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Chicago Fire was never pitched to NBC with the idea of launching a franchise of shows
Chicago Fire helped to launch one of the biggest TV franchises, but that wasn't the plan from at the very beginning.
By Cody Schultz | 17 hours ago

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Today, the One Chicago franchise is one of the most successful entertainment franchises in the world of television; however, when NBC first picked Chicago Fire up to series, the plan was never to develop a multi-show franchise that would span 42 seasons and counting!

When NBC decided to further its relationship with Dick Wolf and Wolf Entertainment, it undoubtedly had high expectations for Chicago Fire, which marked the network’s first major foray into the firefighter drama. The network hoped to get another hit from its longtime partner, but interestingly, it did not launch Chicago Fire with the direct intentions of using the show to launch a new franchise.

"I'll just say that the concept wasn't sold as a three shows within one city, as you might imagine," showrunner Matt Olmstead told Observer in a 2015 interview reflecting on the evolution of the franchise. "The first thing is that the first show has to work and as you well know, there's so many hurdles you have to clear to be a successful television show that it doesn't happen that often. Once Fire got its feet on the ground, it opened things up for us to launch PD.”

It's honestly not too surprising to know that Chicago Fire wasn't pitched as the start of a franchise. Few shows launch with the intention of spawning a franchise, and some of the most successful franchises on television were never launched with the intention of them leading to shows within the same world…..

https://onechicagocenter.com/chicago-fire-never-pitched-nbc-idea-launching-franchise-shows

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