Chicago franchise

*Chicago* franchise
Chicago franchise
Created by	Michael Brandt; Derek Haas
Original work	Chicago Fire
Films and television
Television series	Chicago Fire; Chicago P.D.; Chicago Med
Miscellaneous
Related TV series	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Chicago franchise is a collection of related American television series on NBC that center on various groups of people in Chicago, Illinois.

The first series in the franchise is Chicago Fire (2012-present), about the firefighters, paramedics and rescue squad of Chicago Firehouse 51.

The second series in the franchise is Chicago P.D. (2014-present), about the men and women of the Chicago police department. It is spun off from the Chicago Fire episode "Let Her Go".

The third series in the franchise is Chicago Med (2015-), about the doctors and nurses of Chicago Medical. It is spun off from the Chicago Fire episode "I Am the Apocalypse".

Crossovers

The following table displays all the crossover storylines involving the Chicago series.

Crossover Between			Episode Title	Actors Appearing Outside Their Series	Date Broadcast	Description
Series A	Series B	Series C	Episode Title	Actors Appearing Outside Their Series	Date Broadcast	Description
Law & Order: SVU	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"Comic Perversion" (Law & Order: SVU S15E15) "Conventions" (Chicago PD S01E06)	Appearing in Series A: Sophia Bush Appearing in Series B: Ice T, Kelli Giddish	February 26, 2014	Chicago detective Erin Lindsay asks the NYPD for help in solving a series of rapes and murders, so Tutuola and Rollins head to Chicago to help Voight and Antonio catch the culprit.
Chicago Fire	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"A Dark Day" (Chicago Fire S02E20) "8:30 PM" (Chicago PD S01E12)	Appearing in Series A: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins Appearing in Series B: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Eamonn Walker, Lauren German, Charlie Barnett, Joe Minoso	April 29, 2014 April 30, 2014	A major explosion takes place at Chicago Medical where Casey and Dawson are volunteering at a charity run, so Firehouse 51 and Intelligence work together to track down the culprits.
Chicago Fire	Law & Order: SVU	Chicago P.D.	"Nobody Touches Anything" (Chicago Fire S03E07) "Chicago Crossover" (Law & Order: SVU S16E07) "They'll Have to Go Through Me" (Chicago PD S02E07)	Appearing in Series A: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Kelli Giddish Appearing in Series B: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer Appearing in Series C: Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Mariska Hargitay	November 11, 2014 November 12, 2014	When Firehouse 51 rescues the owner of a house on fire, they find him clutching a suspicious box, so the Chicago Intelligence Unit is brought in for further investigation, leading them to work with Special Victims Unit to take down a child pornography ring.
Chicago Fire	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"Three Bells" (Chicago Fire S03E13) "A Little Devil Complex" (Chicago P.D. S02E13)	Appearing in Series A: Marina Squerciati, Brian Geraghty, Jon Seda Appearing in Series B: Monica Raymund, Charlie Barnett, Eamonn Walker	February 3, 2015 February 4, 2015	When more clues about Shay's death are found, Firehouse 51 works with Intelligence to apprehend the arsonist suspected of killing her.
Chicago Fire	Chicago P.D.	Law & Order: SVU	"We Called Her Jellybean" (Chicago Fire S03E21) "The Number of Rats" (Chicago PD S02E20) "Daydream Believer" (Law & Order: SVU S16E20)	Appearing in Series A: Mariska Hargitay, Jason Beghe, Jon Seda Appearing in Series B: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Ice-T, Jesse Spencer, Eamonn Walker Appearing in Series C: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Marina Squerciati, Brian Geraghty	April 28, 2015 April 29, 2015	An apartment fire connected to a case of attempted rape and murder resembles an unsolved case in New York, so Special Victims Unit and Chicago Intelligence work together to find the suspect.