Chicago Justice

Chicago Justice (originally developed under the title Chicago Law) is an American drama television series in development for NBC. It is set to be the fourth element of the Chicago media franchise. The show was confirmed to be in development on January 21, 2016 and had a May 11 pilot.

Plot

Chicago Justice is partially based on historical events and finds its inception from a true story about two police officers who were ambushed while sitting in their patrol car.[1] The show focusses on the lawyers and prosecutors in Chicago.[2]

Casting

The cast came together in early 2016: Philip Winchester on February 19,[3] Nazneen Contractor on March 11,[4] Joelle Carter on March 14,[5] Carl Weathers on March 19,[6] and Ryan-James Hatanaka on March 24.[7]

History

Rumored to be in development on January 13, 2016 as a spinoff from Chicago P.D.,[8][9][10] the show was confirmed on January 21.[11][12] Filming began on March 28 for the pilot expected to air on May 11 as the episode 21 season 3 finale for Chicago P.D..[13] The show will crossover with the Law & Order franchise in the pilot episode.[14] The crossover includes a backstory in which Chicago Justice character and state's attorney's office prosecutor Peter Stone had put Chicago P.D. character Hank Voight in jail.[1][2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Abrams, Natalie (2016-04-27). "Chicago P.D. spin-off: First look at Chicago Justice". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. 1 2 Upadhyaya, Ruchinka (2016-04-28). "Chicago PD spin-off: Episode featuring Kim Burgess on trial will introduce Chicago Justice". International Business Times. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-02-19). "Philip Winchester To Star In ‘Chicago Law’ NBC Spinoff". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-03-11). "Nazneen Contractor To Star In ‘Chicago’ Legal Spinoff, Now Titled ‘Chicago Justice’". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-03-14). "‘Chicago Justice’: Joelle Carter To Co-Star In ‘Chicago’ Legal Spinoff". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-03-19). "‘Chicago Justice’: Carl Weathers Joins NBC’s Legal ‘Chicago’ Spinoff". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-03-24). "‘Chicago Justice’: Newcomer Ryan-James Hatanaka Cast In Legal ‘Chicago’ Spinoff". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  8. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (2016-05-05). "‘Chicago Law’: Fourth Installment of NBC Drama Franchise Officially in Development". Variety. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  9. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2016-05-05). "Dick Wolf Lends Support to Police, Talks Weaving Cop Controversy and Diversity Into ‘Chicago’ Franchise". Variety. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  10. ↑ de Moraes, Lisa (2016-05-05). "Dick Wolf Parses Out ‘Chicago Law’ Spinoff Clues – TCA". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  11. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (2016-05-05). "Legal ‘Chicago’ Spinoff ‘Chicago Law’ From Dick Wolf Coming Together At NBC". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  12. ↑ Stanhope, Kate (2016-05-05). "'Chicago Law': Fourth 'Chicago' Show Officially in Development at NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  13. ↑ Swartz, Tracy (2016-03-31). "'Chicago Justice' stars share set pictures as Chicago filming begins". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  14. ↑ Stanhope, Kate (2016-03-21). "'Orange Is the New Black's' Lorraine Toussaint Set for 'Chicago Justice' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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