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Chicago Justice
GenreLegal drama
Created byDick Wolf
Developed by
Starring
ComposerAtli Örvarsson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerCarla Corwin
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) –
present

Chicago Justice is an American legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and is the fourth installment of Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise. The series premiered on NBC as a special preview on March 1, 2017. The show follows the prosecutors and investigators at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office as they navigate their way through Chicago area politics, the legal arena, and media coverage while pursuing justice.

Plot

Set in Chicago, Chicago Justice is the fourth series in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise. It follows the State's Attorney team of prosecutors and investigators who work around the clock to bring justice to victims.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring

  • Lindsey Pearlman as Joy Fletcher

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Fake"Donald PetrieMichael ChernuchinMarch 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)8.73[2]

Assistant State's Attorney Peter Stone and Chief Investigator Antonio Dawson prepare to prosecute the suspect responsible for the warehouse fire. When the suspect's supposed confession is deemed false and the defense prevents a cross-examination by Stone, the State's Attorney's office must find a motive and bring justice to both the victims and their families.

This episode concludes a crossover that begins on the Chicago Fire episode "Deathtrap" and continues on the Chicago P.D. episode "Emotional Proximity".
2"Uncertainty Principle"Norberto BarbaWilliam N. FordesMarch 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)7.21[3]
After a suspect dies in custody, Dawson is put into an uncomfortable situation when the State's Attorney's department begins accusing Detective Kevin Atwater (guest star LaRoyce Hawkins) of using excessive force when catching the man, who was accused of drug dealing. Subsequently, Stone is forced to charge Atwater with first degree murder.
3"See Something"Fred BernerStory by: Dick Wolf & Michael Chernuchin
Teleplay by: Michael Chernuchin		March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)6.07[4]
The State's Attorney's office is in a sensitive situation when a Muslim graduate student is found brutally murdered. Stone and Valdez try to convict a fraternity student but come to find he was set up, leading Dawson and Nagel to arrest the victim's best friend. During the trial, the best friend admits to the killing because he found out the victim was plotting a major terrorist attack, leaving Stone and Valdez to question if this was a heroic act or an act of murder.
4"Judge Not"Elodie KeeneApril FitzsimmonsMarch 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)6.42[5]
Valdez is in hot water when she becomes a witness to the murder of a popular judge after having drinks with him at a bar. Stone questions Valdez's relationship with the victim and when she does not give him a straight answer, he refuses to allow her to work the case. In court, the team unearth the killer to be the ex-husband of a rape victim, whose attacker was given a lenient sentence by the judge.
5"Friendly Fire"Stephen CraggRichard Sweren & April FitzsimmonsMarch 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)5.74[6]
The team investigates the brutal murder of a Navy SEAL veteran. Stone and Valdez discover at the autopsy that the victim had ingested a flash drive containing classified information about a botched Navy mission that he was involved in, which causes difficulties with the case when Jeffries, a military veteran, forbids Stone from using the video in the evidence trial.
6"Dead Meat"Eriq La SalleLawrence KaplowMarch 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)5.84[7]
Dawson and Nagel investigate the murder of a Chicago police officer. They initially called it a suicide because the officer had cancer however, the medical examiner found that the victim had a broken neck. Stone and Valdez lead the trail and determine that the suspect is the same person who has committed arson and was exonerated the first time.
7"Double Helix"Donald PetrieElizabeth RinehartApril 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)5.91[8]
Nagel and Dawson are disturbed when they investigate the brutal murder of a pregnant woman whose unborn baby was cut from her stomach. Stone and Valdez begin to prosecute the person involved. Soon after, the evidence leads to believe that the killer is a relative of a serial killer that Stone had put away. Meanwhile, Nagel files a petition for joint custody for a estranged child.
8"Lily's Law"Donald PetrieAllison IntrieriApril 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)5.53[9]
After a guilty verdict is handed down, a juror in the case is found dead in a lake. The team investigates and discovers that she actually committed suicide because she was cyber stalked and heavily harassed. Stone does everything in his power to bring the person responsible to justice.
9"Comma"Alex ZakrzewskiMichael Chernuchin & Allison IntrieriApril 16, 2017 (2017-04-16)N/A
The State's Attorneys office investigates the murder of a college student and a college student who was acquitted for murder in Spain for the death of her boyfriend is the number one prime suspect involved. Stone digs deeper and thinks it might not be her or an innocent student.
10"Drill"[10]UnknownUnknownApril 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)N/A
11"AQD"[11]UnknownUnknownApril 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)N/A
12"Fool Me Twice"[12]UnknownUnknownMay 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)N/A
13"Tycoon"[13]UnknownUnknownMay 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)N/A

Production

Rumored to be in development on January 13, 2016, as a spinoff from Chicago P.D.,[14] the show was confirmed on January 21 under the working title Chicago Law during the 2016 Television Critics Association winter press tour.[15] By the time of March 11, the title was changed to Chicago Justice.[16] Filming began on March 28 for the backdoor pilot that aired on May 11 as the twenty-first episode of the third season of Chicago P.D.[17] The pilot is partially based on historical events and finds its inception from a true story.[18] On May 12, 2016, a day after the backdoor pilot aired on Chicago P.D., NBC gave the show a series order.[19] The series premiered as a special preview on March 1, 2017, concluding a crossover with Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.[20] It then premiered in its scheduled time slot on March 5, 2017.[21]

Casting

Philip Winchester was the first to be cast on February 19, 2016, as Peter Stone, the prosecutor who put Voight in prison years ago.[22][23] His father is Benjamin Stone, an assistant district attorney on the first four seasons of Law & Order.[24] It is implied that he previously played professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Nazneen Contractor joined the series on March 11, 2016,[16] and Joelle Carter on March 14, 2016.[25] Rocky alum Carl Weathers joined the cast on March 19 as Cook County State's Attorney Mark Jefferies,[26] while Ryan-James Hatanaka was added to the cast on March 24.[27] Lorraine Toussaint reprised her role in the pilot as defense attorney Shambala Green, who appeared in seven episodes of Law & Order.[28] Contractor exited the show on July 7, 2016, to join the cast of CBS police procedural drama Ransom.[29] On August 25, 2016, Monica Barbaro was added to the cast.[30] On September 28, it was reported that Jon Seda's character Antonio Dawson would move from P.D. to Justice, where Antonio will become an investigator for the State's Attorney's office. With this move, Hatanaka departed the series.[31] Richard Brooks will reprise his Law & Order role of Paul Robinette in the episode "Uncertainty Principle".[32] Tovah Feldshuh appeared on the premiere episode as her Law & Order character Danielle Melnick, now a judge.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the show has a rating of 67% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 5.21/10.[33] On Metacritic, the show has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating generally "mixed or average reviews".[34]

Ratings

Ep. No. Episode Air date Rating/share
(18–49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		DVR
(18–49) 		DVR viewers
(millions) 		Total
(18–49) 		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Fake" March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) 1.7/7 8.73[2] — — — —
2 "Uncertainty Principle" March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05) 1.4/4 7.21[3] — — — —
3 "See Something" March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) 1.3/5 6.07[4] 0.7 3.22 2.0 9.28[35]
4 "Judge Not" March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) 1.2/4 6.42[5] — 2.34 — 8.77[35]
5 "Friendly Fire" March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19) 1.0/4 5.74[6] 0.6 2.64 1.6 8.38[36]
6 "Dead Meat" March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26) 1.0/4 5.84[7] 0.6 2.65 1.6 8.49[37]
7 "Double Helix" April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02) 0.9/3 5.91[8] 0.6 2.59 1.5 8.50[38]
8 "Lily's Law" April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09) 1.0/4 5.53[9] TBA TBA TBA TBA
9 "Comma" April 16, 2017 (2017-04-16) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
10 "Drill" April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
11 "AQD" April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
12 "Fool Me Twice" May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
13 "Tycoon" May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

References

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