‘Law & Order’ Spinoff In The Works, How It Changes Everything
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There’s a new addition coming to the
Law & Order franchise, and this new spin-off series will tackle a different side of the criminal justice system. The new series, which was recently greenlit by NBC, will be called
Law & Order: For the Defense and will follow a defense firm. Usually the franchise’s characters are from law enforcement and the prosecution, so this latest spin-off will cover new grounds.
‘Law & Order’ Gets A New Spin-Off
Dick Wolf’s expanding the
Law & Order universe yet again with his latest spin-off. The original series, which began in 1990 and ran for 20 seasons, has already produced six other scripted series. That includes
For the Defense, which will go inside the criminal defense system. The NBC series is the latest new installment of the franchise to follow
According to NBC,
Law & Order: For the Defense “will take an unbiased look inside a criminal defense firm. The series will put the lawyers under the microscope, along with the criminal justice system with every week delivering the promise of a contemporary morality tale.”
While Carol Mendelsohn (
CSI) will serve as showrunner and executive producer, along with Wolf, Arthur Forney, Julie Weitz and Peter Jankowski, no casting news has been announced.
“This new show is exciting for me personally,” Wolf said in a statement. “We spent the last 30 years on shows that played offense. Now it will be great to play defense, and being able to do it with Carol is an honor and an opportunity for both of us to do television that hasn’t been done before.”
Law & Order: For the Defense Gets Direct-to-Series Order From NBC
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Christopher Meloni-starring newest addition to
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Law & Order: Organized Crime continuing to impress with its quality along with its ratings (those crossover events with Mariska Hargitay s SVU haven t exactly hurt. either), NBC announced on Monday that it was giving a direct-to-series order for the next addition to the franchise-
Law & Order: For the Defense.
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Carol Menselsohn is set to serve as showrunner, with the series taking a look inside a criminal defense firm- putting the lawyers (and the criminal justice system) under the microscope, with every week delivering a take on a contemporary morality tale. Along with serving as showrunner, Mendelsohn will executive produce with Wolf,
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