Law & Order crossover is bad news for One Chicago fans
Law & Order has recently announced its plans to stage a three-part crossover event between all three of its titles: Law & Order, Organized Crime and SVU. It’s a thrilling proposition for fans of the franchise, as it will mark the first time this has happened, but it also hints at some disappointing plans for the One Chicago franchise.
On the surface, there doesn’t seem to be much of a correlation. Law & Order and One Chicago are separate franchise, despite sharing the same universe and the same producer in Dick Wolf. Where does the issue come into play exactly?
Is there a One Chicago crossover 2022?
Well, it’s a matter of scheduling. One Chicago has been planning a crossover event for the past few seasons, with plans to stage a three-parter during the 2021 season being scrapped due to COVID restrictions. Chicago Fire showrunner Derek Haas has admitted that the crossover is still in the cards, but that he and the rest of the franchise teams were forced to delay it.
Heading into the upcoming seasons of each show, it seemed as though a crossover event would be a natural occurrence. There hasn’t been one in several years, and there have been lots of new characters introduced, making the notion of a crossover fresher than ever.
The issue now is a crowded field. Law & Order kicking off their respective shows with a crossover means that One Chicago would be stealing its thunder, so we can all but guarantee that it will not happen at the same time. To not spread them out would be doing both franchises a disservice.
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Granted, there’s a chance that One Chicago could be saving the crossover ace up its sleeve for later in the season, perhaps even as a mid-season finale/cliffhanger. There would have to be enough time passed since the Law & Order crossover to make it feel like a separate event.
So while the notion of One Chicago crossover is still alive and well, the confirmation of an impending Law & Order event means that the OCC will have to be patient for longer than may have been expected.
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