Law & Order
Sign in to saveAmerican police procedural and legal drama television series
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★ 7.3In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
- Aired
- 1990–2026
- Seasons
- 25 · 544 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Created by
- Dick Wolf
- Network
- NBC
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
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Key facts
- Genre
- Police procedural Legal drama Mystery
- Created by
- Dick Wolf
- Showrunners
- Walon Green Michael S. Chernuchin René Balcer William M. Finkelstein Arthur Penn Barry Schindel Nicholas Wootton Rick Eid
- Theme music composer
- Mike Post
- Opening theme
- Theme of Law & Order
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 544 ( list of episodes )
- Executive producers
- Dick Wolf Joseph Stern Ed Sherin Peter Jankowski Matthew Penn Fred Berner Arthur W. Forney
- Producers
- Lorenzo Carcaterra Aaron Zelman Nick Santora Lois Johnson Greg Plageman Christopher Ambrose
- Camera setup
- Single-camera
- Running time
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Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the Law & Order franchise.
Law & Order aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on September 13, 1990, and completing its 20th season on May 24, 2010. On September 28, 2021, after an 11-year hiatus, NBC announced that the series would be revived for a 21st season, which premiered on February 24, 2022. The revival saw the debut of new regular cast members, and the reprise of two roles by series veterans: District Attorney Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston), and Detective Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson). Afterwards, the series was renewed for three additional seasons. The twenty-fifth season premiered on September 25, 2025. In May 2026, the series was renewed for its twenty-sixth season.
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