Joe Otterson TV ReporterIlene Chaiken has signed an overall deal with Universal Television, Variety has confirmed. As part of the deal, Chaiken has joined the upcoming NBC show “Law & Order: Organized Crime” as executive producer and showrunner.Chaiken takes over showruner duties on the series from Matt Olmstead, who stepped down in October.
She is known for creating the hit Showtime series “The L Word,” with Chaiken also serving as an executive producer on the recent reboot “The L Word: Generation Q.” She was also previously the showrunner on the hit Fox music drama “Empire.”“Law & Order: Organize Crime” was previously scheduled to premiere on NBC in the fall, but it was shifted off the schedule back in August.
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