‘Law & Order’ Spinoff In The Works, How It Changes Everything B 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