Chicago is on Fire: NBC is Making the Windy City One Hot Property
Cover photo of Taylor Kinney by Chris Haston/NBC
Überproducer Dick Wolf has ignited a fiery franchise in the Windy City, spawning three intersecting series for NBC. We spent some time on the sets of Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med for a closer look at how these shows intersect to form one sprawling drama. “What Dick is doing is so brilliant,” says Oliver Platt, who plays chief psychiatrist Daniel Charles on Chicago Med. “Shows have been spun off forever, but nobody ever thought to spin shows into one living community. That’s an interesting and challenging experiment for the actors because none of us are working on just a single drama.”
Also in this issue:
• Better Call Saul: Bob Odenkirk previews Season 2 of the Breaking Bad spinoff and talks about conquering drama, comedy and psychology.
• Girls: The minds behind HBO’s millennial comedy talk about branding Brooklyn, eye-opening sex scenes and why they decided to call it quits after one more season.
• 11.22.63: James Franco goes on a harrowing time-traveling odyssey to save JFK in Hulu’s new thriller.
• Plus: New seasons of Vikings and Survivor; The X-Files reboot comes to a close, Lucifer, Shades of Blue, The Magicians and the Academy Awards.
