Wolf Entertainment
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| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Dick Wolf |
| Headquarters | Universal Studios Lot, Universal City, California, United States |
| Products | Law & Order franchise Chicago franchise FBI franchise |
| Website | www |
Wolf Entertainment is an American television production company founded in 1988 by producer Dick Wolf. It 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.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Staff
[edit]- 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
[edit]Scripted
[edit]Unscripted
[edit]| 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 | Cold Justice: Sex Crimes | 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] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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'".