Law & Order
Stephanie March on the ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Storyline That Led to Her Real-Life Passion
Over the course of her time on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stephanie March’s Assistant District Attorney Alexandra “Alex” Cabot became a fan-favorite character. The ADA had a main role in the long-running series for seasons two through five, as well as 11. (She returned in a recurring role in seasons six, 10, 13 […]
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‘Law & Order’ Bidding Farewell to Camryn Manheim
Law & Order is losing another veteran actor. The NBC drama will bid farewell to star Camryn Manheim on May 16, the season 23 finale. The actress was a key part of the cast when Dick Wolf revived the flagship procedural for its 21st season. Manheim becomes the second star to depart L&O this season […]
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‘Chicago’ Shows, ‘Law & Order,’ ‘SVU’ Renewed at NBC
NBC has renewed most — but not all — of the shows in its two biggest franchises for the 2024-25 season. The network has ordered new seasons of all three of its Chicago dramas — Med, Fire and PD — along with Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU. Notably missing from the list is Law & […]
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Sam Waterston on His ‘Law & Order’ Goodbye and Getting to “Kill the Bull” One Last Time
[This story contains spoilers from the Feb. 22, 2024 episode of Law & Order, “Last Dance.”] Jack McCoy left the world of Law & Order the way he came into it — in a courtroom. Sam Waterston said goodbye to the long-running NBC franchise in Thursday’s episode, ending his 19-season, 405-episode run as prosecutor-turned-New York County […]
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Sam Waterston to Leave ‘Law & Order’ After 19 Seasons
The longest-serving actor on Law & Order is set to work his last case. Sam Waterston, who has been part of the NBC drama since 1994, is leaving the show. His final episode as Manhattan District Attorney Jack McCoy is set to air Feb. 22. Tony Goldwyn (Scandal, Oppenheimer) will then join Law & Order […]
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‘Law & Order: SVU’ Bosses on Getting to Season 25 and “Superhero” Mariska Hargitay
[This story contains spoilers for the season 25 premiere of Law & Order: SVU.] Law & Order: SVU opened its landmark 25th season by getting the band back together, celebrating the christening of Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and Carisi’s (Peter Scanavino) baby. And, of course, that happy moment was counterbalanced by a nightmare of a case […]
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‘Hot Bench’ Judges on Jonathan Majors, Gwyneth Paltrow and What’s Wrong With ‘Law & Order’
The Hot Bench judges are no strangers to conflict. Every week, the three-judge tribunal presides over small-claims cases ranging from tame disputes over property damage to wild clashes over accusations of sabotage between longtime friends. Judges Michael Corriero, Rachel Juarez and Yodit Tewolde earned a wide variety of legal bona fides before joining the CBS […]
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Doug Ibold, Film Editor for Dick Wolf Shows, Dies at 83
Doug Ibold, the Emmy-nominated film editor whose 20-year collaboration with producer Dick Wolf included cutting the pilots for Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU, has died. He was 83. Ebold died Nov. 8 of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, his family announced. Ibold also […]
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‘Law & Order,’ ‘Chicago’ NBC Franchises Set January Returns
NBC has set premiere dates for the early part of 2024, and the network will roll out several of its biggest scripted shows a few weeks ahead of its rivals. With production ramping up following the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, NBC will have a fairly tight turnaround between the start of filming and the […]
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‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ Names Fifth Showrunner
Law & Order: Organized Crime has named its fifth showrunner. Veteran showrunner John Shiban (Ozark, The X-Files) has been tapped to take over the helm of the fourth season of the Dick Wolf procedural. Shiban replaces David Graziano, with the SVU grad taking over the remainder of season three for Sean Jablonski. Jablonski, who departed […]
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Dick Wolf’s NBC, CBS Shows Reopen Writers Rooms
Dick Wolf, the procedural king behind nine shows across two networks, is getting back to work. Writers rooms for NBC’s Chicago trio of Fire, Med and PD, as well as Law & Order and its spinoff, SVU, and CBS’ FBI, Most Wanted and International are all reopening this week. New showrunners have also been installed […]
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‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Spinoff a Go
Dick Wolf is expanding the world of Law & Order to Canada. Citytv, which has aired a full docket of NBC’s Law & Order dramas over the years, has greenlit a local version of the investigative crime series, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, in partnership with Universal Television. Based on the Law & Order global format, the 10-episode […]
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