Chicago P.D. (2014)
Chicago P.D. is a 2014 crime series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead. It stars Jason Beghe, Marina Squerciati and Patrick John Flueger.
District 21 covers some of Chicago's roughest streets, and its Intelligence Unit works the cases beat cops cannot. Sergeant Hank Voight, played by Jason Beghe as a growl in human form, runs the squad by his own rules, chasing gangs, drug rings, and killers with methods that stay in the gray. Part of Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise, the series splits its attention between uniformed patrol and the plainclothes unit, tracking loyalty, guilt, and the wear the job leaves on people. Blunt, physical, and case-driven, it favors muscle and momentum over slow-burn mystery.
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What is Chicago P.D. about?
District 21 covers some of Chicago's roughest streets, and its Intelligence Unit works the cases beat cops cannot. Sergeant Hank Voight, played by Jason Beghe as a growl in human form, runs the squad by his own rules, chasing gangs, drug rings, and killers with methods that stay in the gray. Part of Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise, the series splits its attention between uniformed patrol and the plainclothes unit, tracking loyalty, guilt, and the wear the job leaves on people. Blunt, physical, and case-driven, it favors muscle and momentum over slow-burn mystery.
When was Chicago P.D. released?
Chicago P.D. was released on 8 January 2014.
How many episodes does Chicago P.D. have?
Chicago P.D. has 264 episodes across 13 seasons.
Who made Chicago P.D.?
Chicago P.D. was created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead.
Where can I watch Chicago P.D.?
Chicago P.D. is available on DirecTV On Demand, NBC, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Prime Video and YouTube TV.
Where to watch Chicago P.D.
Stream: DirecTV On Demand, NBC, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Prime Video, YouTube TV
Watch free: NBC, Spectrum On Demand
Buy: Amazon, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Jason Beghe as Hank Voight
- Marina Squerciati as Kim Burgess
- Patrick John Flueger as Adam Ruzek
- LaRoyce Hawkins as Kevin Atwater
- Amy Morton as Trudy Platt
- Jesse Lee Soffer as Jay Halstead
- Tracy Spiridakos as Hailey Upton
- Jon Seda as Antonio Dawson
- Elias Koteas as Alvin Olinsky
- Sophia Bush as Erin Lindsay
- Benjamin Levy Aguilar as Dante Torres
- Brian Geraghty as Sean Roman
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A few thoughts on Chicago P.D.
Its street-level crime and burnt-out cops line up with the noir game Max Payne, another story of a haunted officer working the city's underside. End of Watch rides along with LA patrol partners in the same handheld, adrenal register. For a longer case, L.A. Noire lets you run interrogations Voight would recognize.
Street-level cop dramas where procedure loses to instinct
Hank Voight's Intelligence Unit treats the rulebook as a suggestion once a case gets personal, and these six shows share that street-level grit. NYPD Blue and New York Undercover put detectives inside the neighborhoods they police, Third Watch and The Bay follow first responders worn down by the job, and Bosch: Legacy and Waking the Dead chase cases procedure alone can't crack.
Noir detective games where the city is as dirty as the case
Chicago P.D. runs its Intelligence Unit through a city that's rotten at every level, and these four games hand you that same weight. L.A. Noire and Max Payne put you behind a badge in a corrupt precinct, Heavy Rain turns a manhunt into a father's desperate gamble, and The Wolf Among Us mixes fairy-tale noir with a detective who trusts almost no one.
Federal profilers reading patterns instead of kicking down doors
Chicago P.D.'s Intelligence Unit works its cases with muscle and street contacts, which makes a useful contrast to shows built on analysis instead. Criminal Minds and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders profile killers from behavior alone, Numb3rs solves crimes through math rather than interrogation rooms, and CSI: NY builds its whole case from forensic trace evidence a beat cop would never clock.