certain sense of responsibility to address these issues, which is fun and challenging. Thankfully we have some good writers and good advisers."[3]
In 2022, Wolf Entertainment will dip its toes into the streaming world with its new series On Call. The half-hour drama series, which will follow a veteran and rookie police officer in Long Beach, California, was picked up by Amazon's Freevee. The series is a joint production with and Universal Television.[4]
In 2019, Wolf Entertainment ventured into the podcast space, launching "The Squadroom", a companion show.[5]
Additionally, Wolf premiered a scripted podcast called "Hunted" starring Parker Posey in the fall of 2019.[6] The podcast, which was touted as the first of many upcoming podcasts from the production company, was executive produced by the company's Head of Digital, Elliot Wolf.[7]
| Year | Title | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver | ABC | |
| 1989 | Christine Cromwell | ABC | |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys | NBC | |
| 1990 | H.E.L.P. | ABC | |
| 1990–2010; 2022–present | Law & Order | NBC | |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine | NBC | |
| 1992 | The Human Factor | CBS | |
| 1993 | Crime & Punishment | NBC | |
| 1993 | South Beach | NBC | |
| 1994–1998 | New York Undercover | Fox | |
| 1995 | The Wright Verdicts | CBS | |
| 1996 | Swift Justice | UPN | |
| 1997 | Feds | CBS | |
| 1997–1998 | Players | NBC | |
| 1998 | |||
| The Invisible Man | N/A | ||
| 1999–present | NBC | ||
| 2000 | D.C. | The WB | |
| 2000–2001 | Deadline | NBC | |
| 2000 | Arrest & Trial | Syndication | |
| 2001–2011 | NBC/USA Network | ||
| 2003 | Dragnet | ABC | |
| 2005–2006 | NBC | ||
| 2006 | Conviction | ||
| 2009–2014 | ITV | ||
| 2010–2011 | NBC | ||
| 2012–present | Chicago Fire | ||
| 2014–present | Chicago P.D. | ||
| 2015–present | Chicago Med | ||
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | ||
| Law & Order True Crime | |||
| 2018–present | FBI | CBS | |
| 2018 | NBC | ||
| 2020–present | CBS | ||
| 2021–present | NBC | ||
| 2021–present | CBS | ||
| 2025 | On Call (TV series) | Prime |
| Year | Title | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2002 | Arrest & Trial | First-run syndication | |
| 2002–2004 | Crime & Punishment | NBC | |
| 2013–present | Cold Justice | TNT/Oxygen | |
| 2015–present | Nightwatch[9] | A&E | |
| 2015 | TNT | ||
| 3AM | Showtime | ||
| 2017 | Inside the FBI: New York[10] | USA Network | |
| 2017–2020 | Criminal Confessions[11] | Oxygen | |
| 2019 | Murder for Hire | ||
| First Responders Live | Fox | ||
| 2023–present | LA Fire and Rescue | NBC[12] | |
| TBA | Final Moments | Oxygen[13] |