Wolf Leisure, the producer behind beloved TV franchises “Regulation & Order,” “One Chicago” and “FBI,” are teaming up with associate Common Studio Group to create a gross sales boutique targeted on the worldwide format distribution of its reveals. At this time, CEO Dick Wolf and USG Chairman Pearlena Igbokwe introduced that the unit will probably be led by gross sales and manufacturing govt vet Leslie Jones.
“We’re getting again into the format enterprise, and I’m thrilled that Leslie is again doing what she does finest… promoting worldwide codecs of our reveals,“ Wolf mentioned in an announcement. “As our firm grows and our manufacturers develop, Leslie is the perfect associate to reignite the enterprise.”
“Whereas nearly all of Common Studio Group content material will proceed to be offered via the NBCUniversal Codecs crew, we imagine this focused strategy to our Wolf product will yield important outcomes,” Igbokwe added.
At the side of Common Tv, Wolf Leisure produces “Regulation & Order: Particular Victims Unit” — the longest-running primetime drama sequence in tv historical past — in addition to “Regulation & Order: Organized Crime,” “Chicago Hearth,” “Chicago PD,” “Chicago Med,” “FBI,” “FBI Most Needed,” “FBI: Worldwide” and Wolf’s first streaming sequence, “On Name,” slated for launch this yr on IMDb TV. Wolf Leisure additionally produces non-fiction sequence, podcasts, documentaries and movies.
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Jones has held quite a few govt positions throughout her company profession at NBCUniversal, together with roles in worldwide gross sales and format manufacturing for NBCUniversal TV Place. By her management, she reduce the primary scripted format deal for the corporate with the “Regulation & Order” model, in addition to the primary worldwide format deal for any US procedural drama. That features “Regulation & Order: UK,” Russian variations of “Regulation & Order: SVU” and Russian and French variations of “Regulation & Order: Prison Intent.” She has additionally overseen worldwide program and format gross sales of NBC’s non-scripted programming.
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