Law & Order

Law & Order
Genre	Police procedural, drama
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
Theme music composer	Mike Post
Opening theme	Theme of Law & Order
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	20
No. of episodes	456
Production
Production location(s)	New York City
Release
Original release	September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13) – present (present)
Other websites
Law & Order at nbc.com

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

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 TBA
• Camryn Manheim as Kate Dixon
• Hugh Dancy as TBA
• Odelya Halevi as Samantha Maroun