Law & Order (franchise)

Law & Order franchise
Law & Order title card
Creator	Dick Wolf
Original work	Law & Order
Films and television
Television series	Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order: LA Law & Order: You the Jury^[1]
Television films	Exiled: A Law & Order Movie
Games
Video games	Law & Order: Dead on the Money Law & Order: Double or Nothing Law & Order: Justice is Served Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Legacies
Miscellaneous
Foreign adaptations	Paris enquêtes criminelles Закон и Порядок: Отдел Оперативных Расследований Закон и порядок. Преступный умысел Law & Order: UK
Related TV series	Homicide: Life on the Street Crime & Punishment New York Undercover Deadline Conviction In Plain Sight Chicago Fire Chicago P.D. Chicago Med

The Law & Order franchise is a number of related American television series created by Dick Wolf and originally broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with some aspect of the criminal justice system. Together, the original series, its various spin-offs, the TV film, and crossover episodes from other shows constitute over 1,000 hours of programming.

Shared people and resources in a common fictional setting are the connecting links between the shows, e.g., Hudson University and the New York Ledger tabloid newspaper. Many supporting characters, such as district attorneys, psychologists and medical examiners are also shared among the shows. Occasionally, crossovers of main characters or shared storylines between two of the shows will occur. A few major characters have also left the cast of one show within the franchise only to eventually join another.

The music, style and credits of the shows tend to be similar, with the voiceover in the opening of every series performed by Steven Zirnkilton.^[2] Past episodes of the American series are in syndication with local over-the-air stations, along with cable channels such as USA Network and Bravo (both owned by the franchise's production company, NBCUniversal), TNT, WGN America, Ion Television, and AMC Networks' SundanceTV and WeTV, showing episodes sometimes up to six times a day.

In October 2012, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit show runner/executive producer Warren Leight said of the future of the Law & Order franchise, "(Dick Wolf and I) sometimes talk in general terms of where (the franchise) could go. I'm curious to see if there's another iteration somewhere down the line," he says. "We try hard to maintain a certain level of quality which I think is why the shows sustained in reruns so well. And I'd like to believe there's room for another generation in some way."^[3]

In February 2015, NBC was purported to have interest in bringing back the flagship Law & Order as a limited series.^[4] As of February 2016, NBC has not publicly announced intentions to revive the original series.^[5]

As of February 10, 2016, 1,066 original episodes of the Law & Order franchise have aired.

Series

Law & Order

20 seasons, 456 episodes (September 13, 1990 - May 23, 2010)

Law & Order, a crime procedural, features both a police investigation of a crime discovered during the cold open, and a prosecution case set forth by the New York County District Attorney, at the Manhattan DA's office. The first thirty minutes of an episode typically features a lead detective trio (in the final season, Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, and S. Epatha Merkerson), while the second thirty minutes follows their legal counterparts (in the final season, Alana de la Garza, Linus Roache, and Sam Waterston). On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that it was canceling the original series, although various spin-offs will continue. The series finale aired on May 24, 2010.^[6] Wolf briefly attempted to continue the series on cable,^[7]^[8] but the series "moved into the history books".^[9]

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

17 seasons, 380 episodes (September 20, 1999 - present)

SVU follows the cases investigated by Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her Manhattan Special Victims Unit colleagues. The show's focus is on detectives who investigate sexually based crimes and crimes against children and the elderly. During season seventeen, these detectives include Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, and Peter Scanavino. Raul Esparza also stars.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

10 seasons, 195 episodes (September 30, 2001 - June 26, 2011)

Criminal Intent focuses on high-profile cases investigated by the Major Case Squad, with special focus on the actions of the criminals pursued, often including scenes from the victim's or perpetrator's lives not involving the police, thereby giving a hint as to the "criminal intent". The detectives depicted, portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe, during the final season, will often attempt to infiltrate the mind of the suspect. Julia Ormond and Jay O. Sanders also star in the tenth season of the series. On July 15, 2011, USA Network co-president Jeff Wachtel confirmed Law & Order: CI would end with its tenth season.^[10]

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

1 season, 13 episodes (March 3, 2005 - January 21, 2006)

Trial by Jury, starring Bebe Neuwirth, Amy Carlson, and Jerry Orbach, followed the preparation by the legal teams, both prosecution and defense, for a jury trial. This was the first Law & Order spin-off to be canceled due to low ratings; Orbach's death (which occurred during taping of the show) also contributed to the show's cancellation, as well as its competition with the hit series Numb3rs.

Law & Order: LA

1 season, 22 episodes (September 29, 2010 - July 11, 2011)

Originally titled Law & Order: Los Angeles, LA was the first American Law & Order series set outside of New York City. As with the original series, the first half hour of the show focused on the police investigation of a crime discovered in the cold open; the second half took place at the Los Angeles District Attorney's office and focused on the prosecution of the criminal suspect(s). On May 13, 2011, Law & Order: LA was cancelled by NBC after only one season, but because of the hiatus did not air its final episode until July 11, 2011.^[11]^[12]^[13] Alana de la Garza and Terrence Howard star.

Law & Order: You the Jury

Upcoming

Law & Order: You the Jury^[1] is an upcoming spin-off courtroom docudrama that will allow viewers to decide the verdict on real legal cases and to vote on the veracity of witnesses and persuasiveness of evidence throughout the trial. It will air live. The subject matter was once explored in the short-lived spin-off series, Law & Order: Trial By Jury.^[1]

Media

TV film

The Law & Order franchise has one TV film, Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (1998). Chris Noth reprises his role as Mike Logan, as the film explores what happened to the character following his departure from the original series.

Video games

The franchise has also spawned a series of video games for the PC, which feature appearances by then-current cast members of the TV series.

The typical course of most of the games follows the original series' format with the player investigating a crime with interviews of witnesses and examination of evidence. After the arrest is made, the player then prosecutes the case with challenges such as selecting appropriate questions for witnesses on the stand, recognizing improper questions to raise objections and selecting the most persuasive arguments for the judge to allow certain evidence in court.

Crossovers

The following table lists all the crossover stories in the Law & Order franchise.

Crossover Between			Episode Title	Actors Appearing Outside Their Series	Date Broadcast	Description
Series A	Series B	Series C	Episode Title	Actors Appearing Outside Their Series	Date Broadcast	Description
Law & Order	Homicide	N/A	"Charm City" (Law & Order S06E13) "For God and Country" (Homicide S04E12)	Appearing in Series A:Richard Belzer, Kyle Secor, Andre Braugher Appearing in Series B: Benjamin Bratt, Jerry Orbach, Jill Hennessy	February 7, 1996 February 9, 1996	Briscoe and Curtis clash with Pembleton and Bayliss, who have come to New York to investigate a subway explosion resembling an unsolved bombing in Baltimore from five years ago. The investigation soon leads to a larger conspiracy.
Law & Order	Homicide	N/A	"Baby, It's You" (Law & Order S08E06) (Homicide S06E05)	Appearing in Series A:Richard Belzer, Jon Seda Yaphet Kotto, Željko Ivanek Appearing in Series B: Benjamin Bratt, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston, Carey Lowell	November 12, 1997 November 14, 1997	Falsone and Munch team up with Briscoe and Curtis to investigate the murder of a 14-year-old girl. They trace the suspect from New York back to Baltimore.
Law & Order	Homicide	N/A	"Sideshow" (Law & Order S09E14) (Homicide S07E15)	Appearing in Series A:Richard Belzer, Michael Michele, Željko Ivanek Appearing in Series B: Benjamin Bratt, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston	February 17, 1999 February 19, 1999	Briscoe and Curtis re-team up with Munch and Sheppard to investigate the murder of a government worker and expose a connection to the White House.
Law & Order: SVU	Law & Order	N/A	"Entitled" (Law & Order: SVU S01E15) (Law & Order S10E14)	Appearing in Series A:Angie Harmon, Steven Hill, Jesse L. Martin, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston Appearing in Series B: Dann Florek, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer	February 18, 2000	The detectives of Special Victims Unit team with the 27th Precinct to investigate a salesman's murder, leading them to a politically influential family. When the case goes to court, McCoy finds the matriarch to be a formidable opponent.
Law & Order	Law & Order: Trial By Jury	N/A	"Tombstone" (Law & Order S15E20) "Skeleton" (Law & Order: Trial By Jury S01E08)	Appearing in Series B: Richard Belzer, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston	April 14, 2005 April 15, 2005	Green is shot while taking a murder witness to trial, leading Fontana to team up with Salazar and uncover ties to a porn magnate.
Law & Order: SVU	Law & Order: Trial By Jury	N/A	"Night" (Law & Order: SVU S06E20) "Day" (Law & Order: Trial By Jury S01E11)	Appearing in Series A: Bebe Neuwirth, Kirk Acevedo, Fred Dalton Thompson Appearing in Series B: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Diane Neal, Tamara Tunie, Carolyn McCormick	May 3, 2005	A man is suspected of rape and facts about his adolescence are revealed at his trial.
Law & Order: SVU	Law & Order	N/A	"Design" (Law & Order: SVU S07E02) "Flaw" (Law & Order S16E02)	Appearing in Series B: Mariska Hargitay, Ice T	September 27, 2005 September 28, 2005	A mother-daughter con team get away with fraud, then are tried for murder.
Law & Order	Conviction	N/A	"Pilot" (Conviction S01E01)	Appearing in Series B: Fred Dalton Thompson	March 3, 2006	When an ADA is assassinated, Alexandra Cabot begins work as a New York Bureau Chief, while District Attorney Arthur Branch rallies the troops.
In Plain Sight	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	N/A	"Contract" (Law & Order: CI S07E12)	Appearing in Series B: Mary McCormack	June 15, 2008	When a celebrity gossip columnist is murdered, Deputy Marshall Mary Shannon's investigation into suspect Frank Chess leads her to Logan and Wheeler in New York.
Law & Order: SVU	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	N/A	"Acceptable Loss" (Law & Order: SVU S14E04)	Appearing in Series A: Kathryn Erbe	October 17, 2012	Following her departure from Major Case, Joint Task Force Lieutenant Alexandra Eames intercepts the NYPD's investigation into sex trafficking, when one of the victims are suspected of terrorism.
Law & Order: SVU	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	N/A	"Poisoned Motive" (Law & Order: SVU S14E22)	Appearing in Series A: Kathryn Erbe	May 8, 2013	When Rollins becomes the victim of a sniper, Alexandra Eames once again unites with Benson to investigate the Homeland aspects of the case.
Law & Order: SVU	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"Comic Perversion" (Law & Order: SVU S15E15) "Conventions" (Chicago PD S01E06)	Appearing in Series A: Sophia Bush Appearing in Series B: Ice T, Kelli Giddish, David Eigenberg	February 26, 2014	Chicago detective Erin Lindsay asks the NYPD for help in solving a series of rapes and murders, so Tutuola and Rollins head to Chicago to help Voight and Antonio catch the culprit.
Chicago Fire	Law & Order: SVU	Chicago P.D.	"Nobody Touches Anything" (Chicago Fire S03E07) "Chicago Crossover" (Law & Order: SVU S16E07) "They'll Have to Go Through Me" (Chicago PD S02E07)	Appearing in Series A: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Kelli Giddish Appearing in Series B: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer Appearing in Series C: Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Mariska Hargitay	November 11, 2014 November 12, 2014	When Firehouse 51 rescues the owner of a house on fire, they find him clutching a suspicious box, so the Chicago Intelligence Unit is brought in for further investigation, leading them to work with Special Victims Unit to take down a child pornography ring.
Chicago Fire	Chicago P.D.	Law & Order: SVU	"We Called Her Jellybean" (Chicago Fire S03E21) "The Number of Rats" (Chicago PD S02E20) "Daydream Believer" (Law & Order: SVU S16E20)	Appearing in Series A: Mariska Hargitay, Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Tamara Tunie Appearing in Series B: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Jesse Spencer, Eamonn Walker Appearing in Series C: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Marina Squerciati, Brian Geraghty	April 28, 2015 April 29, 2015	An apartment fire connected to a case of attempted rape and murder in Chicago resembles an unsolved case in New York, so Special Victims Unit and Intelligence work together to find the suspect.
Law & Order: SVU	Chicago P.D.	N/A	"Nationwide Manhunt" (Law & Order: SVU S17E14) "The Song of Gregory William Yates" (Chicago PD S03E14)	Appearing in Series A: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jon Seda Appearing in Series B: Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Eamonn Walker, Brian Tee	February 10, 2016	Chicago detectives Lindsay and Dawson come to New York to assist in the hunt for two escaped murderers, one of whom is Greg Yates, who returns to Chicago and commits a triple homicide, so SVU detectives Benson and Fin come to Chicago to join in the investigation.

John Munch crossovers

Main article: John Munch

The character John Munch, who originated on Homicide, is notable for either appearing in or being referenced in a wide variety of other series, ranging from appearing in the science fiction series The X-Files, to the sitcom Arrested Development, to being referenced by name in the UK crime drama Luther. Whether this places these series in the L&O universe is a matter of debate.

Other related series

St. Elsewhere (1982-1988)

As Alfre Woodard and Ed Begley, Jr. reprised their roles as Dr. Roxanne Turner and Dr. Victor Ehrlich from St. Elsewhere in Homicide and its sequel Homicide: The Movie respectively, St. Elsewhere also takes place in the same fictional universe as the franchise.

New York Undercover (1994-1998)

Co-created by Kevin Arkadie and Dick Wolf, NYU was implicitly a part of the same universe as the franchise, as psychologist and psychiatrist characters from L&O appeared in the series.

Deadline (2000–2001)

Also created by Dick Wolf, featured reporters based at the franchise's fictitious newspaper, the New York Ledger.

Conviction (2006)

This series starred Stephanie March as Alexandra Cabot, Anson Mount as Jim Steele, Eric Balfour as Brian Peluso, J. August Richards as Billy Desmond, Milena Govich as Jessica Rossi, Julianne Nicholson as Christina Finn, and Jordan Bridges as Nick Potter. March reprises her role of Cabot originally from SVU and is now the Homicide Bureau Chief ADA. Cabot would return to SVU after this show's end. The series features a larger ensemble cast of young ADAs, with no police, therapists or medical examiners in lead roles.After its cancellation, two of the show's actresses, Milena Govich and Julianne Nicholson, went on to star in Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent respectively as Detectives Nina Cassidy and Megan Wheeler.

Foreign Adaptations

The franchise, as a result of its popularity, has led to the adaptation of scripts from the American series into foreign-produced series. These are:

Paris enquêtes criminelles (Paris Criminal Investigations)

3 seasons, 20 episodes (May 3, 2007 - November 8, 2008)

Paris Criminal Investigations follows the format of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, adapted to Paris and the French legal system, with detectives from the Prefecture of Police DRPJ and the Ministère public attempting to secure a conviction. The series stars Vincent Pérez, Sandrine Rigaux, Jacques Pater, Hélène Godec, Laure Killing, and Audrey Looten. The show is also aired in Germany on ZDF, under the title "Law & Order: Paris".

Закон и Порядок: Отдел Оперативных Расследований (Law & Order: Division of Field Investigation)

1 season, 12 episodes (2007 - 2008)

Division of Field Investigations follows the format of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, set in Moscow and adapted to the Russian justice system. The series stars Ivan Oganesyan and Alisa Bogart.

Закон и порядок. Преступный умысел (Law & Order: Criminal Mind)

40 episodes (2007 – 2009)

Criminal Mind follows the format of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, set in Moscow and is adapted to the Russian Justice System. The series stars Mikhail Homyakov, Igor Lagutin, Elena Kovalchuk and Boris Mironov.

Law & Order: UK

8 series, 53 episodes (February 23, 2009 - June 11, 2014)

UK follows the format of the original Law & Order show but adapts it to the new setting of London, with detectives from the Metropolitan Police CID and the Crown Prosecution Service attempting to secure a conviction. The series stars Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter, Ben Daniels, Freema Agyeman, Bill Paterson, Paul Nicholls, Dominic Rowan, Georgia Taylor, Peter Davison, Sharon Small, Paterson Joseph, Ben Bailey Smith.

Series overview

Series	Television seasons																											No. of episodes
Series	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	No. of episodes
Franchise
LO^{[O 1]}	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20								456
SVU^{[O 2]}										1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	380
CI^{[O 3]}												1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10							195
TBJ^{[O 4]}															1													13
LA^{[O 5]}																					1							22
Universe
HLOTS^{[O 6]}			1	2	3	4	5	6	7																			122
NYU^{[O 7]}					1	2	3	4																				89
DL^{[O 8]}											1																	13
Con^{[O 9]}																1												13
IPS^{[O 10]}																		1	2	3	4	5						61
Jo																							1					8
Fire^{[O 11]}																							1	2	3	4	5	83
P.D.^{[O 12]}																								1	2	3	4	52
Med^{[O 13]}																										1	2	9

Location

Setting

Most of the American series have been filmed almost entirely in the New York City area. The original Law & Order series has filmed a few episodes in the Los Angeles area and Baltimore; these episodes or portions of episodes were set in the cities in which they were filmed and concerned multi-jurisdictional investigations or extradition.

Law & Order: Los Angeles expanded the franchise to a new main city, the new series' namesake. L&O: LA was cancelled after one season.

Effects on casting

With some frequency, actors have appeared on the various series that make up the franchise, usually as different (sometimes very different) characters. This is because filming occurs in the New York City area and thus draws from the same pool of actors. Some prominent examples of the same actor playing different roles in different episodes are:

S. Epatha Merkerson playing a maid whose child was killed in a season 1 episode of the original L&O before joining the cast in season 4 as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren and going on to be the longest-serving cast member of the parent series.
Diane Neal playing a female rapist in an earlier season of Special Victims Unit before becoming the Assistant District Attorney for that series.
Annabella Sciorra playing a criminal defense attorney in Trial by Jury and later Det. Mike Logan's (Chris Noth) partner in Criminal Intent
Jerry Orbach playing a defense attorney on the original series before joining it as Det. Lennie Briscoe
Ice-T playing a pimp known as Seymour Stockton in the franchise's only film, Exiled: A Law & Order Movie, before taking on the role of Tutuola on SVU
Anthony Anderson playing Detective Lucius Blaine in a seventh season episode of SVU before playing Bernard on the original Law & Order
Jeremy Sisto played a defense attorney in the last episode of season 17 before joining the cast as Cyrus Lupo at the start of season 18.
Kelli Giddish played a rape victim in the eighth season episode "Outsider" of SVU before joining the show in season 13 as Amanda Rollins.
Raúl Esparza played different characters on Law & Order and Criminal Intent before joining SVU in its 14th season as Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba.
Peter Scanavino multiple characters in Law & Order, Criminal Intent, Trial by Jury and SVU before joining the latter in season 16 as Dominick Carisi.

Also due to the New York filming, a number of actors appearing in Law & Order shows have had regular or recurring roles on soaps. Most notable is Tamara Tunie, who simultaneously played both medical examiner Melinda Warner on SVU as well as (until 2007) District Attorney Jessica Griffin on As the World Turns. Likewise, New York theater actors have also been frequently cast.

Also as the result of sharing the same pool of New York-based television actors, the series' casts have had significant overlap with that of the former HBO series Oz. This is perhaps most pronounced in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, whose cast has included three regularly credited actors (Christopher Meloni, B. D. Wong and Dean Winters), as well as two recurring actors (J. K. Simmons and Mike Doyle) who were also regularly credited actors on Oz, also Kathryn Erbe from Oz starring in Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Similarly, Law & Order: UK sees significant overlap with other programs' casts; most prominently series regulars Freema Agyeman and Peter Davison, who starred in Doctor Who as companion Martha Jones and the Fifth Doctor.

Characters in the franchise

Main articles: List of Law & Order characters, List of Law & Order cast members, List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit characters, List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit cast members, List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent characters, List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent cast members, List of Law & Order: LA characters and List of Law & Order: LA cast members

Law

Series	Character	Portrayed by	Law & Order Franchise					Universe		Chicago Franchise
Series	Character	Portrayed by	L&O^{[O 1]}	SVU^{[O 2]}	CI^{[O 3]}	TBJ^{[O 4]}	LA^{[O 5]}	HLOTS^{[O 6]}	Con^{[O 9]}	Fire	P.D.	Med
Law & Order	Max Greevey	George Dzundza	Main
	Mike Logan	Chris Noth^{[N 1]}^{[N 2]}	Main		Main			Guest
	Donald Cragen	Dann Florek^{[N 3]}^{[N 2]}	Main	Main
	Phil Cerreta	Paul Sorvino	Main
	Lennie Briscoe	Jerry Orbach^{[N 4]}^{[N 2]}	Main	Guest	Guest	Main		Guest
	Anita Van Buren	S. Epatha Merkerson^{[N 2]}	Main		Guest	Guest
	Rey Curtis	Benjamin Bratt^{[N 2]}	Main					Guest
	Ed Green	Jesse L. Martin	Main	Guest	Guest	Guest
	Joe Fontana	Dennis Farina	Main			Guest
	Nick Falco	Michael Imperioli	Main
	Nina Cassidy	Milena Govich	Main
	Cyrus Lupo	Jeremy Sisto	Main
	Kevin Bernard	Anthony Anderson	Main

SVU	Olivia Benson	Mariska Hargitay	Guest	Main		Guest				Guest	Guest
	Elliot Stabler	Christopher Meloni	Guest	Main		Guest
	John Munch	Richard Belzer^{[N 5]}	Guest	Main		Guest		Main
	Donald Cragen	Dann Florek^{[N 3]}^{[N 2]}	Main	Main
	Monique Jeffries	Michelle Hurd		Main
	Odafin Tutuola	Ice-T	Guest	Main							Guest
	Chester Lake	Adam Beach		Main
	Amanda Rollins	Kelli Giddish		Main						Guest	Guest
	Nick Amaro	Danny Pino		Main							Guest
	Dominick Carisi, Jr.	Peter Scanavino		Main							Guest

Criminal Intent	Robert Goren	Vincent D'Onofrio			Main
	Alexandra Eames	Kathryn Erbe		Guest	Main
	James Deakins	Jamey Sheridan			Main
	Mike Logan	Chris Noth^{[N 1]}^{[N 2]}	Main		Main			Guest
	Carolyn Barek	Annabella Sciorra			Main
	Megan Wheeler	Julianne Nicholson			Main
	Danny Ross	Eric Bogosian			Main
	Nola Falacci	Alicia Witt			Main
	Zach Nichols	Jeff Goldblum			Main
	Serena Stevens	Saffron Burrows			Main
	Zoe Callas	Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio			Main
	Joseph Hannah	Jay O. Sanders			Main

Trial by Jury	Hector Salazar	Kirk Acevedo		Guest		Main
	Lennie Briscoe	Jerry Orbach^{[N 4]}^{[N 2]}	Main	Guest	Guest	Main		Guest
	Chris Ravell	Scott Cohen				Main

Law & Order: LA	Rex Winters	Skeet Ulrich		Guest			Main
	Tomas Jaruszalski	Corey Stoll					Main
	Arleen Gonzalez	Rachel Ticotin					Main
	Ricardo Morales	Alfred Molina					Main

1 2 Chris Noth joined the main cast of Criminal Intent following his departure from Law & Order.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Additionally, the characters of Mike Logan, Lennie Briscoe, Rey Curtis, Don Cragen and Anita Van Buren appear in the 1998 TV film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.
1 2 Dann Florek joined the main cast of SVU following his departure from Law & Order.
1 2 Jerry Orbach joined the main cast of Trial by Jury following his departure from Law & Order.
↑ Belzer starred as Detective John Munch in all 122 episodes of Homicide prior to joining the cast of SVU. He also appeared in Homicide: The Movie.

Order

Series	Character	Portrayed by	Law & Order Franchise					Universe		Chicago Franchise
Series	Character	Portrayed by	L&O^{[O 1]}	SVU^{[O 2]}	CI^{[O 3]}	TBJ^{[O 4]}	LA^{[O 5]}	HLOTS^{[O 6]}	Con^{[O 9]}	Fire	P.D.	Med
Law & Order	Benjamin Stone	Michael Moriarty	Main
	Paul Robinette	Richard Brooks	Main
	Adam Schiff	Steven Hill	Main	Guest
	Claire Kincaid	Jill Hennessy	Main					Guest
	Jack McCoy	Sam Waterston^{[S 1]}	Main	Guest		Guest		Guest
	Jamie Ross	Carey Lowell	Main			Guest		Guest
	Abbie Carmichael	Angie Harmon	Main	Guest
	Serena Southerlyn	Elisabeth Röhm	Main
	Nora Lewin	Dianne Wiest	Main	Guest	Guest
	Arthur Branch	Fred Dalton Thompson^{[S 2]}	Main	Guest	Guest	Main			Guest
	Alexandra Borgia	Annie Parisse	Main
	Connie Rubirosa	Alana de la Garza^{[S 3]}	Main	Guest			Main
	Michael Cutter	Linus Roache	Main	Guest

SVU	Alexandra Cabot	Stephanie March^{[S 4]}		Main					Main
	Casey Novak	Diane Neal		Main		Guest
	Kim Greylek	Michaela McManus		Main
	Rafael Barba	Raúl Esparza		Main

Criminal Intent	Ron Carver	Courtney B. Vance			Main

Trial by Jury	Tracey Kibre	Bebe Neuwirth		Guest		Main
	Kelly Gaffney	Amy Carlson				Main
	Arthur Branch	Fred Dalton Thompson^{[S 2]}	Main	Guest	Guest	Main			Guest

Law & Order: LA	Connie Rubirosa	Alana de la Garza^{[S 3]}	Main	Guest			Main
	Jonah Dekker	Terrence Howard		Guest			Main
	Lauren Stanton	Megan Boone					Main
	Evelyn Price	Regina Hall					Main

↑ Additionally, the character of Jack McCoy appeared in the 1998 TV film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.
1 2 Fred Dalton Thompson starred consecutively on both Law & Order and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
1 2 Alana de la Garza joined the main cast of Law & Order: LA following the cancellation of Law & Order.
↑ During a four season absence from SVU, March headlined the short-lived Conviction as ADA Cabot.

Medical professionals

Series	Character	Portrayed by	Law & Order Franchise					Universe		Chicago Franchise
Series	Character	Portrayed by	L&O^{[O 1]}	SVU^{[O 2]}	CI^{[O 3]}	TBJ^{[O 4]}	LA^{[O 5]}	HLOTS^{[O 6]}	Con^{[O 9]}	Fire	P.D.	Med
Law & Order	Elizabeth Rogers, M.D.	Leslie Hendrix^{[P 1]}	Guest	Guest	Guest	Guest
Law & Order	Elizabeth Olivet, Ph.D.	Carolyn McCormick	Main	Guest	Guest	Guest

SVU	Melinda Warner, M.D.	Tamara Tunie		Main		Guest				Guest
SVU	George Huang, Ph.D.	B.D. Wong		Main

Criminal Intent	Paula Gyson, Ph.D.	Julia Ormond			Main

↑ Additionally, the character of Elizabeth Rogers appears in the 1998 TV film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.

Abbreviations

1 2 3 4 Law & Order
1 2 3 4 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1 2 3 4 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
1 2 3 4 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
1 2 3 4 Law & Order: LA (previously Law & Order: Los Angeles)
1 2 3 4 Homicide: Life on the Street
↑ New York Undercover
↑ Deadline
1 2 3 4 Conviction
↑ In Plain Sight
↑ Chicago Fire
↑ Chicago P.D.
↑ Chicago Med

References

1 2 3 NBC Orders Law & Order Live Reality Series Spinoff You the Jury
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Law & Order universe

Law & Order franchise

Series	Law & Order (1990–2010) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present) Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011) Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–2006) Law & Order: LA (2010–2011)

Foreign adaptations	Paris enquêtes criminelles (2007–2008) Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)

Related series	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) New York Undercover (1994–1998) Arrest & Trial (2000) Deadline (2000–2001) Crime & Punishment (2002–2004) Conviction (2006) In Plain Sight (2008–2012) Chicago Fire (2012–present) Chicago P.D. (2014–present)

Other media	Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (1998) Homicide: The Movie (2000) Chicago franchise

Law & Order

Characters

Police	Sgt. Max Greevey Sgt. Phil Cerreta Lennie Briscoe Joe Fontana Ed Green Cyrus Lupo Mike Logan Rey Curtis Nick Falco Nina Cassady Kevin Bernard Captain Donald Cragen Lieutenant Anita Van Buren

District attorneys	Benjamin Stone Jack McCoy Michael Cutter Paul Robinette Claire Kincaid Jamie Ross Abbie Carmichael Serena Southerlyn Alexandra Borgia Connie Rubirosa Adam Schiff Nora Lewin Arthur Branch

Recurring characters	Elizabeth Olivet, Ph.D. Emil Skoda, M.D. Elizabeth Rodgers, M.D. Danielle Melnick

Seasons

Notable episodes

TV film

Exiled: A Law & Order Movie

See also

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Characters

Detectives	Elliot Stabler Olivia Benson John Munch Monique Jeffries Fin Tutuola Chester Lake Nick Amaro Amanda Rollins Dominick Carisi, Jr.

Commanding officers	Donald Cragen Olivia Benson

Assistant District Attorneys	Alexandra Cabot Casey Novak Kim Greylek Rafael Barba

Doctors	George Huang Melinda Warner

Other characters	Barry Moredock Brian Cassidy Elizabeth Donnelly Michael Cutter Sonya Paxton

Seasons

Notable episodes

See also

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Characters

Police	Alexandra Eames Mike Logan Zack Nichols Robert Goren G. Lynn Bishop Carolyn Barek Megan Wheeler Nola Falacci Captain James Deakins Captain Danny Ross

Other characters	Ron Carver Elizabeth Rodgers

Seasons

Notable episodes

See also

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Dick Wolf Law & Order franchise

Characters	Tracey Kibre Kelly Gaffney Hector Salazar Arthur Branch Lennie Briscoe

Law & Order: LA

Dick Wolf Law & Order franchise

Cast Characters Ricardo Morales Connie Rubirosa Episodes "Hollywood" "Zuma Canyon"

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Law & Order video games

Law & Order: Dead on the Money Law & Order: Double or Nothing Law & Order: Justice is Served Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Legacies

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order franchise

Series	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

See also	List of characters List of episodes

Homicide: Life on the Street

Characters

Main	Laura Ballard Tim Bayliss Stanley Bolander J. H. Brodie Julianna Cox Steve Crosetti Paul Falsone Beau Felton Stuart Gharty Al Giardello Mike Giardello Kay Howard Mike Kellerman Meldrick Lewis John Munch Frank Pembleton Megan Russert Rene Sheppard Terri Stivers

Recurring	Ed Danvers Roger Gaffney

Episodes

Season 1	"Gone for Goode" "Ghost of a Chance" "Son of a Gun" "A Shot in the Dark" "Three Men and Adena" "A Dog and Pony Show" "And the Rockets' Dead Glare" "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" "Night of the Dead Living"

Season 2	"Bop Gun" "See No Evil" "Black and Blue" "A Many Splendored Thing"

Season 3	"Nearer My God to Thee" "End Game" "Law & Disorder" "The Gas Man"

Season 4	"For God and Country"

Season 5

Season 6	"Blood Ties (Pt. 1, 2, 3)" "Subway" "Finnegan's Wake" "Fallen Heroes (Pt. 1, 2)"

Season 7	"Zen and the Art of Murder" "Self Defense" "Lines of Fire"

Related media

Chicago franchise

Crew

Chicago Fire

Characters	Matthew Casey Kelly Severide

Episodes	Season 1 2 3 4

Chicago P.D.

Characters	Kim Burgess Antonio Dawson Erin Lindsay Hank Voight

Episodes	Season 1 2 3

Other

Chicago Med

See also

In Plain Sight

Characters Episodes "Don't Cry for Me, Albuquerque" "Father Goes West" "A Priest Walks Into a Bar"

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