Wolf Entertainment, USG Audio and NBC announced the new “One Chicago Podcast” will premiere Thursday, Sept. 18. Brian Luce, a former Chicago police officer who now works on “Chicago P.D.” as a producer and technical consultant, is set to host the weekly series.
Listeners can subscribe to the 28-episode podcast now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all other podcast platforms.
The podcast will feature exclusive interviews with stars such as Jason Beghe (“Chicago P.D.”) and David Eigenberg (“Chicago Fire”), as well as with writers, showrunners, crew and more. Episodes launch weekly every Thursday, with two originals dropping on premiere night. Video versions of select episodes will be published on NBC’s “One Chicago” YouTube channel.
The “One Chicago” series returns to NBC on Wednesday, Oct. 1, kicking off with “Chicago Med” at 8 p.m., followed by “Chicago Fire” at 9 p.m. and “Chicago P.D.” at 10 p.m. Each series also airs next day on Peacock.
Luce will take listeners behind the scenes of Universal Television, Wolf Entertainment and NBC’s hit “One Chicago” brand. featuring candid in-depth conversations with the cast and crew who are integral in bringing the shows to life. The official “One Chicago Podcast” will reveal exclusive perspectives and share personal stories, highlighting the tight-knit culture that has flourished on set in the Windy City where the shows are filmed.
A former Chicago police officer, Luce joined the crew of “Chicago P.D.” in the first season as a technical consultant and script consultant, eventually becoming a producer in 2017. He plays an instrumental role on the production team, shaping its commitment to realism by training actors and consulting on scripts. Prior to his work on “Chicago P.D.,” he spent 27 years in law enforcement, including 18 years as an undercover officer with the Chicago Police Department.
NBC’s “One Chicago” has become television’s biggest event on Wednesday nights. The three-hour block of “Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.” drew more than 50 million viewers last season, gaining a loyal fan base over the past decade.
The “One Chicago Podcast” is produced by Wolf Entertainment and USG Audio.
Wolf Entertainment, led by Emmy Award-winning television producer Dick Wolf, produces scripted and non-scripted content for all platforms. In conjunction with Universal Television (UTV), Wolf Entertainment produces NBC’s award-winning “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” the longest-running primetime scripted series on television, which is currently in its 27th season. The company also produces “Law & Order” (S25), “Law & Order: Organized Crime” (S5), “Chicago Fire” (S14), “Chicago PD” (S13) and “Chicago Med” (S11); CBS’ “FBI” (S8), along with new drama series “CIA.” Wolf Entertainment’s half-hour drama “On Call” for Prime Video hit No. 1 in over 40 countries and marks the company’s first streaming original. In the non-scripted space, Wolf Entertainment produces Netflix’s “Homicide: Los Angeles” and “Homicide: New York,” CNBC’s “Blood and Money,” ID’s “The Serial Killer’s Apprentice,” Oxygen’s “Nightwatch,” “Cold Justice,” “Criminal Confessions” and “Murder for Hire.” Wolf Entertainment has also released three scripted drama podcasts, “Eavesdropper,” “Hunted” and “Dark Woods,” the latter is being developed as a scripted series with Universal Television. Its non-scripted podcasts include “Aftermath: Hunt for the Anthrax Killer,” “Law & Order: Criminal Justice System” and “One Chicago Podcast.”
