Law & Order

Law & Order is an American television show and it originally aired on NBC from September 13, 1990 to May 24, 2010. It is a police procedural and legal drama. It's the longest primetime crime drama show in America. Season 0 (Pre-1) (Pilot) could've been aired in 1988. A revival was aired in 2022.

Law & Order
Genre	Police procedural Legal drama Mystery
Created by	Dick Wolf
Starring	George Dzundza Chris Noth Dann Florek Michael Moriarty Richard Brooks Steven Hill Paul Sorvino Carolyn McCormick Jerry Orbach S. Epatha Merkerson Jill Hennessy Sam Waterston Benjamin Bratt Carey Lowell Angie Harmon Jesse L. Martin Dianne Wiest Elisabeth Röhm Fred Dalton Thompson Dennis Farina Annie Parisse Michael Imperioli Milena Govich Alana de la Garza Jeremy Sisto Linus Roache Anthony Anderson Jeffrey Donovan Hugh Dancy Camryn Manheim Odelya Halevi Mechad Brooks
Theme music composer	Mike Post
Opening theme	Theme of Law & Order
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	22
No. of episodes	488
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dick Wolf Joseph Stern (1990–1993) Ed Sherin (1993–2000) Walon Green (1993–94, 2004–06) Michael S. Chernuchin (1994–96, 2002–04) René Balcer (1996–2000, 2008–10) William M. Finkelstein (2000–01) Arthur Penn (2000–01) Peter Jankowski (2001–present) Barry Schindel (2001–02) Matthew Penn (2003–07) Nicholas Wootton (2005–07) Fred Berner (2008–10) Rick Eid (2022–present) Arthur W. Forney (2022–present)
Producer(s)	Showrunners Lorenzo Carcaterra (2003–04) Aaron Zelman (2003–04) Nick Santora (2004–05) Lois Johnson (2004–05) Greg Plageman (2005–06) Christopher Ambrose (2008–10)
Production location(s)	New York City
Camera setup	Panaflex Cameras
Running time	40–48 minutes
Production company(s)	Wolf Entertainment Universal Television (1990–98, 2022–present) (seasons 1–8, 21–present) Studios USA (1998–2002) (seasons 9–12) Universal Network Television (2002–04) (seasons 13–14) NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–07) (seasons 15–17) Universal Media Studios (2008–10) (seasons 18–20)
Distributor	NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	NTSC (seasons 1–11) HDTV 1080i (seasons 12–)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	Original series: September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13) – May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24) Revival series: February 24, 2022 (2022-02-24) – present (present)
Chronology
Related shows	Law & Order franchise
Other websites
Law & Order at nbc.com

Many of the crimes in the episodes were "ripped from the headlines", meaning they were based on crimes that really happened. Episodes of the show were usually split into two parts. The first part would show the crime, the police looking for the suspect (the person they think did the crime), and the suspect being arrested. This is the "Law" part. The second part, the "Order" part, would show the trial and whether or not the suspect did the crime.

Cast

• George Dzundza as Max Greevey
• Chris Noth as Mike Logan
• Dann Florek as Donald Cragen
• Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone
• Richard Brooks as Paul Robinette
• Steven Hill as Adam Schiff
• Paul Sorvino as Phil Cerreta
• Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe
• Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
• S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren
• Jill Hennessy as Claire Kincaid
• Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy
• Benjamin Bratt as Rey Curtis
• Carey Lowell as Jamie Ross
• Angie Harmon as Abbie Carmichael
• Jesse L. Martin as Ed Green
• Dianne Wiest as Nora Lewin
• Elisabeth Rohm as Serena Southerlyn
• Fred Dalton Thompson as Arthur Branch
• Dennis Farina as Joe Fontana
• Michael Imperioli as Nick Falco
• Annie Parisse as Alexandra Borgia
• Milena Govich as Nina Cassidy
• Alana de la Garza as Connie Rubirosa
• Jeremy Sisto as Cyrus Lupo
• Linus Roache as Michael Cutter
• Anthony Anderson as Kevin Bernard
• Jeremy Donovan as Frank Cosgrove
• Camryn Manheim as Kate Dixon
• Hugh Dancy as Nolan Price
• Odelya Halevi as Samantha Maroun
• Mechad Brooks as Jalen Shaw