Law and Order
1990-2010 | Crime | USA | Created by Dick Wolf
Overview
Ripped from the headlines: the first half police, the second half prosecutors, joined by the iconic chung chung scene change. The Wolf format ran twenty seasons, tying Gunsmoke for longest running live action drama. Sam Waterston as McCoy and Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe. The mothership launched four spinoffs and a global franchise. The procedural that ate the world.
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