NBC Orders ‘Chicago Justice’ to Series

Rob Moynihan May 12, 2016, 5:50 pm

Chicago P.D. — Elizabeth Morris/NBC

CHICAGO P.D. -- "Justice" Episode 321 -- Pictured: (l-r) Philip Winchester as Peter Stone, LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater, Jason Beghe as Sergeant Hank Voight -- (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC)

NBC’s Chicago franchise is adding yet another installment.

The Peacock has officially ordered Chicago Justice to series. From prolific executive producer Dick Wolf, Chicago Justice follows the State’s Attorney’s team of prosecutors and investigators as they fight to uphold the law in the Windy City. Characters from Chicago Justice were first introduced in last night’s episode of Chicago PD, which won the 10 p.m. hour with 6.7 million total viewers. Chicago Justice is the fourth series to join NBC’s Chicago franchise, following Fire, PD and Med.

Chicago Justice stars Philip Winchester, Carl Weathers, Nazneen Contractor, Joelle Carter and Ryan-James Hatanaka.

Chicago Justice is produced by Universal Television and Wolf Entertainment, with Dick Wolf, Peter Jankowski, Matt Olmstead, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt and Arthur ‎Forney as executive producers.