Sam Waterston, just hearing his name makes you think of Jack McCoy from “Law and Order.”
After its successful return to NBC, just a decade after leaving the screen, the series Law and order just confirmed that there will be a new season, number 22. Also, the spin-off Law and Order: Organized Crime it’s still in its third season.
Dick Wolf’s famous trial drama landed on NBC in 1990 and last 20 seasons until its cancellation in 2010. In September 2021, the network announced that the series would return for a 21st season, which will air in February. Here Universal sees.
In 1997, the show’s crew partyed at the Emmy Awards. Photo by AP
The new season follows the bifurcated format created for its original run and continues to review “police investigating crime and district attorneys prosecuting criminals” as defined. its plot line.
The new and the old
Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson They repeated their original roles, Jack McCoy and Kevin Bernard, respectively, and were accompanied by Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi.
According to the first analysis of miscellaneousassessed it positively: it was about a “worthy continuation” of its original implementation and pointed out that “the most innovative of Law and Order 2.0 does not repeat it in obvious paths. “
Season 21 was also a rating success: according to Nielsen gained an average of 6.1 million viewerswhich includes a week of viewing delay where available.
The cast of “Law and order” (original title) has set a trend in the procedural genre of drama.
Boundaries is a Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television production. Wolf, Arthur Forney and Peter Jankowski are the executive producers; Rick Eid makes up the team in his role as showrunner.
The spin-off
In the case of Law and Order: Organized Crime, is starring Chris Meloni as Elliot Stabler, the character he played in the first 12 seasons of SVU (ang Special Victims Division), coming out in retirement after the murder of his wife Kathy.
Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson) and Christopher Meloni (Inspector Elliot Stabler) in a scene from “Law & Order: SVU.” Photo by AP
So, he joined the Organized Crime Control Bureau as they tried to dismantle New York’s most brutal and violent illegal business.
Over time, the casts have undergone variations.
Danielle Moné Truitt Stabler’s acting partner, Ayanna Bell. For its part, Tamara Taylor She plays the role of Angela Wheatley, a teacher suspected of killing Kathy along with her mob -related ex -husband, Richard Wheatley (Dylan McDermott).
Also included in the cast Ainsley Seiger and Miss Parker Johnson as Jet Slotmaekers and Carmen Not going Riley, respectively, two early career detectives who joined the Organized Crime Control Bureau.
The series debuted in April 2021 as part of a crossover episode with the 22nd season of SVUMeloni was re-introduced as Stabler for the first time since 2011. The second season averaged 5.5 million viewers.
The adjustments of Law and Order Y Law and Order: Organized Crime came after the recent extension of season 24 of SVU. Wolf Entertainment and UTV also do Chicago Fire, Chicago PD Y Chicago Med for NBC, in addition to FBI, FBI: Most Wanted Y FBI: Internationalrecently edited by CBS.
An NBC flag
“the iconic brand Law and Order has long been synonymous with NBC and we’re no longer excited to bring back these three dramas for the 2022-23 season, ”said Lisa Katz, president of the network’s Series division.
Sam Waterston is “of the house”. Photo: AFP
“It’s a testament to the brilliance of Dick Wolf’s storytelling that audiences continue to be fascinated by these memorable characters week in and year out,” he added.
“Dreams come truesaid Wolf. “I would like to personally thank the talented writers and actors, the producers who keep running on time trains, and the crews who tirelessly produce unique shows despite the unprecedented level of difficulty because in the pandemic. “
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Source: Clarin
