Law & Order is a franchise of police and law procedural works created by Dick Wolf, which began in 1990 with the long-running original series of the same name.
Not to be confused with an unrelated 1932 Western film of the same name.
Law & Order
American series
- Law & Order (1990 — 2010, 2022 — present) — The original series, sometimes referred to as "The Mothership". First L&O series to become a Long Runner.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999 — present) — Focuses on sex crimes and child abuse; has since overtaken the original series to become the longest-running title in the franchise. Second L&O series to become a Long Runner and has since overtaken the original series in total seasons.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001 — 2011) — Focuses on the Major Case Squad and often shares the offender's perspective; arguably the closest to a traditional detective procedural. Third Long Runner series in the franchise.
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005 — 2006) — Focuses on court proceedings by assistant district attorneys.
- Conviction (2006) — Focuses on court proceedings like Trial by Jury with more emphasis on individual character development; the only mainline series without Law & Order in its title.
- Law & Order: LA (2010 — 2011) — Takes place in Los Angeles instead of New York City.
- Law & Order: True Crime (2017; on hiatus) — Dramatizations of true crime stories, beginning with The Menendez Murders, which focuses on the 1996 trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez
; intended to run as an anthology series but has since gone on extended hiatus. Also should be noted that this is the first Law & Order TV series that is not set in the same universe as the first series in this franchise. - Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021 — 2025) — Focuses on organized and mob-related crime.
- Law & Order: Hate Crimes (TBA) — Focuses on hate crimes; the first mainline series to not air on NBC but rather their streaming platform Peacock.
- Untitled spinoff (TBA) — Originally conceived as Law & Order: For The Defense, which would have focused on defense attorneys; fell into
development hell and was later announced to be a new series with a different concept.
Foreign series
- Paris Enquêtes Criminelles note (2007 — 2008) — A French adaptation of Criminal Intent.
- Law & Order: Division of Field Investigation note (2007 — 2011): A Russian adaptation of SVU.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent note (2007 — 2011) — A Russian adaptation of Criminal Intent.
- Law & Order: UK (2009 — 2014): A British adaptation that remakes episodes of the original series.
- Law & Order: Cape Town (planned for 2012) — A South African adaptation of the original series; stuck in development hell.
- Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024) —A Canadian adaptation of Criminal Intent, which aired on February 22, 2024.
Other media
- Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (1998) — A Made-for-TV Movie focusing on Det. Mike Logan (Chris Noth).
- Several video games developed by Legacy Games:
- Law & Order: Dead on the Money
- Law & Order: Double or Nothing
- Law & Order: Justice is Served
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: Legacies (2011 – 2012) by Telltale Games
- Arrest & Trial (2000 — 2001) — A syndicated court show that combined reenactments and real trial footage; produced by Dick Wolf.
- Crime & Punishment (2002 — 2004) – An official reality spinoff of the original series.
Shared Universe series: note
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993 — 1999) — Set in Baltimore and starring Richard Belzer as John Munch, who would later join the cast of SVU; created by Paul Attanasio.
- Homicide: The Movie (2000) — The finale movie of the series.
- New York Undercover (1994 — 1999) — Focuses on a pair of undercover detectives.
- Deadline (2000) — Focuses on the fictional New York Ledger tabloid paper seen in Law & Order.
- In Plain Sight (2008 — 2012) — Starring Mary McCormack as Mary Shannon, a U.S. Marshal assigned to the Witness Protection Program office in Albuquerque; created by David Maples.
- One Chicago — A second franchise of interconnected series set in Chicago:
- Chicago Fire (2012 — present) — A rescue series focusing on the Chicago Fire Department.
- Chicago P.D. (2014 — present) – Focuses on the Chicago Police Department.
- Chicago Med (2015 — present) — A medical drama focusing on the fictional Gaffney Chicago Medical Center.
- Chicago Justice (2017) — Focuses on the Illinois State's Attorney office for Cook County, starring Philip Winchester as Peter Stone, who would later join the cast of SVU.
- FBI (2018 — present) — Focuses on the New York City office of the FBI.
- FBI: Most Wanted (2020 — 2025) — Focuses on the Fugitive Task Force's most wanted list.
- FBI: International (2021 — 2025) — Focuses on the FBI's International Fly Team stationed in Hungary.
- CIA (2026) — Focuses on a CIA-FBI fusion team.