Wolf Entertainment
 Logo used since 2019 | |
| 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 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.
Overview
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]
Staff
- 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
Unscripted
| 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
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on August 24, 2017.
- ^ 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'".