Dick Wolf, NBC Extend Deal Through 2020

The marriage between prolific producer Dick Wolf and NBCUniversal will last at least through 2020.

The show creator and the network announced their extended deal this afternoon. “Dick Wolf is a without a doubt one of the greatest producers in the history of dramatic television,” said NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt. “The Law & Order legacy would have been enough to set him apart from all the rest, but the Chicago franchise now kicks him into the stratosphere. He has been a defining voice of NBC for over a generation, and he is most welcome at this company forever.”

Law & Order: SVU

It’s possible Law & Order: SVU could still be around for that long. The sex crimes drama has been given an 18th season renewal and is fast approaching the mothership Law & Order’s 20 years.

In addition, Chicago Med, the new member of Wolf’s Chicago franchise, has been picked up for a second season; a fifth season for Chicago Fire and a fourth for Chicago P.D. had previously been announced. Wolf is also developing a fourth member of the First Responders family, Chicago Law (Wolf recently told us that this show’s development did not influence the decision to put the mini-series reboot of Law & Order on the back burner.)