Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Television |
Founded | 1988 |
Founder | Dick Wolf |
Headquarters | Universal Studios Lot, Universal City, California, United States |
Website |
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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.
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, 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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Network |
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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] |