Wolf Entertainment

Wolf Entertainment
	Logo used since 2019
Formerly	Wolf Films (1988–2019);
Company type	Private
Industry	Television
Founded	1988; 37 years ago
Founder	Dick Wolf
Headquarters	Universal Studios Lot, Universal City, California, United States
Key people	Dick Wolf (chairman and CEO); Peter Jankowski (president and 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);
Products	Law & Order franchise; Chicago franchise; FBI franchise
Website	www.wolfentertainment.com

Wolf Entertainment is an American television production company founded by producer Dick Wolf in 1988. 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.^[2]

Originally named Wolf Films, the company was rebranded to Wolf Entertainment in 2019.^[3] 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."^[4]

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.^[5]

Podcasts

In 2019, Wolf Entertainment ventured into the podcast space, launching "The Squadroom", a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit companion show.^[6]

Additionally, Wolf premiered a scripted podcast called "Hunted" starring Parker Posey in the fall of 2019.^[7] 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.^[8]

Filmography

Scripted television series

Year(s)	Title	Network
1989	Gideon Oliver	ABC
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
1992	The Human Factor	CBS
1993	Crime & Punishment	NBC
1993	South Beach	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	NBC
1998	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	NBC
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
2017	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
2025	On Call (TV series)	Prime Video

Unscripted television series

Year(s)	Title	Network
2000–2002	Arrest & Trial	First-run syndication
2002–2004	Crime & Punishment	NBC
2012	Stars Earn Stripes	NBC
2013–present	Cold Justice	TNT/Oxygen
2015–2023	Nightwatch^[9]	A&E
2015	Cold Justice: Sex Crimes	TNT
2015	3AM	Showtime
2017	Inside the FBI: New York^[10]	USA Network
2017–2020	Criminal Confessions^[11]	Oxygen
2019	Murder for Hire	Oxygen
2019	First Responders Live	Fox
2022–2024	Final Moments	Oxygen^[12]
2023	LA Fire and Rescue	NBC^[13]
2023–present	Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler	Oxygen

References

^ Hipes, Patrick (June 24, 2021). "'Wolf Entertainment Ups Anastasia Puglisi To SVP'".
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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'".
^ Petski, Denise (May 14, 2021). "'Below Deck' Cold Water Series, 'NBC Greenlights Dick Wolf Docuseries 'LA Fire And Rescue".

External links

Official website

[1] Hipes, Patrick (June 24, 2021). "'Wolf Entertainment Ups Anastasia Puglisi To SVP'".

[2] Malone, Michael (May 17, 2021). "An Empire of TV Crime Shows Raised by Wolf".

[3] Steinberg, Brian (September 24, 2019). "'Dick Wolf Refashions His Company for Digital Era".

[4] 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"".

[5] Reel Chicago (July 2, 2021). "Wolf Entertainment's On Call will air exclusively on IMDB".

[6] Goldberg, Leslie (September 26, 2019). "'Law & Order: SVU' Launches Companion Podcast'". The Hollywood Reporter.

[7] Spangler, Todd (October 22, 2019). "Parker Posey Stars in 'Hunted,' First Podcast From Dick Wolf and Endeavor Audio".

[8] Easton, Anne (December 22, 2019). "The 'Law & Order' Team Branches Out with Crime Fiction Podcast Hunted". Forbes.

[9] Nightwatch at IMDb (2015–2018). Retrieved February 27, 2020.

[10] "'Inside the FBI: New York' Promo Reveals Premiere for Dick Wolf Docuseries". Entertainment Weekly.

[11] 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.

[12] 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'".

[13] Petski, Denise (May 14, 2021). "'Below Deck' Cold Water Series, 'NBC Greenlights Dick Wolf Docuseries 'LA Fire And Rescue".

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