John Shiban has become the fifth showrunner to leave Law & Order: Organized Crime over the past four years. According to sources, his exit happened earlier this month, leading to a production pause.
The Wolf Entertainment/Universal TV series, which is moving to Peacock for its upcoming fifth season, is now back filming, with its original showrunner, Matt Olmstead, stepping in as executive producer.
He remains executive producer/showrunner on another Wolf Entertainment/UTV drama, CBS’ FBI: International. No new showrunner of Organized Crime has been named.
Olmstead has been drafted back to help with the remaining scripts. Most Season 5 scripts have been written, with production on the 10-episode installment about halfway through, I hear.
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