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      71% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 28% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Lives hang in the balance as detectives and prosecutors pursue justice in New York City. In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place -- and keep the worst offenders off the streets. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Law & Order returns with its tried-and-true formula unchanged, sticking to its strengths as a straightforward procedural while giving some acknowledgement of society's increasingly polarized view of crime and punishment.

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      Melanie McFarland Salon.com No profession could ask for a better public relationship machine than the one Wolf and fellow procedural creators and producers provide to law enforcement, free of charge. Feb 26, 2022 Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com The formula remains unchanged, just with new pieces plugged into the machinery, among them Camryn Manheim as Bernard's boss. And given the longevity of Dick Wolf's creation and its various spinoffs, why mess with success? Feb 26, 2022 Full Review Nina Metz Chicago Tribune The show feels like a walking corpse brought back from the dead, but lacking any of the important animating qualities that made it stand out in a well-worn genre. Rated: 1.5/4 Feb 25, 2022 Full Review William Schwartz Book & Film Globe Regrettably, the twenty-first season of Law and Order picks up right where the 2010 version left off, the true crime influences of the early seasons completely forgotten. Jul 21, 2022 Full Review Mads Misasi Tell-Tale TV Fortunately, the show succeeds with a few well-placed casting choices and a case that leaves viewers conflicted. Rated: 3/5 Feb 26, 2022 Full Review Joel Keller Decider Whether the show will really go deep into examining the reality of policing in the post-George-Floyd era is still to be determined. But, judging by the first episode, it’s going in the right direction. Feb 26, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Paul T I still watch the reruns and was really looking forward to the new series but its pale shadow of the original, wooden acting, and where's the humour gone? the one off observations of Lennie Briscoe and Van Buren were brilliant as the comments of Arthur Branch and Adam Schiff were a delight, nothing like that so far Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/24 Full Review Donna R Utterly incredible that a majority of "professional" critics rate this sludge positively. The scripts are so bad that the characters act in completely incoherent ways; the understanding of legal issues, once the show's strong point, is nonexistent; and the acting (especially the prosecutors) is worse than a high-school play, largely because the writing is so juvenile. This is like a parody of the old stellar show. I'm willing to put up with a lot for mindless evening TV, but this is actually the worst acting and writing I have EVER seen on prime time. How the mighty have fallen. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review John C I'm sorry, but the writing and the pacing was really bad. Nothing like the first 20 years of the show. Surprised anyone could watch more than an episode! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/15/23 Full Review Carol J Nothing is the same and it isn't an improvement. Unless you can go back to the days of Briscoe and Green and Jack McCoy as ADA, maybe it's time to hang it up. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review M Cathleen W It is definitely not the same show. Maybe it's the directors fault maybe it's in production. To see such fine actors as Sam Waterson, overacting along with everyone else on the show. It's oh waste of their talent. And a waste of my time. The stories are not new with seeing heard them all before. And again with the overacting the trying to be dramatic in a quart room it's just not working it's not the same as it used to be. I don't watch it anymore. Absolute tried and true favorites, L&O SVU & also L&O OC. I think they were trying to do a Thursday night L&O lineup like they are trying to say Chicago one. For me this Reboot, L&O I don't watch anymore. If they get ever good directors, good production & much better Storylines, I would watch. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Sharon C I've always loved watching this franchise but the reboot of Law and Order doesn't deliver. The original was one of my favorites, but not this season. The writing is poor and acting by Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi is pathetic. It's unwatchable. I still love SVU and Criminal intent, but this show is a first class rotten tomato. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/30/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Episode 1 Aired Feb 24, 2022 The Right Thing Newly acquainted partners Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a notorious entertainer; a dispute over throwing out a confession creates a rift in the DA's office. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 3, 2022 Impossible Dream The COO of a major tech company is found murdered in Central Park; Price and Maroun work to untangle a web of deceit to expose a cunning narcissist. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 10, 2022 Filtered Life Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the disappearance of a social media star whose case takes the internet by storm; Price and Maroun must weigh their decisions regarding the case against the wishes of the missing woman's family. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 17, 2022 Fault Lines After a family court judge is murdered, Bernard and Cosgrove dig into the many grievances against him; when the DA's office is faced with unforeseen challenges, Maroun takes matters into her own hands to save the case. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 7, 2022 Free Speech Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a congressional candidate; ADAs Price and Maroun contend with an extremist plot hellbent on thwarting the candidate's agenda by any means necessary. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 14, 2022 Wicked Game When a young man is found dead of an apparent overdose, Dixon fiercely pursues a homicide investigation as an old unsolved case comes back to haunt her; Price and Maroun risk putting a witness in harm's way to expose their suspect. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 28, 2022 Legacy Bernard and Cosgrove are confronted with several suspects in the shooting of a headmaster at an elite private school; a teenager's life hangs in the balance as Price and Maroun debate who's more culpable -- the shooter or the enabler. Details Episode 8 Aired May 5, 2022 Severance When the CFO of a Fortune 500 company is found strangled in her home, Bernard and Cosgrove work to connect multiple dead ends to find her killer; McCoy and Price butt heads over a choice that could cost them the case. Details Episode 9 Aired May 12, 2022 The Great Pretender Bernard and Cosgrove must sift through fact and fiction to find the killer of a young Manhattan socialite; the murder trial takes a turn that becomes personal for Price and puts Maroun in a compromising situation. Details Episode 10 Aired May 19, 2022 Black and Blue The murder of an off-duty NYPD detective threatens to tear the city apart; Cosgrove mourns the loss of a friend and asks Capt. Benson for help solving the case; McCoy and Price disagree on how to prosecute the culprit. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Alex Hall, Sarah Boyd, Yangzom Brauen, Jean de Segonzac, Michael Pressman, Milena Govich, Eriq La Salle, Heather Cappiello
      Executive Producer
      Dick Wolf, Rick Eid, Arthur W. Forney, Peter Jankowski
      Screenwriter
      Pamela J. Wechsler, Dick Wolf, Rick Eid, Art Alamo
      Network
      NBC
      Rating
      TV-14 (L|V)
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Feb 24, 2022