Michael S. Chernuchin
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Michael S. Chernuchin is an American television writer
and producer
. He has worked on the NBC
crime dramas Law & Order
and Brooklyn South
. He has won a Producers Guild of America (PGA) Award
and an Edgar Award
.
and also has a law degree.
He was also hired as a writer for the first season of Law & Order
in Spring 1991. The series was created by television producer Dick Wolf
. He contributed to three episodes of the season as a writer. He wrote the teleplay and co-wrote the story (with Michael Duggan
) for the two part episode "The Torrents of Greed". He co-wrote the teleplay for the seasons penultimate episode "Sonata for Solo Organ" with Joe Morgenstern
based on a story by Morgenstern and Duggan. Chernuchin and Morgenstern were nominated for an Edgar Award
for Best Episode in a TV Series in 1992 for writing "Sonata for Solo Organ".
He was hired as a story editor for the second season of Law & Order in fall 1991. He wrote the story for the episode "Aria" (teleplay by Christine Roum). He co-wrote the story (with Duggan) and wrote the teleplay for the episode "Misconceptions". He co-wrote the episode "Renunciations" with Morgenstern. He was promoted to executive story editor at the mid-season break. He co-wrote the story and teleplay for the episode "Severance" (with William N. Fordes). He co-wrote the story (with Peter S. Greenberg) and the teleplay (with Rene Balcer
) for the episode "Vengeance". He co-wrote the episode "The Fertile Fields" with Balcer. Finally, he co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Silence" from a story by Balcer and Duggan. He co-wrote seven episodes for the second season.
He was promoted to co-producer for the third season in 1992. He co-wrote a further eight episodes of the third season; "Conspiracy" (with Balcer), "The Corporate Veil" (with Morgenstern), "Helpless" (with Roum), "Right to Counsel" (with Barry M. Schkolnick), "Night & Fog" (with Balcer), "Conduct Unbecoming" (teleplay with Balcer from a story by Walon Green
& Greenberg), "Animal Instinct" (with Sibyl Gardener) and "Virus" (with Balcer). Chernuchin and Balcer won an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series in 1993 for writing "Conspiracy". They were nominated for the same award in 1994 for writing "Conduct Unbecoming". Also in 1993 Chernuchin and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award
for outstanding drama series for their work on the third season.
He was promoted to producer for the fourth season in 1993. He wrote or co-wrote a further nine episodes of the fourth season; "Discord", "Black Tie" (with Green), "Apocrypha", "Born Bad" (story with Sally Nemeth, teleplay by Terry Cafolla
), "Breeder" (with Balcer), "Mayhem" (story with Balcer, teleplay with Green), "Wager" (story with Harvey Solomon, teleplay by Solomon and Kevin Arkadie), "Sanctuary" (with Fordes) and "Doubles" (with Balcer). In 1994 Chernuchin and Fordes were nominated for the Humanitas Prize
in the sixty minutes category for writing the episode "Sanctuary". Also in 1994 Chernuchin and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series for their work on the fourth season.
He was promoted again to supervising producer for the fifth season in 1994. He co-wrote the season premiere "Second Opinion" (with Jeremy R. Littman), "Competence" (with Mark B. Perry) and "House Counsel" (with Barry M. Schkolnick). He was promoted to co-executive producer mid-season. "Rage", "Seed" (with Janis Diamond) and "Cruel and Unusual" (with Balcer). He wrote or co-wrote six episodes in total for the fifth season. In 1995 Chernuchin and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series for their work on the fifth season.
He returned as an executive producer for the sixth season in 1995. He wrote a further eight episodes for the sixth season; "Savages
" (with Morgan Grendel and Schkolnick), "Paranoia
", "Humiliation" (with Schkolnick), "Angel" (with Diamond), "Charm City" (with Jorge Zamacona
), "Savior" (with Schkolnick), "Homesick" (story with Schkolnick, teleplay by Schkolnick and Elaine Loeser) and "Aftershock" (story with Diamond, teleplay by Diamond). Chernuchin left the crew at the end of the sixth season. He wrote 37 episodes across the first six seasons of Law & Order. In 1996 Chernuchin and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series for their work on the sixth season. He was nominated (along with his co-writers) three times for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award
for best episodic drama at the February 1997 ceremony
for his work on the episodes "Aftershock", "Savages" and "Trophy". Chernuchin and the production staff won the Producers Guild of America Award
for television producers of the year in episodic at the March 1997 ceremony
for their work on the sixth season.
In Spring 1996 he worked as a writer for Homicide: Life on the Street
. He co-wrote the fourth season episode "For God and Country
" with Zamacona. They also collaborated on the Law & Order episode "Charm City". The episodes were a two-part story and marked the first crossover between Homicide and Law & Order.
He co-wrote the story for the 1996 action movie Eraser
with his Law & Order colleague Walon Green and Tony Puryear.
In 1997 he worked as an executive producer for new Dick Wolf series Feds
. The series was canceled after only seven episodes.
Also in 1997 he became an executive producer and writer for NBC police drama Brooklyn South
. The series focused on a precinct of uniformed police dramas in New York. He contributed to five episodes as a writer for the series single season. He co-wrote the teleplay for the series second episode "Life Under Castro" with series co-creator William M. Finkelstein
based on a story by series co-creators David Milch
and ex-police officer Bill Clark
. He wrote the fourth episode "Touched by a Checkered Cab" solo. He co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "A Reverend Runs Through It" with retired police officer Edward Allen Bernero
based on a story by Clark and show runner Steven Bochco
. He wrote the teleplay for the episode "Wild Irish Woes" from a story by Bochco, Clark, Finkelstein and Miclh. Finally, he co-wrote the episode "Exposing Johnson" with Bernero. The series was cancelled after airing a 22 episode first season.
In 1998 he worked as an executive producer for the legal drama series Michael Hayes
. The series was created by Paul Haggis
and John Romano. It was canceled while airing its first season.
. He served as an executive producer and writer on the series single season. The show was about a fledgling stock broker firm. Chernuchin hired Law & Order co-writer Janis Diamond and Brooklyn South co-writer Doug Palau
to work on Bull. The series was the first original drama to air on the TNT network and was canceled before completing its first season.
He served as a consulting producer and writer on the first series of action drama 24
in 2001. He wrote the episodes "2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m." and "4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.".
In 2002 he rejoined the crew of Law & Order as an executive producer and writer for the series thirteenth season. He personally wrote four episodes for the season; "Shangri-La", "The Ring", "Chosen", "B*tch". He wrote the teleplay for the season finale "Smoke" from a story by Dick Wolf. He wrote or co-wrote five episodes of the thirteenth season.
Also in 2002 he worked as a consulting producer and writer on the Law & Order spin-off series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
. The series was created by Dick Wolf and developed by Chernuchin's frequent co-writer Rene Balcer. Chernuchin co-wrote the story for the episode "Malignant" with Balcer and Balcer wrote the teleplay.
He remained an executive producer and writer for the series fourteenth season of Law & Order
in 2003. He co-wrote the story for the season opener "Bodies" with William N. Fordes, Fordes also wrote the teleplay for the episode. He wrote the episode "Bounty". He co-wrote the episode "Blaze" with Aaron Zelman
and Marc Guggenheim
. He co-wrote the episode "Ill-Conceived" with Noah Baymlin and Zelman. He co-wrote the story for the episode "Vendetta" with David Nahmod, Nahmod wrote the teleplay. Chernuchin wrote or co-wrote five episodes of the fourteenth season. In 2004 he was nominated for the WGA award for best episodic drama for the episode "Bounty". He left the production staff (for the second time) after the fourteenth season but continued to occasionally write for the series. In Spring 2006 he wrote the sixteenth season Law & Order episode "Thinking Makes It So". In Fall 2006 he wrote the seventeenth season Law & Order episode "Home Sweet". In 2007 Chernuchin wrote the seventeenth season Law & Order episode "Talking Points".
Later in 2007 Chernuchin co-wrote and executive produced the television feature Fort Pit for NBC. His co-writer was Peter Tolan
. The project focused on a precinct of police officers in New York and was devised as a pilot for a series. NBC did not order a series based on the pilot but aired it as a feature.
In 2008 he served as a consulting producer and writer for the legal drama Canterbury's Law
. He wrote the episode "What Goes Around".
In 2009 he returned to Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a co-executive producer and writer for the eighth season. He wrote the episodes "Folie a Deux
", "Lady's Man
", "Passion
" and "Revolution
". Also in 2009 he received credit for three episodes of the British Law & Order spin-off Law & Order: UK. He was credited with providing the basis for the UK episodes "Unloved" (from his episode "Born Bad"), "Alesha" (from his episode "Helpless") and "Sacrifice" (from his episode "Sonata for Solo Organ").
Screenwriter
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and producer
Television producer
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. He has worked on the NBC
NBC
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crime dramas Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
and Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997-98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the creator of many well-known police dramas such as Hill...
. He has won a Producers Guild of America (PGA) Award
Producers Guild of America Award
The Producers Guild of America Award was originally established in 1990 as the Golden Laurel Awards, created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television product...
and an Edgar Award
Edgar Award
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.
Educational background
He has a graduate degree in EnglishEnglish language
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and also has a law degree.
1990s
Chernuchin began his television as the creator of short-lived series Eddie Dodd in 1991.He was also hired as a writer for the first season of Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
in Spring 1991. The series was created by television producer Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf
Richard Anthony "Dick" Wolf is an American producer, specializing in crime dramas such as Miami Vice and the Law & Order franchise. Throughout his career he has won several awards including an Emmy Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.-Early life:Wolf was born in New York City, the son...
. He contributed to three episodes of the season as a writer. He wrote the teleplay and co-wrote the story (with Michael Duggan
Michael Duggan
Michael Duggan began his career writing in 1981 for the TV show Hill Street Blues and then moved on to shows such as St. Elsewhere and Law & Order. He began producing television shows in 1984 with Miami Vice and Midnight Run...
) for the two part episode "The Torrents of Greed". He co-wrote the teleplay for the seasons penultimate episode "Sonata for Solo Organ" with Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern is a Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for The Wall Street Journal.-Career:Morgenstern graduated from Lehigh University in 1953. His first journalism experience was as news clerk at the New York Times...
based on a story by Morgenstern and Duggan. Chernuchin and Morgenstern were nominated for an Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
for Best Episode in a TV Series in 1992 for writing "Sonata for Solo Organ".
He was hired as a story editor for the second season of Law & Order in fall 1991. He wrote the story for the episode "Aria" (teleplay by Christine Roum). He co-wrote the story (with Duggan) and wrote the teleplay for the episode "Misconceptions". He co-wrote the episode "Renunciations" with Morgenstern. He was promoted to executive story editor at the mid-season break. He co-wrote the story and teleplay for the episode "Severance" (with William N. Fordes). He co-wrote the story (with Peter S. Greenberg) and the teleplay (with Rene Balcer
René Balcer
René Balcer is a Canadian television writer, director and producer.-Early life:He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and attended Lower Canada College in Montreal. He earned his B.A. Magna Cum Laude in Communication Studies from Concordia University in 1978. He began his career as a journalist,...
) for the episode "Vengeance". He co-wrote the episode "The Fertile Fields" with Balcer. Finally, he co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Silence" from a story by Balcer and Duggan. He co-wrote seven episodes for the second season.
He was promoted to co-producer for the third season in 1992. He co-wrote a further eight episodes of the third season; "Conspiracy" (with Balcer), "The Corporate Veil" (with Morgenstern), "Helpless" (with Roum), "Right to Counsel" (with Barry M. Schkolnick), "Night & Fog" (with Balcer), "Conduct Unbecoming" (teleplay with Balcer from a story by Walon Green
Walon Green
Walon Green is an American documentary film director and screenwriter for both TV and films. He is currently the showrunner/executive producer for the USA Network television series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Career:...
& Greenberg), "Animal Instinct" (with Sibyl Gardener) and "Virus" (with Balcer). Chernuchin and Balcer won an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series in 1993 for writing "Conspiracy". They were nominated for the same award in 1994 for writing "Conduct Unbecoming". Also in 1993 Chernuchin and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for outstanding drama series for their work on the third season.
He was promoted to producer for the fourth season in 1993. He wrote or co-wrote a further nine episodes of the fourth season; "Discord", "Black Tie" (with Green), "Apocrypha", "Born Bad" (story with Sally Nemeth, teleplay by Terry Cafolla
Terry Cafolla
-Early life:Terry Cafolla was born in Armagh in 1969. He left Armagh to study at Queen's University, where he completed a degree in Philosophy and Russian studies before subsequently obtaining an MA in Poetry. After leaving college, following a short spell on a media-training course, Cafolla...
), "Breeder" (with Balcer), "Mayhem" (story with Balcer, teleplay with Green), "Wager" (story with Harvey Solomon, teleplay by Solomon and Kevin Arkadie), "Sanctuary" (with Fordes) and "Doubles" (with Balcer). In 1994 Chernuchin and Fordes were nominated for the Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Prize
The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing intended to promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser — also the founder of Paulist Productions — but is generally not seen as specifically directed toward religious...
in the sixty minutes category for writing the episode "Sanctuary". Also in 1994 Chernuchin and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series for their work on the fourth season.
He was promoted again to supervising producer for the fifth season in 1994. He co-wrote the season premiere "Second Opinion" (with Jeremy R. Littman), "Competence" (with Mark B. Perry) and "House Counsel" (with Barry M. Schkolnick). He was promoted to co-executive producer mid-season. "Rage", "Seed" (with Janis Diamond) and "Cruel and Unusual" (with Balcer). He wrote or co-wrote six episodes in total for the fifth season. In 1995 Chernuchin and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series for their work on the fifth season.
He returned as an executive producer for the sixth season in 1995. He wrote a further eight episodes for the sixth season; "Savages
Savages (Law & Order episode)
"Savages" is the 114th episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order, and the third episode of the sixth season. This episode explores the issue of capital punishment, which had been recently reintroduced in the state of New York by then-governor George Pataki....
" (with Morgan Grendel and Schkolnick), "Paranoia
Paranoia (Law & Order episode)
"Paranoia" is the 117th episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order, and the sixth episode of sixth season.-Plot:Detectives Lenny Briscoe and Rey Curtis investigate the stabbing murder of a college woman....
", "Humiliation" (with Schkolnick), "Angel" (with Diamond), "Charm City" (with Jorge Zamacona
Jorge Zamacona
Jorge Zamacona is an American television writer and producer. He worked extensively on the police drama Homicide: Life on the Street and wrote the series cross-over episodes with the crime drama Law & Order...
), "Savior" (with Schkolnick), "Homesick" (story with Schkolnick, teleplay by Schkolnick and Elaine Loeser) and "Aftershock" (story with Diamond, teleplay by Diamond). Chernuchin left the crew at the end of the sixth season. He wrote 37 episodes across the first six seasons of Law & Order. In 1996 Chernuchin and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series for their work on the sixth season. He was nominated (along with his co-writers) three times for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award
Writers Guild of America Award
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for best episodic drama at the February 1997 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 1996
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for his work on the episodes "Aftershock", "Savages" and "Trophy". Chernuchin and the production staff won the Producers Guild of America Award
Producers Guild of America Award
The Producers Guild of America Award was originally established in 1990 as the Golden Laurel Awards, created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television product...
for television producers of the year in episodic at the March 1997 ceremony
Producers Guild of America Awards 1996
The 8th PGA Golden Laurel Awards, given at the Universal City Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA on 12 March 1997, honored the best film and television producers of 1996.-Film:*Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award:...
for their work on the sixth season.
In Spring 1996 he worked as a writer for Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
. He co-wrote the fourth season episode "For God and Country
For God and Country (Homicide: Life on the Street)
"For God and Country" is an episode of the fourth season of the American police drama television series Homicide: Life on the Street. It originally aired on NBC on February 9, 1996. The episode was written by Jorge Zamacona and Michael S. Chernuchin and directed by Ed Sherin...
" with Zamacona. They also collaborated on the Law & Order episode "Charm City". The episodes were a two-part story and marked the first crossover between Homicide and Law & Order.
He co-wrote the story for the 1996 action movie Eraser
Eraser (film)
Eraser is a 1996 American action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan and Vanessa L. Williams. It was directed by Chuck Russell. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing in 1996.-Plot:...
with his Law & Order colleague Walon Green and Tony Puryear.
In 1997 he worked as an executive producer for new Dick Wolf series Feds
Feds (TV series)
Feds was a short-lived television series that aired on CBS from March 5, 1997 to April 9, 1997. It was created by Dick Wolf, the creator of Law & Order, and starred Blair Brown and Dylan Baker. Michael S. Chernuchin was also an executive producer for the project...
. The series was canceled after only seven episodes.
Also in 1997 he became an executive producer and writer for NBC police drama Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997-98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the creator of many well-known police dramas such as Hill...
. The series focused on a precinct of uniformed police dramas in New York. He contributed to five episodes as a writer for the series single season. He co-wrote the teleplay for the series second episode "Life Under Castro" with series co-creator William M. Finkelstein
William M. Finkelstein
William M. Finkelstein is an American screenwriter, television producer, actor and television director. He has worked as a writer and producer on Law & Order, Brooklyn South, Murder One, L.A. Law, Cop Rock and NYPD Blue. He co-created Brooklyn South with frequent collaborators David Milch, Steven...
based on a story by series co-creators David Milch
David Milch
David S. Milch is an American writer and producer of television series. He has created several television shows, including NYPD Blue and Deadwood.-Biography:...
and ex-police officer Bill Clark
Bill Clark
Clark joined the New York City Police Department in 1969. He worked a special undercover assignment for two years before entering the Police Academy. In 1972 he earned his gold detective shield. On December 31, 1994, Clark retired from the Queens Homicide Detective Squad as a First Grade...
. He wrote the fourth episode "Touched by a Checkered Cab" solo. He co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "A Reverend Runs Through It" with retired police officer Edward Allen Bernero
Edward Allen Bernero
Edward Allen Bernero is an American television writer, producer and director. He co-created the series Third Watch and has worked as an executive producer on Criminal Minds...
based on a story by Clark and show runner Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco is a US television producer and writer. He has developed a number of popular television hits including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, as well as some notable flops such as Cop Rock....
. He wrote the teleplay for the episode "Wild Irish Woes" from a story by Bochco, Clark, Finkelstein and Miclh. Finally, he co-wrote the episode "Exposing Johnson" with Bernero. The series was cancelled after airing a 22 episode first season.
In 1998 he worked as an executive producer for the legal drama series Michael Hayes
Michael Hayes (TV series)
Michael Hayes was a TV series that ran on CBS from 1997 to 1998. It starred David Caruso and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.This series spotlighting surveys Michael Hayes, a former policeman became Deputy Prosecutor of the City of New York....
. The series was created by Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis
Paul Edward Haggis is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and director. He spent his early career producing and directing various American and Canadian television network series.-Early life and education:...
and John Romano. It was canceled while airing its first season.
2000s
In 2000 he created the series BullBull (TV Series)
Bull is a short-lived American drama series created by Michael S. Chernuchin, who had worked on Law & Order and Brooklyn South in 2000. It was TNT's first original series, and was cancelled in the middle of Season 1...
. He served as an executive producer and writer on the series single season. The show was about a fledgling stock broker firm. Chernuchin hired Law & Order co-writer Janis Diamond and Brooklyn South co-writer Doug Palau
Doug Palau
Doug Palau is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue and has been nominated for an Emmy Award and an Edgar Award.-Biography:...
to work on Bull. The series was the first original drama to air on the TNT network and was canceled before completing its first season.
He served as a consulting producer and writer on the first series of action drama 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
in 2001. He wrote the episodes "2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m." and "4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.".
In 2002 he rejoined the crew of Law & Order as an executive producer and writer for the series thirteenth season. He personally wrote four episodes for the season; "Shangri-La", "The Ring", "Chosen", "B*tch". He wrote the teleplay for the season finale "Smoke" from a story by Dick Wolf. He wrote or co-wrote five episodes of the thirteenth season.
Also in 2002 he worked as a consulting producer and writer on the Law & Order spin-off series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
. The series was created by Dick Wolf and developed by Chernuchin's frequent co-writer Rene Balcer. Chernuchin co-wrote the story for the episode "Malignant" with Balcer and Balcer wrote the teleplay.
He remained an executive producer and writer for the series fourteenth season of Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
in 2003. He co-wrote the story for the season opener "Bodies" with William N. Fordes, Fordes also wrote the teleplay for the episode. He wrote the episode "Bounty". He co-wrote the episode "Blaze" with Aaron Zelman
Aaron Zelman
Aaron Zelman is an American television writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on the series Law & Order, Criminal Minds and Damages. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for his work on Damages.-Career:Zelman began writing for television with...
and Marc Guggenheim
Marc Guggenheim
Marc Guggenheim is an American television writer-producer and a writer for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. His brother is screenwriter Eric Guggenheim.-Television:...
. He co-wrote the episode "Ill-Conceived" with Noah Baymlin and Zelman. He co-wrote the story for the episode "Vendetta" with David Nahmod, Nahmod wrote the teleplay. Chernuchin wrote or co-wrote five episodes of the fourteenth season. In 2004 he was nominated for the WGA award for best episodic drama for the episode "Bounty". He left the production staff (for the second time) after the fourteenth season but continued to occasionally write for the series. In Spring 2006 he wrote the sixteenth season Law & Order episode "Thinking Makes It So". In Fall 2006 he wrote the seventeenth season Law & Order episode "Home Sweet". In 2007 Chernuchin wrote the seventeenth season Law & Order episode "Talking Points".
Later in 2007 Chernuchin co-wrote and executive produced the television feature Fort Pit for NBC. His co-writer was Peter Tolan
Peter Tolan
Peter James Tolan III is an American television producer, director, and screenwriter.-Early life and career:Tolan was born in Scituate, Massachusetts where he was a perrenial favorite in the high school's dramatic productions. Before leaving to pursue a career in Hollywood, Tolan founded a theater...
. The project focused on a precinct of police officers in New York and was devised as a pilot for a series. NBC did not order a series based on the pilot but aired it as a feature.
In 2008 he served as a consulting producer and writer for the legal drama Canterbury's Law
Canterbury's Law
Canterbury's Law is an American legal drama, which ran from March 10, 2008 to April 18, 2008 as a mid-season replacement on Fox. The show was created by Dave Erickson and executive produced by Denis Leary, Jim Serpico, Walon Green, John Kane, and Mike Figgis, who also directed the pilot...
. He wrote the episode "What Goes Around".
In 2009 he returned to Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a co-executive producer and writer for the eighth season. He wrote the episodes "Folie a Deux
Folie a Deux (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
"Folie a Deux" is an eighth-season episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the 162nd episode overall.-Plot:In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate when a couple’s 2-year-old daughter mysteriously disappears from her room during a robbery at the hotel, where her parents dined.As...
", "Lady's Man
Lady's Man (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
"Lady's Man" is an eighth-season episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the 166th episode overall.-Plot:Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the murder and castration of a man who Eames has encountered before; she had worked the case of his first wife's murder 10 years earlier...
", "Passion
Passion (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
"Passion" is an eighth-season episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the 167th episode overall.-Summary:Egocentric poet Jacob Garrety would do anything to keep his poetry journal, The Village Quarterly, afloat...
" and "Revolution
Revolution (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
"Revolution" is an eighth-season finale episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the 171st episode overall.-Summary:With the banks failing and public discontent high, aging revolutionary Axel Kaspers believes the time is ripe to galvanize public reaction and spark a populist uprising...
". Also in 2009 he received credit for three episodes of the British Law & Order spin-off Law & Order: UK. He was credited with providing the basis for the UK episodes "Unloved" (from his episode "Born Bad"), "Alesha" (from his episode "Helpless") and "Sacrifice" (from his episode "Sonata for Solo Organ").