TV The Best Dick Wolf Shows and TV Series  

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural, legal, crime drama television series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced. In the style of the ...more

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Law & Order Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It originally aired on NBC and, in ...more

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Walter Mulder added Chicago P.D. Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush

District 21 of the Chicago Police Department is made up of two distinctly different groups. There are the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head to head with the city's street crimes. And there's the Intelligence Unit, the team that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and ...more

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Walter Mulder added Chicago Fire Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund

No job is more stressful, dangerous or exhilarating than those of the Firefighters, Rescue Squad and Paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51. These are the courageous men and women who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.

Chicago Fire is an American television drama series that airs on NBC and was created by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas with Dick Wolf serving as an executive producer. The series originally ...more

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Walter Mulder added Chicago Med Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto

An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's newest state-of-the-art trauma center and into the lives of the courageous doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together.

Chicago Med (NBC, 2015) is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead. Set in Chicago, the show focuses on the emergency department at Gaffney Chicago ...more

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Walter Mulder added Chicago Justice Philip Winchester, Carl Weathers, Jon Seda

The State's Attorney's dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursuing justice. As they take on the city's high-stakes and often media-frenzied cases, they must balance public opinion, power struggles within the system, and their unwavering passion for the law.

Chicago Justice (NBC, 2016) follows the State Attorney's team of prosecutors and investigators as they navigate their way through Chicago area politics, the legal arena, and media coverage while ...more

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New York Undercover Malik Yoba, Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville New York Undercover is an American police drama that aired on the Fox television network from 1994 to 1998. The series stars Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as ...more

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Law & Order: LA Corey Stoll, Rachel Ticotin, Alfred Molina Law & Order: LA, originally titled Law & Order: Los Angeles, is an American police procedural and legal drama television series set in Los Angeles, where it was produced. Created and ...more

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Law & Order: Trial by Jury Bebe Neuwirth, Amy Carlson, Kirk Acevedo Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost ...more

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Walter Mulder added Nightwatch Holly Monteleone, Nick Manning, Titus Tero

In the City of New Orleans there are as many as one thousand emergency calls every night. These are the stories of the heroes who risk their lives to answer those calls. Police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians. This is Nightwatch.

Nightwatch (A&E, 2015) is a reality series that follows the men and women who keep the citizens of New Orleans safe during the night.

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Law & Order: UK Bradley Walsh, Robert Glenister, Harriet Walter Law & Order: UK is a British police procedural and legal television programme, adapted from the American series Law & Order. The programme is financed by the production companies Kudos ...more

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Crime & Punishment (1993) Rachel Ticotin, Jon Tenney, Carmen Argenziano

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Walter Mulder added Miami Vice Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago

The cops. The cars. The clothes. Miami Vice is the explosive, groundbreaking detective show that redefined the word "cool." Set against the seamy and steamy Miami underworld, ride shotgun with suave Vice cops Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs as they battle a never-ending gallery of criminals. Set to an electrifying soundtrack of rock legends, including Glenn Frey, Phil Collins, U2 and Peter Gabriel, every episode crackles with excitement and stylish flair.

Miami Vice is an American television drama series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip ...more

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Arrest & Trial Brian Dennehy Arrest & Trial is an American, syndicated nontraditional court show which follows individual criminal cases via a combination of reenactments and real trial footage. Episodes run for 30 ...more

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Walter Mulder added Conviction Stephanie March, Anson Mount, Eric Balfour

This legal drama series from Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf is a fast-paced, character-oriented story focusing on young assistant district attorneys in New York who handle tough, high-profile cases that challenge their experience.

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Swift Justice Gary Dourdan, Len Cariou, James McCaffrey Swift Justice is an American television series which aired on UPN from March 13, 1996 to July 31, 1996. The series stars James McCaffrey as a former NYPD detective and Navy SEAL, who after ...more

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Conviction Hayley Atwell, Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore Conviction (ABC, 2016) is an American legal drama television series. Former First Daughter Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell) is blackmailed into heading the Conviction Integrity Unit, a department ...more

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Walter Mulder added L.A. Dragnet Ed O'Neill, Ethan Embry, Christina Chang

This updated version of "Dragnet" features newly promoted LAPD Lieutenant Joe Friday overseeing a group of younger detectives in the Robbery/Homicide Division.

From Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, one of television's most successful creators and architect of the long-running Law Order franchise, comes this modern-day take on the classic police ...more

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South Beach Shemar Moore, John Glover, Yancy Butler South Beach is an American action/adventure series that aired on NBC during the summer of 1993. The series was created by Dick Wolf and Robert DeLaurentis and starred Yancy Butler, who had been ...more

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Deadline Oliver Platt, Bebe Neuwirth, Lili Taylor Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the fictional New York Ledger. This was a daily ...more

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FBI Missy Peregrym, Jeremy Sisto, Zeeko Zaki F.B.I. (CBS, 2018) is an American drama television series created by Dick Wolf. The inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Walter Mulder added Cold Justice: Sex Crimes Casey Garrett, Alicia O'Neill, Jesse Alvarado

This series is an extremely timely project, especially in light of the sobering statistics for sex-related crimes in America revealing that there are approximately 240,000 survivors of sexual assault in America, including men, women and children. In fact, every two minutes, someone is sexually assaulted in the United States. To combat these numbers and bring justice to the survivors of sexual assault, former Harris County, Texas, prosecutors Casey Garrett and Alicia O'Neill are traveling to small towns around the country to help local law enforcement close cases that have sat dormant for years.

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onechicagofire added Law & Order True Crime Edie Falco, Anthony Edwards, Josh Charles Law & Order True Crime (NBC, 2017) is an American true crime anthology series created by Dick Wolf as part of the Law & Order franchise. The first season, a dramatization of the trial of ...more

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Walter Mulder added Criminal Confessions

Criminal Confessions delves into the psychological showdown that transpires inside actual police interrogation rooms between investigators and suspects and dissects what it takes to yield a confession. Each hour-long episode takes viewers through the emotional twists and turns of a real homicide case from the 911 call to the crime scene and leading up to the interrogation room where detectives corner their prime suspect. The police officers and detectives will walk us through their strategy while interviews with the suspects' and victims' friends and family shed light on the heartbreaking details, taking viewers on an emotional journey with the hope of finding justice. In every case, the interrogating officer will "break" the suspect and get a shocking reveal of what led to the atrocious crime.

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Feds Jennifer Esposito, John Slattery, Regina Taylor Feds was a short-lived television series that aired on CBS from March 5, 1997 to April 9, 1997. It was created by Dick Wolf, and starred Blair Brown and Dylan Baker. Michael S. Chernuchin was ...more

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Walter Mulder added Twin Towers Tommy Buda

Two brothers, one a firefighter, one a police officer, are remembered for their bravery in New York City on September 11.

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Walter Mulder added Cold Justice Kelly Siegler, Yolanda McClary, Alan Brown

Kelly Siegler, a Texas prosecutor for 21 years who has successfully tried 68 murder cases, and Yolanda McClary, a crime scene investigator who worked more than 7,000 cases in her 26 years on the Las Vegas Police Department, are putting their vast knowledge and experience to work helping local law-enforcement officers and families of violent-crime victims get to the truth. With a fresh set of eyes on old evidence, superior interrogation skills and access to advanced DNA technology and lab testing, Siegler and McClary are determined to bring about a legal and emotional resolution. Taking on a different unsolved crime each week, they will carefully re-examine evidence, question suspects and witnesses, and chase down leads in order to solve cases that would have otherwise remained cold indefinitely.

Cold Justice is a 2013 TV Program.

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Walter Mulder added Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg

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Paris enquêtes criminelles Vincent Pérez, Sandrine Rigaux, Jacques Pater Paris enquêtes criminelles is a French television series broadcast since May 3, 2007 on TF1.

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D.C. Kristanna Loken, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Daniel Sunjata D.C. is a short-lived American television series that premiered and ended in April 2000 on The WB Network. Mason Scott, a young man fresh out of college who has dreamed his entire life of coming ...more

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Mann & Machine David Andrews, Yancy Butler, S. Epatha Merkerson Mann & Machine is an American science fiction/police drama series that aired for nine episodes on NBC from April 5, 1992 to July 14, 1992.

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H.E.L.P. Christina Ricci, Wesley Snipes, David Caruso H.E.L.P. is a United States ABC television drama series which appeared for only one season, as a mid-season replacement in March 1990. John Mahoney starred as Chief Patrick Meacham of the New ...more

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Walter Mulder added Stars Earn Stripes Wesley Clark, Samantha Harris, Dean Cain Stars Earn Stripes was a reality television program which premiered on NBC on August 13, 2012. Produced by Mark Burnett, the series follows a group of celebrities, accompanied by current and ...more

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Walter Mulder added The Jim Gaffigan Show Jim Gaffigan, Ashley Williams, Michael Ian Black

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Walter Mulder added Christine Cromwell Jaclyn Smith, Celeste Holm, Ralph Bellamy

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Nasty Boys Dennis Franz, Nia Peeples, Benjamin Bratt Nasty Boys is a television action drama series based on the real life Narcotics Officers of the North Las Vegas Police Department. It follows the 1989 film Nasty Boys.

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Players Ice-T, Andrea Roth, Costas Mandylor Players is an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1997-1998. Co-created by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf and cult favorite Invasion creator Shaun Cassidy, the series starred Ice-T, ...more

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The Wright Verdicts Leslie Mann, Mary McCormack, Aida Turturro

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Gideon Oliver Louis Gossett, Jr., Shari Headley Gideon Oliver is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between February 1989 and May 1989 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie rotation, along with B.L. Stryker, ...more

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Walter Mulder added The Human Factor Melinda McGraw, John Mahoney, Eriq La Salle The Human Factor was a very short-lived 1992 medical drama that featured Eriq La Salle and John Mahoney before they went on to star in ER and Frasier respectively. The executive producer was ...more

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Walter Mulder added 3AM Josh Ostrovsky, Daniel Stagliano, Vashtie Kola

Take a penetrating joyride into the bizarro world of late-night New York City. 3AM is a high-energy documentary series that follows a cornucopia of drag queens, artists, escorts, and other insomniacs, all trying to turn fantasy into reality while flaunting every rule in the book. Anything goes at this hour, so leave all inhibitions at the door. While most respectable folks are tucked in at home, the bolder and braver outlaw set are out defying the norms of acceptable and conventional behavior in a search for love, sex, fame, and notoriety that can only come as the clock strikes 3.

3AM is an American reality documentary series created by Dick Wolf and directed by Stacey Angeles. The voyeuristic documentary series puts the spotlight on the lives of five New York citizens ...more