Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Law & Order” franchise is expanding again at NBC, with the network giving out a straight-to-series order for “Law & Order: For the Defense,” Variety has learned.“For the Defense” will take a look inside a criminal defense firm.
The series will put the lawyers under the microscope, along with the criminal justice system with every week delivering the promise of a contemporary morality tale.Like all things “Law & Order,” the series hails from Dick Wolf, with “CSI” veteran Carol Mendelsohn set to serve as showrunner and executive producer.
Wolf also executive produces along with Arthur Forney and Peter Jankowski of Wolf Entertainment and Julie Weitz of Carol Mendelsohn Productions.
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