Netflix is arguably the biggest streaming service in the world. Its dominance stems from the exceedingly vast collection of films, television seriesand documentaries available to its subscribers. While the streaming service consistently strives to develop original titles such as its record-breaking reboot, Wednesday and the sea-faring One Piece, for example. There are other hit shows which aren’t currently in the clutches of the streaming giant. Case in point is the ABC police procedural, The Rookie,which wrapped up its eighth season earlier this year. Starring Nathan Fillion in the lead role of Officer John Nolan, The Rookie, despite its longevity, continues to deliver on action-packed storylines and fun character development.
However, while Netflix might not have The Rookie as part of its stellar collection, the streaming giant has opted to bring onboard a somewhat legendary procedural into the fold. Step aside rookie, starting on Saturday, August 1, 2026, a large portion of Netflix’s international territories will be licensing Dick Wolf‘s police procedural drama. This is by no means the first time that Netflix has scooped up rights to huge network procedurals to keep subscriber engagement high. Following the massive success of the USA Network’s Suits, Netflix snatched up the rights to the hit legal drama. A resurgence in 2023 for the series on the streaming platform triggered interest in a spin-off, Suits LA.
That series,Chicago P.D., is part of an incredibly vast array of television shows with the imprint of Dick Wolf. The police procedural debuted back in 2014 as the first direct spin-off to Chicago Fire. While Fire covered the activities of the firefighters working in The Windy City, Chicago P.D. narrowed in on the police force and, in particular, the department’s Intelligence Unit, led by Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe). Under his firm leadership, the unit is tasked with tackling the most formidable crimes the city has to offer. The One Chicago universe consists of three shows, Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire, and Chicago Med, with all three shows being written and created for TV by Derek Haas.
Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
03
You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
Here’s What to Keep in Mind Regarding Netflix’s Latest Addition
When Chicago P.D. arrives on Netflix on August 1, it won’t be the first One Chicago show to turn up on the streaming platform. Chicago Med has enjoyed stints on Netflix in various regions around the globe, and now, it’s time for the Intelligence Unit to get in on the action. However, some key questions remain regarding the release, one of which is: which regions will see the gritty police procedural rolled out on August 1. According to What’s On Netflix, who broke the news, Netflix UK and Netflix France are definitely on the roster, alongside a broader rollout across much of Europe, which will include the Netherlands and Spain. Releases in Latin America, including Brazil, and in other global territories, such as some Asian territories and Australia are also envisioned.
The next big question is: just how many seasons of Chicago P.D. will be made available when it arrives on Netflix? With thirteen seasons wrapped and a 14th in the pipeline, Chicago P.D. has been around for a long time. For the August 1st drop, it is likely that the streaming service will most likely license the seasons in batches, —perhaps seasons 1 through 4— with subsequent seasons being added later on. However, a quick single-year license like we saw with Chicago Med, can’t be ruled out just as well. For our U.S. readers, there is a bit of sad news. Because it’s an NBC broadcast show, and the exclusive streaming home for the entire One Chicago universe in the U.S. is Peacock. Chicago P.D. is not currently scheduled to hit Netflix US on August 1.
Stay tuned to Collider for updates.
Release Date
January 8, 2014
Showrunner
Derek Haas
Directors
Nick Gomez, Eriq La Salle, Carl Seaton, Fred Berner, Vincent Misiano, Bethany Rooney, Rohn Schmidt, Sanford Bookstaver, John Hyams, Nicole Rubio, Terry Miller, Takashi Doscher, Brenna Malloy, Lisa Robinson, Marc Roskin, Charles S. Carroll, David Rodriguez, Holly Dale, John Polson, Lin Oeding, Mykelti Williamson, Paul McCrane, Alik Sakharov, Charlotte Brändström
Writers
Craig Gore, Tim Walsh, Timothy J. Sexton, Mike Weiss, Mo Masi, Tiller Russell, Eduardo Javier Canto, Jamie Pachino, Mike Batistick, Cole Maliska, John Dove, Tiffany Bratcher, David Hoselton, Maisha Closson, Kim Rome, Katherine Visconti, Daniel Arkin, Todd Robinson, David Rambo, Denitria Harris-Lawrence, Mick Betancourt, Bryan Gracia
