Wolf Entertainment
Wolf Entertainment is an American television production company founded in 1988 by producer Dick Wolf, known for its television franchises Law & Order, Chicago, and FBI.
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| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Dick Wolf |
| Headquarters | Universal Studios Lot, Universal City, California, United States |
| Website | www |
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.
Television
Wolf Entertainment dominates prime-time network television in the United States, with full-night lineups on both NBC and CBS. Current series include FBI, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International (Tuesdays), Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med (Wednesdays), Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Organized Crime (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]
Streaming
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 ATTN: and Universal Television.[4]
Podcasts
In 2019, Wolf Entertainment ventured into the podcast space, launching "The Squadroom", a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 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]
People
- Dick Wolf, Chairman & CEO
- Peter Jankowski, President & COO
- Arthur W. Forney, Head of Post Production
- Elliot Wolf, Head of Digital
- Tom Thayer, Head of Unscripted Series
- Anastasia Puglisi, SVP of Scripted Series[8]
Filmography
Scripted
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1994–1998 | New York Undercover | Fox |
| 1995 | The Wright Verdicts | CBS |
| 1996 | Swift Justice | UPN |
| 1997 | Feds | CBS |
| 1997–1998 | Players | NBC |
| 1998 | Exiled: A Law & Order Movie | |
| The Invisible Man | N/A | |
| 1999–present | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | NBC |
| 2000 | D.C. | The WB |
| 2000–2001 | Deadline | NBC |
| 2000 | Arrest & Trial | Syndication |
| 2001–2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | NBC/USA Network |
| 2003 | Dragnet | ABC |
| 2005–2006 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | NBC |
| 2006 | Conviction | |
| 2009–2014 | Law & Order: UK | ITV |
| 2010–2011 | Law & Order: LA | 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 | Law & Order: Hate Crimes | NBC |
| 2020–present | FBI: Most Wanted | CBS |
| 2021–present | Law & Order: Organized Crime | NBC |
| 2021–present | FBI: International | CBS |
| TBA | On Call (TV series) | IMDb TV |
Unscripted
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–present | Cold Justice | TNT/Oxygen |
| 2015–present | Nightwatch[9] | A&E |
| 2015 | Cold Justice: Sex Crimes | TNT |
| 3AM | Showtime | |
| 2017 | Inside the FBI: New York[10] | USA Network |
| 2017–present | Criminal Confessions[11] | Oxygen |
| 2019 | Murder for Hire | |
| First Responders Live | Fox | |
| TBA | LA Fire and Rescue | NBC[12] |
| TBA | Final Moments | Oxygen[13] |
References
- Malone, Michael (May 17, 2021). "An Empire of TV Crime Shows Raised by Wolf".
- Steinberg, Brian (September 24, 2019). "'Dick Wolf Refashions His Company for Digital Era".
- Del Rosario, Alexandra (October 26, 2020). "'Chicago P.D.' Actor Jason Beghe Says Season 8 Will Further Address Police Brutality & Racism: "We're Trying To Be Useful"".
- Reel Chicago (July 2, 2021). "Wolf Entertainment's On Call will air exclusively on IMDB".
- Goldberg, Leslie (September 26, 2019). "'Law & Order: SVU' Launches Companion Podcast'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Spangler, Todd (October 22, 2019). "Parker Posey Stars in 'Hunted,' First Podcast From Dick Wolf and Endeavor Audio".
- Easton, Anne (December 22, 2019). "The 'Law & Order' Team Branches Out with Crime Fiction Podcast Hunted". Forbes.
- Hipes, Patrick (June 24, 2021). "'Wolf Entertainment Ups Anastasia Puglisi To SVP'".
- Nightwatch at IMDb (2015–2018). Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- "'Inside the FBI: New York' Promo Reveals Premiere for Dick Wolf Docuseries". Entertainment Weekly.
- Petski, Denise (August 22, 2017). "'Criminal Confessions': Dick Wolf's Oxygen Media Reality Series Gets Premiere Date, Trailer".
- Petski, Denise (May 14, 2021). "'Below Deck' Cold Water Series, 'NBC Greenlights Dick Wolf Docuseries 'LA Fire And Rescue".
- White, Peter (May 13, 2021). "'Below Deck' Cold Water Series, 'Summer House' Winter Spinoff, Dick Wolf Unscripted Crime Series & Jason Biggs Game Show Lead NBCU Cable Lineup'".