'Law & Order' Boss Teases Tension Between the Police and DA Ahead of Season 21 Finale (Exclusive)
etonline.comis wrapping up its comeback season with three all-new episodes as it ramps up the “tension between the police department and the district attorney’s office,” says showrunner Rick Eid, adding that it’s all about the characters asking themselves, “What hard choices do you make?
What are you willing to live with? What are your principles?” While speaking to ET, the boss of creator Dick Wolf’s mothership series breaks down season 21’s ripped-from-the-headlines episodes, teases the upcoming finale’s mini crossover with and shares plans for what comes next.
Led by returning stars Sam Waterston as District Attorney Jack McCoy and Anthony Anderson as Det. Kevin Bernard, the season 21 cast includes Camryn Manheim as Lt.
Kate Dixon, Odelya Halevi as ADA Samantha Maroun, Hugh Dancy as ADA Nolan Price and Jeffrey Donovan as Det. Frank Cosgrove as the Manhattan unit and the DA office continue to investigate crimes and prosecute the offenders.After a decade off the air, the main objective of the new season was “to have the show feel current,” Eid says, with episodes feeling “topical and like this is something that would happen in 2022 and not necessarily in 1997 or 2008.” One of the ways the show achieved that was the many episodes that were ripped from the headlines, with cases inspired by the real-life legal issues involving Bill Cosby, Britney Spears, Elizabeth Holmes and Gabby Petito with one protagonist even inspired by the likes of Tucker Carlson.
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