Chicago Justice

Chicago Justice
Genre Legal drama
Created by Dick Wolf
Developed by
Starring
Composer(s) Atli Örvarsson
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Carla Corwin
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original release March 1 (2017-03-01) – May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)
External links
Website

Chicago Justice is an American legal drama television series that aired on NBC from March 1, to May 14, 2017. The series was created by Dick Wolf and is the fourth installment of Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise. A backdoor pilot aired on May 11, 2016 as part of the third season of Chicago P.D. before being ordered to series. The show follows the prosecutors and investigators at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office as they navigate their way through Chicago area politics, the legal arena, and media coverage while pursuing justice.

On May 22, 2017, NBC canceled the series after one season, making it the first series in the Chicago franchise to end.[1] After the show ended, Philip Winchester's character Peter Stone became a regular on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit while Jon Seda's character Antonio Dawson returned to Chicago P.D..

Plot

Set in Chicago, Chicago Justice is the fourth series in Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise. It follows the State's Attorney team of prosecutors and investigators who work to bring justice to victims.

Cast

Main cast

  • Philip Winchester as Assistant State's Attorney Peter Stone, the Deputy Bureau Chief of the State's Attorney's Office Special Prosecutions Bureau. His father is Benjamin Stone, an assistant district attorney from the first four seasons of Law & Order.[2] Stone joined the main cast in season 19 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as the ADA of the sex crimes bureau.[3] It is implied that he previously played professional baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization as a pitcher, a fact later confirmed in Law & Order: SVU. He reveals that his career ended when he tore his UCL.
  • Jon Seda as Chief Investigator Antonio Dawson. Before joining the State's Attorney's Office, he worked as a detective in the 21st District with the Chicago P.D..
  • Joelle Carter as Investigator Laura Nagel. Also a former Chicago police officer like Dawson, Nagel left the force and developed an addiction to painkillers after a line-of-duty injury. She has been clean for months and is now struggling to regain custody of her daughter.
  • Monica Barbaro as Assistant State's Attorney Anna Valdez, Stone's second chair.
  • Carl Weathers as State's Attorney Mark Jefferies. He served as a Marine during the Vietnam War.

Recurring

  • Lindsey Pearlman as Joy Fletcher
  • Matthew C. Yee as Ronnie Chen
  • Tyrone Phillips as Tyrone Jones
  • Tim Kazurinsky as Judge Emerson
  • Gary Basaraba as William O'Boyle
  • James Vincent Meredith as Judge
  • Rammel Chan as Virgil Li
  • John Lu as Clerk

Episodes

Backdoor pilot (2016)

No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
5921"Justice"Jean de SegonzacStory by: Dick Wolf
Teleplay by: Michael Brandt & Derek Haas & Matt Olmstead		May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)6.75[4]

Season 1 (2017)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Fake"Donald PetrieMichael ChernuchinMarch 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)8.73[5]

Assistant State's Attorney Peter Stone and Chief Investigator Antonio Dawson prepare to prosecute the suspect responsible for the warehouse fire. When the suspect's supposed confession is deemed inadmissible and the defense prevents a cross-examination of the defendant by Stone, the State's Attorney's office must find a motive and bring justice to both the victims and their families.

This episode concludes a crossover that began on the Chicago Fire episode "Deathtrap" and continued on the Chicago P.D. episode "Emotional Proximity."
2"Uncertainty Principle"Norberto BarbaWilliam N. FordesMarch 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)7.21[6]
After a suspect dies in custody, Dawson is put into an uncomfortable situation when the State's Attorney's office begins accusing Detective Kevin Atwater (guest star LaRoyce Hawkins) of using excessive force when apprehending the man accused of drug dealing. Subsequently, Stone is forced to charge Atwater with murder.
3"See Something"Fred BernerStory by: Dick Wolf & Michael Chernuchin
Teleplay by: Michael Chernuchin		March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)6.07[7]
The State's Attorney's office is in a sensitive situation when a Muslim graduate student is found brutally murdered. Stone and Valdez try to convict a prejudiced frat member, but find he was set up, leading Dawson and Nagel to arrest the victim's best friend. During the trial, the best friend admits to the killing, but claims it was because he found out the victim was plotting a major terrorist attack, leaving Stone and Valdez to question whether this was a heroic act or a cold-blooded homicide.
4"Judge Not"Elodie KeeneApril FitzsimmonsMarch 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)6.42[8]
Valdez is in hot water when she witnesses the murder of a popular judge after having drinks with him at a bar. Stone questions Valdez's relationship with the victim and, when she does not give him a straight answer, he refuses to allow her to work the case. In court, the team unearths the killer as the ex-husband of a rape victim whose attacker was given a lenient sentence by the judge.
5"Friendly Fire"Stephen CraggRichard Sweren & April FitzsimmonsMarch 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)5.74[9]
The team investigates the brutal murder of a Navy SEAL veteran. Stone and Valdez discover at the autopsy that the victim ingested a flash drive containing classified information about a botched Navy mission in which he was involved. Jeffries, a military veteran, forbids Stone from using the video as evidence, causing friction between the two.
6"Dead Meat"Eriq La SalleLawrence KaplowMarch 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)5.84[10]
Dawson and Nagel investigate the murder of a Chicago police officer. They initially ruled it a suicide because the officer had cancer, but the medical examiner found that the victim had a broken neck. Stone and Valdez determine that the prime suspect was previously exonerated for deadly arson.
7"Double Helix"Donald PetrieElizabeth RinehartApril 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)5.91[11]
Nagel and Dawson are disturbed when they investigate the brutal murder of a pregnant woman whose unborn baby was cut from her stomach. Stone and Valdez begin to prosecute the person involved. Soon after, the evidence points to the killer being related to a serial killer that Stone put away. Meanwhile, Nagel files a petition for joint custody of her daughter.
8"Lily's Law"Donald PetrieAllison IntrieriApril 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)5.53[12]
After a guilty verdict is handed down, a juror on the case is found dead in a lake. The team investigates and discovers that she actually committed suicide because she was being cyber stalked and heavily harassed. Stone does everything in his power to bring the person responsible to justice.
9"Comma"Alex ZakrzewskiMichael Chernuchin & Allison IntrieriApril 16, 2017 (2017-04-16)4.93[13]
The State's Attorney's office investigates the murder of a college student and their prime suspect is a college student who was acquitted of murdering her boyfriend in Spain. Stone digs deeper and thinks it might not be her.
10"Drill"Vincent MisianoRichard SwerenApril 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)5.63[14]
An innocent child is caught in the crossfire of an escalating gang war. The State's Attorney's office investigates and discovers that both gangs use social media to fuel their battles. Stone makes a controversial decision to try to shut off the members' smartphones.
11"AQD"Victor Nelli Jr.Lawrence Kaplow & Elizabeth RinehartApril 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)6.15[15]
The team investigates the murder of an Anti-Environmental Alderman who was murdered in a hit and run accident. Dawson and Nagel try to find the person responsible, but have trouble finding any witnesses. Valdez discovers that the driver was a mother frantically trying to find her kidnapped daughter, but later finds out it was a scam. Meanwhile, Dawson runs into Sylvie Brett (guest star Kara Killmer) during the investigation and thinks about their former relationship.
12"Fool Me Twice"Martha MitchellBill Chais & William N. FordesMay 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)5.35[16]
The team investigates the shooting of a man left for dead, but is road blocked by detectives (guest star Dylan Walsh) working the same case. Later, Nagel reveals that the victim was her confidential informant and Stone bars her from working the case, as she is too close to it.
13"Tycoon"Fred BernerBill ChaisMay 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)5.73[17]
The State's Attorney's office investigates a deadly crane accident that took out half a building and killed a man below in his car. Nagel grows suspicious when the victim is identified to be the son-in-law of a powerful real estate developer who owns the building that collapsed.

Production

The show was confirmed on January 21 during the 2016 Television Critics Association winter press tour, with the working title Chicago Law.[18] By March 11, the title was changed to Chicago Justice.[19] Filming began on March 28 for the backdoor pilot that aired on May 11 as the 21st episode of the third season of Chicago P.D.[20] The pilot is partially based on historical events and is based on a true story.[21] On May 12, 2016, a day after the backdoor pilot aired on Chicago P.D., NBC gave the show a series order.[22] The series premiered on March 1, 2017, concluding a crossover with Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.[23] It then ran in its scheduled time slot beginning March 5, 2017.[24]

Casting

Philip Winchester was the first to be cast on February 19, 2016, as Peter Stone, the prosecutor who put Voight in prison years ago.[25][26] His father is Benjamin Stone, an assistant district attorney on the first four seasons of Law & Order.[27] Nazneen Contractor joined the series on March 11, 2016,[19] and Joelle Carter on March 14, 2016.[28] Rocky alum Carl Weathers joined the cast on March 19 as Cook County State's Attorney Mark Jefferies,[29] while Ryan-James Hatanaka was added to the cast on March 24.[30] Lorraine Toussaint reprised her role in the pilot as defense attorney Shambala Green, who appeared in seven episodes of Law & Order.[31] Contractor exited the show on July 7, 2016, to join the cast of the CBS police procedural drama Ransom.[32] On August 25, 2016, Monica Barbaro was added to the cast.[33] On September 28, it was reported that Jon Seda's character Antonio Dawson would move from P.D. to Justice, where Antonio would become an investigator for the State's Attorney's office. With this move, Hatanaka departed the series.[34] Richard Brooks reprised his Law & Order role of Paul Robinette in the episode "Uncertainty Principle".[35] Tovah Feldshuh appeared on the premiere episode as her Law & Order character Danielle Melnick who has become a judge.

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 70% approval rating, with an average rating of 5.21 out of 10 based on 10 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads: "Chicago Justice's first season won't sway procedural nonbelievers, but for fans of the franchise, it marks another solid entry that should satisfy faithful viewers and newcomers alike."[36] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the show scored 57 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating generally "mixed or average reviews".[37]

Ratings

No. Title Air dateRating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Fake" March 1, 20171.7/78.73[5]N/AN/AN/AN/A
2 "Uncertainty Principle" March 5, 20171.4/47.21[6]N/AN/AN/AN/A
3 "See Something" March 7, 20171.3/56.07[7]0.73.222.09.28[38]
4 "Judge Not" March 12, 20171.2/46.42[8]N/A2.34N/A8.77[38]
5 "Friendly Fire" March 19, 20171.0/45.74[9]0.62.641.68.38[39]
6 "Dead Meat" March 26, 20171.0/45.84[10]0.62.651.68.49[40]
7 "Double Helix" April 2, 20170.9/35.91[11]0.62.591.58.50[41]
8 "Lily's Law" April 9, 20171.0/45.53[12]N/A2.50N/A8.03[42]
9 "Comma" April 16, 20170.9/34.93[13]0.62.691.57.61[43]
10 "Drill" April 23, 20171.0/45.63[14]0.52.381.58.01[44]
11 "AQD" April 30, 20171.1/46.15[15]N/AN/AN/AN/A
12 "Fool Me Twice" May 7, 20171.0/45.35[16]N/A2.43N/A7.78[45]
13 "Tycoon" May 14, 20171.1/45.73[17]N/A2.48N/A8.20[46]

Home media

The DVD release of season one was released in Region 1 on September 12, 2017.

The Complete First Season
Set details Special features
  • 13 episodes
  • 556 minutes (Region 1)
  • 3-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
    • Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles:
    • English (Region 1)
    • French (Region 1)
    • Spanish (Region 1)
  • "Deathtrap" - Chicago Fire Season Five Crossover Episode[lower-alpha 1] (Disc 1)
  • "Emotional Proximity" - Chicago P.D. Season Four Crossover Episode[lower-alpha 1] (Disc 1)
Release dates
 United States  United Kingdom  Australia
September 12, 2017[47] September 25, 2017[48] February 7, 2018
  1. 1 2 "Deathtrap" and "Emotional Proximity" are parts one and two of the crossover event that concludes on "Fake".

References

  1. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 22, 2017). "'Chicago Justice' Canceled By NBC After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Stanhope, Kate (January 18, 2017). "'Chicago Justice': Dick Wolf Talks 3-Show Crossover, 'Law & Order' Comparisons". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kimberly Roots (August 8, 2017). "Law & Order SVU: Philip Winchester to Bring Chicago Justice Role to NY". TVLine. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ Porter, Rick (May 12, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire' and 'The Goldbergs' adjust up, 'Black-ish' and 'Nashville' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Porter, Rick (March 2, 2017). "'The Goldbergs' and 'Criminal Minds' adjust up: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Porter, Rick (March 7, 2017). "'NCIS: LA' and 'Time After Time' adjust up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Porter, Rick (March 8, 2017). "'The Middle' and 'This Is Us' adjust up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Porter, Rick (March 16, 2017). "'American Crime' premieres low, 'Chicago Justice' fairly steady: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  9. 1 2 Porter, Rick (March 21, 2017). "'Little Big Shots' adjusts up, 'NCIS: LA' adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  10. 1 2 Porter, Rick (March 28, 2017). "'Family Guy' and 'America's Funniest Home Videos' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  11. 1 2 Porter, Rick (April 4, 2017). "'Little Big Shots' adjusts up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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  13. 1 2 Porter, Rick (April 18, 2017). "'Elementary,' 'Shades of Blue' and others unchanged: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  14. 1 2 Porter, Rick (April 25, 2017). "'Little Big Shots,' 'Bob's Burgers,' 'Last Man on Earth,' 'AFV' all adjust up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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  19. 1 2 Abdreeva, Nellie (March 11, 2016). "Nazneen Contractor To Star In 'Chicago' Legal Spinoff, Now Titled 'Chicago Justice'". Deadline. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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  28. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2016). "'Chicago Justice': Joelle Carter To Co-Star In 'Chicago' Legal Spinoff". Deadline. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  29. ↑ "'Chicago Justice': Carl Weathers Joins NBC's Legal 'Chicago' Spinoff". Deadline. March 19, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  30. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 24, 2016). "'Chicago Justice': Newcomer Ryan-James Hatanaka Cast In Legal 'Chicago' Spinoff". Deadline. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  31. ↑ Stanhope, Kate (March 21, 2016). "'Orange Is the New Black's' Lorraine Toussaint Set for 'Chicago Justice' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  32. ↑ Stanhope, Kate (July 7, 2016). "'Chicago Justice': Nazneen Contractor Exits NBC Legal Drama (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
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