Law & Order

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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	English
No. of seasons	24
No. of episodes	514
Production
Executive producers	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);
Producers	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	New York City
Camera setup	Panaflex Cameras
Running time	40–48 minutes
Production companies	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);
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 13, 1990 –; May 24, 2010
Release	February 24, 2022 –; present
Related
	Law & Order franchise

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.

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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.

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