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. 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, the series was canceled by NBC after one season, making it the first series in the Chicago franchise to end.
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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 around the clock to bring justice to victims.
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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. Stone will recur during season 19 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as the ADA of the sex crimes bureau. It is implied that he previously played professional baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization.
- 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 pain killers 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)
Season 1 (2017)
Production
The show was confirmed on January 21 during the 2016 Television Critics Association winter press tour, with the working title Chicago Law. By March 11, the title was changed to Chicago Justice. 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. The pilot is partially based on historical events and is based on a true story. On May 12, 2016, a day after the backdoor pilot aired on Chicago P.D., NBC gave the show a series order. The series premiered on March 1, 2017, concluding a crossover with Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. It then ran in its scheduled time slot beginning March 5, 2017.
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. His father is Benjamin Stone, an assistant district attorney on the first four seasons of Law & Order. Nazneen Contractor joined the series on March 11, 2016, and Joelle Carter on March 14, 2016. Rocky alum Carl Weathers joined the cast on March 19 as Cook County State's Attorney Mark Jefferies, while Ryan-James Hatanaka was added to the cast on March 24. Lorraine Toussaint reprised her role in the pilot as defense attorney Shambala Green, who appeared in seven episodes of Law & Order. Contractor exited the show on July 7, 2016, to join the cast of the short-lived CBS police procedural drama Ransom. On August 25, 2016, Monica Barbaro was added to the cast. 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. Richard Brooks reprised his Law & Order role of Paul Robinette in the episode "Uncertainty Principle". 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." On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the show scored 57 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating generally "mixed or average reviews".
Ratings
Home media
The DVD release of season one was released in Region 1 on September 12, 2017.
References
External links
- Official website
- Chicago Justice on IMDb
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