Law & Order
American police procedural and legal drama television series
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| May 8 2025 | The series was renewed for its twenty-fifth season. |
| 2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent premiered on Citytv, a Canadian adaptation based on the Criminal Intent format and set in Toronto. |
| July 22 2024 | Maura Tierney was cast as the new lieutenant for season 24, replacing Camryn Manheim as Lieutenant Jessica Brady. |
| May 10 2024 | Camryn Manheim announced her departure from the series after season 23. |
| February 2 2024 | Sam Waterston announced his departure from the series, with Tony Goldwyn joining as the new District Attorney Nicholas Baxter. |
| November 22 2023 | Reid Scott joined the cast for the 23rd season, replacing Jeffrey Donovan as Detective Vincent Riley. |
| November 15 2023 | Jeffrey Donovan was announced to not be returning for the 23rd season. |
| April 10 2023 | The series was renewed for its twenty-third season, which premiered on January 18, 2024. |
| June 14 2022 | Mehcad Brooks joined the cast, replacing Anthony Anderson as Detective Jalen Shaw. |
| June 7 2022 | Sam Waterston finalized a one-year deal to return as District Attorney Jack McCoy, becoming the longest-running cast member of the series. |
| May 26 2022 | Anthony Anderson confirmed not returning for the twenty-second season. |
| May 10 2022 | NBC renewed the series for a twenty-second season. |
| May 10 2022 | NBC renewed Law & Order for a 22nd season. |
| February 24 2022 | The revived series premiered, featuring new regular cast members and the return of Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy and Anthony Anderson as Detective Kevin Bernard. |
| February 24 2022 | Law & Order returned for its 21st season, featuring new regular cast members alongside returning veterans. |
| 2021 | David Allan writes about the iconic scene transition tone created by Mike Post for Law & Order, describing its significance in moving viewers between scenes with the importance of a judge's gavel. |
| December 10 2021 | Camryn Manheim was cast as Lieutenant Kate Dixon, succeeding S. Epatha Merkerson's character Lieutenant Anita Van Buren. |
| November 23 2021 | Hugh Dancy was cast as an assistant district attorney, and Anthony Anderson signed a one-year deal to return as Detective Kevin Bernard. |
| November 12 2021 | The 21st season was announced to premiere on February 24, 2022. |
| November 1 2021 | Jeffrey Donovan was cast as a series regular to portray NYPD detective Frank Cosgrove in the Law & Order revival series. |
| September 28 2021 | NBC announced the order of a 21st season after plans for a Law & Order spin-off, For the Defense, fell through. |
| September 28 2021 | NBC announced the revival of Law & Order after an 11-year hiatus, bringing back series veterans Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy and Anthony Anderson as Detective Kevin Bernard. |
| June 2020 | Code of Law concluded after five seasons, with a total of 59 episodes. |
| June 2020 | Selected seasons of Law & Order became available for streaming on Peacock, requiring a paid subscription. |
| February 2015 | NBC considered bringing the series back for a 10-episode limited series. |
| September 2012 | Singapore's version of Law & Order, called 'Code of Law', premiered starring Keagan Kang and Joanne Peh. |
| May 24 2010 | Original run of Law & Order concluded after completing its 20th season on NBC. |
| May 14 2010 | NBC officially canceled the original Law & Order series, choosing to pick up Law & Order: Los Angeles and renew Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. |
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