Chicago (franchise)

Chicago franchise
Creator	Michael Brandt Derek Haas Dick Wolf Matt Olmstead
Original work	Chicago Fire
Films and television
Television series	Chicago Fire Chicago P.D. Chicago Med Chicago Justice
Miscellaneous
Related TV series	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Chicago franchise is a media franchise of American television programs created by Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead and currently broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with different public services in Chicago, Illinois.

As of April 26, 2016, 159 episodes of the Chicago franchise have aired.

Overview

The Chicago franchise focuses on the professional and private lives of the firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel who serve the city of Chicago. A recurring and unifying theme of the three shows is Molly's,^[1] a small bar owned by three firefighters which has been frequented by characters from all three shows. Dick Wolf has stated that most episodes in the franchise will end with a scene at Molly's, saying that "it's a great note on the end of every show that connects all the shows".^[2]

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire follows the firefighters, paramedics and rescue squad members of Chicago Fire Department Firehouse 51.

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D. follows the uniformed patrol officers and detectives of the Chicago Police Department's 21st District. The Chicago Fire episode "Let Her Go" serves as the backdoor pilot.

Chicago Med

Chicago Med follows the doctors and nurses of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. The Chicago Fire episode "I Am the Apocalypse" serves as the backdoor pilot.

Chicago Justice

At the 2016 Television Critics Association winter press tour, NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke revealed that the network had discussions with Dick Wolf about a fourth series in the Chicago franchise centered on the legal system. The working title was Chicago Law.^[3] Salke has since confirmed that the series was officially in development.^[4] The series will be a spin-off of Chicago P.D. by introducing Assistant State's Attorney (ASA) characters in the 21st episode of P.D.'s third season.^[5] Philip Winchester was the first to be cast.^[6] Nazneen Contractor joined the series in March 2016 and the title was changed to Chicago Justice.^[7] Rocky alum Carl Weathers will play Cook County State's Attorney Mark Jefferies, while Joelle Carter will also star.^[8] Lorraine Toussaint will reprise her role as defense attorney Shambala Green, who appeared in seven episodes of Law & Order.^[9]

Series

Series	Years	Television seasons
		2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Chicago Fire	2012–present	1	2	3	4
Chicago P.D.	2014–present	Pilot	1	2	3
Chicago Med	2015–present			Pilot	1
Chicago Justice	TBA				Pilot

Main cast

Series	Character	Appearances				Actor	Duration
		Franchise			Universe
		Fire	P.D.	Med	SVU
Chicago Fire	Casey, MatthewMatthew Casey	Main	Guest			Spencer, JesseJesse Spencer	2012–
	Severide, KellyKelly Severide	Main	Recurring			Kinney, TaylorTaylor Kinney	2012–
	Dawson, GabrielaGabriela Dawson	Main	Recurring	Guest		Raymund, MonicaMonica Raymund	2012–
	"Otis" Zvonecek, BrianBrian "Otis" Zvonecek	Main	Recurring			Sardarov, YuriYuri Sardarov	2012–
	Boden, WallaceWallace Boden	Main	Recurring	Guest		Walker, EamonnEamonn Walker	2012–
	Randall "Mouch" McHolland	Main	Recurring	Guest		Stolte, ChristianChristian Stolte	2012–
	Joe Cruz	Main	Recurring	Guest		Minoso, JoeJoe Minoso	2012–
	Christopher Herrmann	Main	Recurring	Guest		Eigenberg, DavidDavid Eigenberg	2012–
	Peter Mills	Main	Guest			Barnett, CharlieCharlie Barnett	2012–15
	Leslie Shay	Main	Guest			German, LaurenLauren German	2012–15
	Brett, SylvieSylvie Brett	Main	Recurring			Killmer, KaraKara Killmer	2014–
	Jessica "Chili" Chilton	Main		Guest		Madison, DoraDora Madison	2015–16
	Jimmy Borelli	Main	Guest			R. McQueen, StevenSteven R. McQueen	2015–
	Hallie Thomas	Main				Reeves, TeriTeri Reeves	2012–13
Chicago P.D.	Voight, Henry "Hank"Henry "Hank" Voight	Recurring	Main		Guest	Beghe, JasonJason Beghe	2012–
	Dawson, AntonioAntonio Dawson	Recurring	Main		Guest	Seda, JonJon Seda	2012–
	Lindsay, ErinErin Lindsay	Recurring	Main	Guest	Recurring	Bush, SophiaSophia Bush	2013–
	Halstead, JayJay Halstead	Recurring	Main	Guest		Soffer, Jesse LeeJesse Lee Soffer	2013–
	Ruzek, AdamAdam Ruzek	Recurring	Main			Flueger, PatrickPatrick Flueger	2014–
	Burgess, KimKim Burgess	Recurring	Main	Guest		Squerciati, MarinaMarina Squerciati	2014–
	Olinsky, AlvinAlvin Olinsky	Guest	Main			Koteas, EliasElias Koteas	2013–
	Atwater, KevinKevin Atwater	Recurring	Main			Hawkins, LaRoyceLaRoyce Hawkins	2013–
	Platt, TrudyTrudy Platt	Recurring	Main			Morton, AmyAmy Morton	2014–
	Roman, SeanSean Roman	Recurring	Main	Guest		Geraghty, BrianBrian Geraghty	2014–
	Jin, SheldonSheldon Jin		Main			Kao, ArchieArchie Kao	2014
Chicago Med	Will Halstead	Recurring		Main		Gehlfuss, NickNick Gehlfuss	2015–
	April Sexton	Recurring		Main		DaCosta, YayaYaya DaCosta	2015–
	Natalie Manning		Guest	Main		DeVitto, TorreyTorrey DeVitto	2015-
	Sarah Reese	Guest		Main		DiPillo, RachelRachel DiPillo	2015–
	Connor Rhodes	Guest		Main		Donnell, ColinColin Donnell	2015–
	Ethan Choi	Recurring		Main		Tee, BrianBrian Tee	2015–
	Sharon Goodwin	Guest		Main		Merkerson, S. EpathaS. Epatha Merkerson	2015–
	Daniel Charles	Guest	Recurring	Main		Platt, OliverOliver Platt	2015–
	Maggie Lockwood	Guest		Main		Barrett, MarlyneMarlyne Barrett	2015–

Crossovers

The following table displays all the crossover storylines involving the Chicago series.

Crossover Between			Episode Title	Actors Appearing Outside Their Series	Date Broadcast	Description	Type
Series A	Series B	Series C
Chicago Fire	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"Let Her Go" (Chicago Fire S01E23)	Appearing in Series A: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, LaRoyce Hawkins	May 15, 2013	Events force Lieutenant Casey to team up with the Intelligence Unit, now run by Voight, who doesn't appear to have changed his crooked ways after his stint in prison.	Backdoor Pilot
Law & Order: SVU	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"Comic Perversion" (Law & Order: SVU S15E15) "Conventions" (Chicago PD S01E06)	Appearing in Series A: Sophia Bush Appearing in Series B: Ice T, Kelli Giddish, David Eigenberg	February 26, 2014	Chicago detective Erin Lindsay asks the NYPD for help in solving a series of rapes and murders, so Tutuola and Rollins head to Chicago to help Voight and Antonio catch the culprit.	Two-Part Crossover
Chicago Fire	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"A Dark Day" (Chicago Fire S02E20) "8:30 PM" (Chicago PD S01E12)	Appearing in Series A: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins Appearing in Series B: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Eamonn Walker, Lauren German, Charlie Barnett, Joe Minoso	April 29, 2014 April 30, 2014	A major explosion takes place at Chicago Med where Casey and Dawson are volunteering at a charity run, so Firehouse 51 and Intelligence work together to track down the culprits.	Two-Part Crossover
Chicago Fire	Law & Order: SVU	Chicago P.D.	"Nobody Touches Anything" (Chicago Fire S03E07) "Chicago Crossover" (Law & Order: SVU S16E07) "They'll Have to Go Through Me" (Chicago PD S02E07)	Appearing in Series A: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Kelli Giddish Appearing in Series B: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer Appearing in Series C: Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Mariska Hargitay	November 11, 2014 November 12, 2014	When Firehouse 51 rescues the owner of a house on fire, they find him clutching a suspicious box, so the Chicago Intelligence Unit is brought in for further investigation, leading them to work with Special Victims Unit to take down a child pornography ring.	Three-Part Crossover
Chicago Fire	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"Three Bells" (Chicago Fire S03E13) "A Little Devil Complex" (Chicago P.D. S02E13)	Appearing in Series A: Marina Squerciati, Brian Geraghty, Jon Seda Appearing in Series B: Monica Raymund, Charlie Barnett, Eamonn Walker	February 3, 2015 February 4, 2015	When more clues about Shay's death are found, Firehouse 51 works with Intelligence to apprehend the arsonist suspected of killing her.	Two-Part Crossover
Chicago Fire	Chicago Med	N/A	"I Am The Apocalypse " (Chicago Fire S03E19)	Appearing in Series A: Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Oliver Platt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jon Seda, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick Flueger	April 7, 2015	The team transports victims of a chemical leak to Chicago Med, where the bad situation turns even worse due to a grenade-carrying madman who claims to have a deadly airborne disease. After the explosion everybody starts to panic and begin to flee with the doctors telling everyone to stay put and puts Chicago Med on lock down	Backdoor Pilot
Chicago Fire	Chicago P.D.	Law & Order: SVU	"We Called Her Jellybean" (Chicago Fire S03E21) "The Number of Rats" (Chicago PD S02E20) "Daydream Believer" (Law & Order: SVU S16E20)	Appearing in Series A: Mariska Hargitay, Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Tamara Tunie Appearing in Series B: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Jesse Spencer, Eamonn Walker Appearing in Series C: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Marina Squerciati, Brian Geraghty, Stella Maeve	April 28, 2015 April 29, 2015	An apartment fire connected to a case of attempted rape and murder in Chicago resembles an unsolved case in New York, so Special Victims Unit and Intelligence work together to find the suspect.	Three-Part Crossover
Chicago Fire	Chicago Med	Chicago P.D.	"The Beating Heart" (Chicago Fire S04E10) "Malignant" (Chicago Med S01E05) "Now I'm God" (Chicago P.D. S03E10)	Appearing in Series A: Brian Tee, Nick Gehlfuss, Amy Morton, Patrick Flueger, Marina Squerciati, Colin Donnell, Yaya DaCosta Appearing in Series B: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Kara Killmer, Dora Madison, David Eigenberg, Joe Minoso, Christian Stolte, Eamonn Walker, Jesse Lee Soffer, Sophia Bush Appearing in Series C: Torrey DeVitto, Oliver Platt	January 5, 2016 January 6, 2016	Christopher Herrmann is treated for stab wounds at Chicago Med, while a comatose woman rescued from a fire is discovered to be one of four patients given unnecessary chemotherapy by a doctor who may have killed Voight's wife.	Three-Part Crossover
Law & Order: SVU	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"Nationwide Manhunt" (Law & Order: SVU S17E14) "The Song of Gregory William Yates" (Chicago PD S03E14)	Appearing in Series A: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jon Seda Appearing in Series B: Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Eamonn Walker, Brian Tee	February 10, 2016	Chicago detectives Lindsay and Dawson come to New York to assist in the hunt for two escaped murderers, one of whom is Greg Yates, who returns to Chicago and commits a triple homicide, so SVU detectives Benson and Tutuola come to Chicago to join in the investigation.	Two-Part Crossover
Chicago P.D.	Chicago Justice	N/A	"Justice" (Chicago PD S03E21)	Appearing in Series A: Philip Winchester, Nazneen Contractor, Joelle Carter, Ryan-James Hatanaka, Carl Weathers, Taylor Kinney, Steven R. McQueen, Kara Killmer, Colin Donnell, Brian Tee, Marlyne Barrett	May 11, 2016	Assistant States Attorney Peter Stone has been assigned to help defend Burgess and conduct his own investigation of her shooting of an unarmed African American teenager who is accused of shooting her partner.	Backdoor Pilot

See also

• Law & Order (franchise)

References

1. "Historic Bucktown Bar Shines on "Chicago Fire"". NBC Chicago. April 4, 2013.
2. "'Chicago Fire' Boss Teases "Huge Betrayal" Ahead, Voight-Centered Three-Show Crossover". The Hollywood Reporter. October 13, 2015.
3. Littleton, Cynthia. "'Chicago Law' Could Be Fourth Installment of NBC Drama Franchise". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
4. Raftery, Liz. "Chicago Law Is In Development at NBC". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
5. Andreeva, Nellie. "Legal 'Chicago' Spinoff 'Chicago Law' From Dick Wolf Coming Together At NBC". Deadline.
6. Andreeva, Nellie. "Philip Winchester To Star In 'Chicago Law' NBC Spinoff". Deadline.
7. Chicago Law Spinoff Changes Name to Chicago Justice, Adds Reborn Hero
8. Andreeva, Nellie (January 28, 2016). "'Chicago Justice': Carl Weathers Joins NBC's Legal 'Chicago' Spinoff". Deadline. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
9. Stanhope, Kate (March 21, 2016). "'Orange Is the New Black's' Lorraine Toussaint Set for 'Chicago Justice' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.

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