Prime Video’s On call is associated with Dick Wolfthe television universe of — but there probably won’t be any crossovers on screen.
During an exclusive interview with Us WeeklyCreator Tim Walsh explained how his show with a fellow creator Elliot Wolff is separate from One Chicago and Law and order shows that are produced by Dick Wolf.
“I don’t want to crossover with any of the existing shows. I believe we’re in our own universe and they’re in their own universe,” Walsh noted. “However, expanding our universe into other fast-reacting individuals, we are all very prone to do this. Paramedics are available in Long Beach.
On call found a way to lean into Walsh’s roots as a producer on Chicago Police away from Monica Raymondwho plays Gabriella Dawson on NBC Chicago Fire. But the intention is to On call to created his own fictional world instead of connecting to an existing one.
“I showed up Chicago Police and I have enormous respect for network television. It’s deceptively difficult to write. However, with that being said, I wanted to take everything I did on this show and do the exact opposite (with On call),” he explained to us. “We want to let things breathe. It’s an R-rated show, which network television obviously isn’t.”
Walsh continued: “I wanted it to be its own unique kind of animal and probably the lessons I took from other shows I’ve been on were things I shouldn’t have done quite honestly.”
On callwhich premiered on Thursday, January 9, is on Wolf Entertainment first streaming scenario. The gritty drama uses body cam, dash cam and cell phone footage to track cops in the field and marks Elliott’s first credit as an executive producer on a scripted show after serving for years as head of digital for Wolf Entertainment .
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“I have to congratulate my partner Elliott Wolff. I wouldn’t be here without him. He sold the show before I came on, and he sold it with the vision that we were going to use the cell phone lenses and the body camera and the camera, so all the credit goes to him,” Walsh said us. “He had the genius to see visually how much this could set us apart from other shows.”
The series is also notable for its presentation important conversations without choosing sides.
“That was the point of going into it, as it’s not an anti-police or pro-police show. It’s pro-character – and the characters happen to be cops,” Walsh explained. “We started doing a lot of research from the beginning, including numerous trips with the Los Angeles Police Department, the Sheriff’s Department and the Long Beach Police Department. When you get in the car, you realize that next to you is just another human being.”
On Call’s mission is to they “entertain” their audienceWalsh explained. “People are at a point in their lives where they don’t want to be preached to anymore. So we were very aware of that,” he continued. “It’s a complicated subject. We don’t ignore that part of it. But we’re also saying that beyond the complicated subject matter, there’s incredibly important work that these people have to do. We wanted to focus on that part.”
On call currently streaming on Prime Video.
