Selome Hailu After a successful return to NBC over a decade after the series’ cancellation, ‘Law & Order’ has been renewed for Season 22.
Additionally, spinoff “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will return for its third season.Dick Wolf’s beloved procedural drama originally premiered on NBC in 1990 and ran for 20 seasons until its cancellation in 2010.
In September 2021, NBC announced that the series would return for Season 21, which debuted in February. The new season followed the bifurcated format that was created for its original run and continued to examine “the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.”Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson reprised their original roles, Jack McCoy and Kevin Bernard, respectively, and were joined by Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi.
Variety reviewed the new season positively, calling it a “worthy continuation” of its original run and noting that “what is most novel about ‘Law & Order’ 2.0 — the element that makes it clearest that we’re not simply picking up where we left off — is in its ability to turn the gaze towards how its cops operate.” Season 21 was also a ratings success, drawing 6.1 million viewers on average according to Nielsens “most current” ratings, which include a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available.“Law & Order” is produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television.
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