The expansion of the Dick Wolf universe has officially reached legendary proportions as NBC Universal confirmed the most anticipated project in the history of the franchise: a standalone prequel series titled simply Voight. As Chicago P.D. continues its dominant run in Season 13, this new 2026 production will peel back the layers of the most polarizing figure in the Windy City, taking audiences back to the early 1990s to witness the transformation of a young patrolman into the morally gray powerhouse who would eventually lead the Intelligence Unit. Jason Beghe, who has portrayed the iconic Sergeant for over a decade, is set to serve as an executive producer and the series narrator, guiding viewers through his own history as the show explores the corrupt, high-stakes streets of a pre-digital Chicago.
The debut of Voight marks a departure from the traditional One Chicago formula, opting for a serialized, noir-style drama that focuses on the character’s formative years during the height of the city’s gang wars and political upheaval. The series will center on a younger version of Hank Voight, with casting rumors currently circling several rising stars capable of capturing the intensity and burgeoning darkness that Jason Beghe made famous. Set against the backdrop of the 1990s, the prequel will explore Voight’s early relationship with his late wife, Camille, and his initial partnerships with legendary figures of the old-school CPD. This era-specific storytelling allows the writers to delve into the “old ways” of policing—the very tactics that would later bring Voight into conflict with modern oversight and Internal Affairs.
