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Wolf Entertainment
Formerly
  • Wolf Films (1988–2019)
Company typePrivate
IndustryTelevision
FoundedFebruary 29, 1988; 38 years ago (1988-02-29)
FounderDick Wolf
HeadquartersUniversal 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)
  • Tom Thayer (head of unscripted series)
  • Anastasia Puglisi (SVP of scripted series)[1]
ProductsLaw & Order franchise
Chicago franchise
FBI franchise
Websitewww.wolfentertainment.com

Wolf Entertainment is an American television production company founded by producer Dick Wolf in 1988. The company produces television franchises including Law & Order, Chicago, and FBI.

In April 2023, Wolf Entertainment extended its multi-year agreement with Universal Television through 2027, building on the original nine-figure deal signed in February 2020 that spanned both broadcast and streaming platforms.[2][3][4]

Originally named Wolf Films, the company was rebranded as Wolf Entertainment in 2019.[5] As of 2024, it has produced 40 television series totaling over 2,500 episodes. The company has received 96 Emmy nominations.[6]

Overview

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Wolf Entertainment produces several prime-time network television series that air on NBC and CBS. Current series include FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, and FBI: International (Tuesdays); Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med (Wednesdays); and Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Organized Crime (Thursdays).

In 2023, Wolf Entertainment entered the streaming market with On Call, a half-hour drama series. Initially, Amazon Freevee, in a joint production with Amazon MGM Studios and Universal Television, picked up the series but later moved it to Amazon Prime Video, with the series' release occurring in January 2025.[7] It was cancelled after one season in May 2025.[8]

Leadership structure

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Wolf Entertainment is led by founder Dick Wolf, with Peter Jankowski serving as Chief Operating Officer. In December 2024, the company hired Kevin Plunkett as Executive Vice President of Development, a role previously held by Danielle Gelber from 2011 to 2016.[9] Elliot Wolf heads the company's digital department.[10]

Filmography

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Television series

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Scripted

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Year(s) Title Network
1989 Gideon Oliver ABC
Christine Cromwell
1990 Nasty Boys NBC
H.E.L.P. ABC
1990–2010; 2022–present Law & Order NBC
1992 Mann & Machine
The Human Factor CBS
1993 Crime & Punishment NBC
South Beach
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
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
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
Law & Order True Crime
2018–present FBI CBS
2018 Law & Order: Hate Crimes NBC
2020–2025 FBI: Most Wanted CBS
2021–present Law & Order: Organized Crime NBC
2021–2025 FBI: International CBS
2025 On Call Prime Video

Unscripted

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Year(s) Title Network Notes
2000–2002 Arrest & Trial First-run syndication co-production with Studios USA Television Distribution and MoPo Productions
2002–2004 Crime & Punishment NBC co-production with Universal Television Distirbution, Anonymous Content and Shape Films
2012 Stars Earn Stripes co-production with Universal Television, One Three Media and Bill's Market & Television Productions
2013–present Cold Justice TNT/Oxygen co-production with Magical Elves
2015–2023 Nightwatch[11] A&E co-production with 44 Blue Productions
2015 Cold Justice: Sex Crimes TNT co-production with Magical Elves
3AM Showtime co-production with Showtime Networks and Left/Right Productions
2017 Inside the FBI: New York[12] USA Network
2017–2020 Criminal Confessions[13] Oxygen co-production with Oxygen Media Productions and Shed Media
2019 Murder for Hire co-production with Oxygen Media Productions, Shed Media and Green Lakes Productions
First Responders Live Fox co-production with 44 Blue Productions
2022–2024 Final Moments Oxygen[14] co-production with Oxygen Media Productions and Good Caper Content
2023 LA Fire and Rescue NBC[15] co-production with Universal Television Alternative Studio and 44 Blue Productions
2023–present Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler Oxygen co-production with Universal Television Alternative Studio, Magical Elves and Green Lakes Productions
2025–present Death Row Confidential: Secrets of a Serial Killer[16] co-production with Universal Television Alternative Studio, Fireside Pictures and Vanity Fair Studios
The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher[17] co-production with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Alfred Street Industries

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