Derek Haas to Exit ‘One Chicago’ Franchise, Wolf Leisure

Derek Haas is leaving Wolf Entertainment. The author and producer, who co-created “Chicago Fire” and serves because the co-showrunner on each the NBC present and CBS’ “FBI: International” will exit Dick Wolf’s firm after ending out the present TV season, Selection can completely announce.

“Though I’m leaving Wolf Leisure subsequent 12 months to give attention to creating new exhibits, I’m solely dedicated to delivering superb episodes of ‘Chicago Hearth’ and ‘FBI: Worldwide’ via the top of the present seasons,” Haas says in a press release. “I discovered every little thing I learn about storytelling, tempo, characters, manufacturing values, and hiring one of the best forged, crews, and staffs from Dick Wolf and Peter Jankowski, and as arduous as it’s to go away a spot you’re keen on and have referred to as house for over a decade, together with unimaginable help from Common Tv, NBC and CBS, I stay up for constructing my very own model in leisure.”

He provides, “That stated, there are lots of, many twists and turns nonetheless to jot down on these two exhibits between now and Might, so keep tuned for some epic surprises.”

Haas first met with Wolf Leisure in 2011, launching “Chicago Hearth” (and the One Chicago franchise) alongside co-creator Michael Brandt in 2012. He serves as govt producer and co-showrunner on the procedural, at present in its eleventh season, with Andrea Newman. He’s an govt producer on each spinoffs “Chicago P.D.” and “Chicago Med,” that are airing their tenth and eighth seasons, respectively.

In 2021, he co-created “FBI: Worldwide” with Wolf and has served on a showrunner for each seasons. The sequence movies in Budapest, Hungary.

Along with TV, Haas co-wrote the screenplays for “2 Quick 2 Livid,” “Catch That Child,” “3:10 to Yuma,” “Wished” and “Overdrive.” He has additionally written six novels, together with “The Silver Bear” sequence.

The information come amid many casting modifications at Wolf Leisure; Jesse Lee Soffer left “Chicago P.D.” at first of the season, whereas Man Lockard, Sarah Rafferty and Asjha Cooper exited “Chicago Med” and Jimmy Nicholas left “Chicago Hearth.” Brian Tee is set to leave the medical drama later this season.

In the meantime, Kelli Giddish was cut from “Law & Order: SVU” this year, and her final episode will air subsequent month.