Homicide: New York

March 6, 2024

Netflix is adding content from another TV titan to its roster of originals. Homicide: New York, a true-crime docuseries from Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, is set to debut on the streamer on March 20. It will be followed by Homicide: Los Angeles later this year. Both installments consist of five episodes each.

Homicide, from Wolf Entertainment and Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz’s Alfred Street Industries, tells the stories of a city’s most notorious murder cases by following the detectives and prosecutors who cracked them.

Homicide is executive produced by Wolf, Tom Thayer, the head of the non-scripted arm of Wolf Entertainment who was instrumental in getting the project together, Lipsitz, Cutforth, Nan Strait, Dan Volpe and Adam Kassen.

LA Fire & Rescue

November 16, 2022

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is responsible for over 4 million residents living in 1.23 million housing units across an area of 2,305 square miles. They boast over 3,000 employees responding to over 300,000 calls every year. With unprecedented access, Dick Wolf and 44 Blue Productions have embedded with the LA County Fire Department to film an exciting docu-series following the heroes on the front lines of life or death.

In this new docuseries, Dick Wolf, Universal Television Alternative Studio and 44 Blue Productions have gained unprecedented access within the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The LACoFD is responsible for protecting the lives and property of 4 million residents living in 59 cities across Los Angeles County. From helicopter mountain rescues, lifeguard beach SOS, fireboats, hazmat units, to California’s raging wildfires… they do it all. These firefighters are true everyday heroes and their compelling stories will be told alongside the heart-pounding action of unpredictable and dangerous circumstances as they face the front lines of life and death. From the producers of NBC’s hit drama Chicago Fire comes Real Heroes. Real Calls. Real Drama.

The series is produced by Dick Wolf and Tom Thayer for Wolf Entertainment, Rasha Drachkovitch for 44 Blue, and Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group.

 

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

November 16, 2022

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a 2007 American Western historical drama television film adapted from the 1970 book of the same name by Dee Brown. The film was written by Daniel Giat, directed by Yves Simoneau and produced by HBO Films. The book on which the film is based is a history of Native Americans in the American West in the 1860s and 1870s, focusing upon the transition from traditional ways of living to living on reservations and their treatment during that period.

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee was the most Emmy nominated picture in the history of HBO, and was tied for the most Emmy nominated picture in the history of television. It won six Emmy Awards, including Best Picture for 2007, the Critics Choice Award, the PGA and DGA Awards, and the Humanitas.

Full list of awards and nominations

Nightwatch

November 16, 2022

A&E Network’s acclaimed documentary television series filmed for 3 seasons in New Orleans returns! Up until now, the series followed the overnight shifts of first responders from the Police, Fire and EMS departments. For upcoming seasons, A&E has decided to reformulate the series, focusing solely on EMS. The goal is to go more in-depth in the stories medical emergency calls and highlight the heroic work of EMS workers on the front lines in the wake of a national pandemic.

The series, produced by 44 Blue Productions (Lockup, The True Story of Black Hawk Down, Pit Bulls & Parolees) and Dick Wolf (Law & Order, Chicago Fire) will continue to chronicle the heroism and sacrifice of those on the front lines, the EMTs and paramedics who have dedicated their careers to saving lives and helping their communities, from on-scene to hospital transport. Our cameras will follow these brave individuals on the job, showing the world their selfless acts of valor and the lives they touch every single day, for all types of medical emergencies. We’d also look to film actual moments in the call center when emergency calls are received and dispatched. Our crews have built a strong reputation for respecting and understanding department policies, procedures and safety protocol.

Each hour-long episode will be framed against the overnight shift, illustrating the round-the-clock endeavors of undaunted first responders in New Orleans, highlighting the EMS stories, people and the city itself.

Cold Justice

November 16, 2022

From Executive Producer Dick Wolf, Tom Thayer and Magical Elves, the true crime investigative series follows veteran prosecutor Kelly Siegler, and her rotating team of seasoned detectives Steve Spingola, Tonya Rider and Abbey Abbondandolo, as they travel to small towns to dig into unsolved homicide cases that have lingered for years without answers or justice for the victims. While working together with local law enforcement, the “Cold Justice” team has successfully helped bring about 49 arrests and 21 convictions.

“Cold Justice” is produced by Wolf Entertainment & Magical Elves with Dick Wolf and Tom Thayer serving as Executive Producers for Wolf Entertainment and Casey Kriley, Kelly Siegler, Eric Salat, Scott Patch and Ashley Graybow Stelle serving as Executive Producers for Magical Elves.

Hitchcock

November 16, 2022

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson. Written by the writer of Black Swan, John McLaughlin.

Hitchcock is a love story about one of the most influential filmmakers of the last century, Alfred (Anthony Hopkins) Hitchcock and his wife and partner Alma Reville (Helen Mirren). The film takes place during the making of Hitchcock’s seminal movie PSYCHO.

Hitchcock is a 2012 American biographical romantic drama film directed by Sacha Gervasi and based on Stephen Rebello’s 1990 non-fiction book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho. Hitchcock tells the story of the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959. Hitchcock premiered at the AFI Fest on November 1, 2012 and was released in the United States on November 23 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It grossed $27 million against a $15 million budget.