Dick Wolf and Magical Elves Productions have sold a new legal show titled “You the Jury” (working title) to NBC.
The live, one-hour primetime show will allow viewers to vote on the verdict in real-life civil cases. Wolf will serve as executive producer along with Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz and Tom Thayer.
Wolf has a long, storied history with NBC. He famously created the “Law & Order” franchise for the network, which has inspired four spinoffs to date. The original show ran from 1990 to 2010, making it one of the longest-running dramas in television history.
NBC also airs Wolf’s shows “Chicago Fire,” Chicago P.D.” and the recently greenlit “Chicago Med.” His move into live programming follows a trend with NBC, which has produced several major live programs of late, such as “Peter Pan Live!” and the recently announced live staging of “The Wiz.”
This is the third project jointly produced between Wolf Reality and Magical Elves. The two produce the hit TNT non-fiction series “Cold Justice” as well as the spinoff “Cold Justice Sex Crimes,” which launches in July.
Wolf Reality and Magical Elves are repped by WME.