Wolf Entertainment

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Wolf Entertainment
Formerly
  • Wolf Films (1988–2019)
Company type Private
Industry Television
Founded1988;37 years ago (1988)
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)
  • Tom Thayer (head of unscripted series)
  • Anastasia Puglisi (SVP of scripted series) [1]
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. The company produces television franchises including Law & Order , Chicago , and FBI .

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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

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

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

Television series

Scripted

Year(s)TitleNetwork
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 ManN/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

Year(s)TitleNetworkNotes
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 TNTco-production with Magical Elves
3AM Showtime co-production with Showtime Networks and Left/Right Productions
2017Inside the FBI: New York [12] USA Network
2017–2020 Criminal Confessions [13] Oxygenco-production with Oxygen Media Productions and Shed Media
2019Murder for Hireco-production with Oxygen Media Productions, Shed Media and Green Lakes Productions
First Responders Live Fox co-production with 44 Blue Productions
2022–2024Final MomentsOxygen [14] co-production with Oxygen Media Productions and Good Caper Content
2023LA Fire and Rescue NBC [15] co-production with Universal Television Alternative Studio and 44 Blue Productions
2023–presentProsecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler Oxygen co-production with Universal Television Alternative Studio, Magical Elves and Green Lakes Productions
2025–presentDeath 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

References

  1. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (June 24, 2021). "'Wolf Entertainment Ups Anastasia Puglisi To SVP'".
  2. ↑ Hailu, Selome (April 11, 2023). "With Nine Shows on the Air, Dick Wolf Extends Overall Deal at Universal Television Through 2027". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ Shaw,Bloomberg, Lucas. "Producer Dick Wolf signs new nine-figure deal with Universal". Fortune. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ Malone, Michael (May 17, 2021). "An Empire of TV Crime Shows Raised by Wolf".
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the World of Wolf Entertainment". Wolf Entertainment. September 24, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Awards Search". Television Academy. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Wolf Entertainment's First Streaming Series On Call Coming to Prime Video". Wolf Entertainment. April 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "On Call: Prime Video Cancels Police Drama But Season Two Being Shopped Elsewhere". IMDb. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (December 20, 2024). "Kevin Plunkett Joins Wolf Entertainment As Head Of Development". Deadline. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ Longeretta, Emily (January 9, 2025). "'On Call' Co-Creator Elliot Wolf on Whether the Show Is Connected to the One Chicago Universe and Dad Dick Wolf's Advice: 'Don't F— It Up'". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  11. ↑ Nightwatch at IMDb (2015–2018). Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ "'Inside the FBI: New York' Promo Reveals Premiere for Dick Wolf Docuseries". Entertainment Weekly .
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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'".
  15. ↑ Petski, Denise (May 14, 2021). "'Below Deck' Cold Water Series, 'NBC Greenlights Dick Wolf Docuseries 'LA Fire And Rescue''".
  16. ↑ "Fellow Inmate of Serial Killer Joseph Naso Helps Link Him To Other Crimes from Behind Bars". Oxygen. August 19, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Oxygen Taps Legendary NYC Death Investigator for New Dick Wolf True-Crime Series". Memorable TV. September 4, 2025.
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