Law & Order season 24
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| Law & Order | |
|---|---|
| Season 24 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | TBA |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 3, 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-fourth season of Law & Order, an American police procedural and legal drama, is scheduled to premiere on NBC on October 3, 2024.[1]
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Reid Scott as Junior Detective Vincent Riley
- Mehcad Brooks as Senior Detective Jalen Shaw
- Maura Tierney as Lieutenant Jessica Brady[2][3]
- Hugh Dancy as Executive Assistant District Attorney Nolan Price
- Odelya Halevi as Assistant District Attorney Samantha Maroun
- Tony Goldwyn as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter
Crossover stars from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
[edit]- Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
- Elizabeth Marvel as Defense Attorney Rita Calhoun
Guest
[edit]- Ryan Eggold as Matt Riley[4]
Production
[edit]On March 21, 2024, the series was renewed for a 24th season.[5] Near the end of the 2023-2024 broadcast TV season, it was announced that showrunner/executive producer Rick Eid would be departing the FBI flagship series to focus solely on running Law & Order and creating new projects. "After six years of running two, or more, shows, and CBS now picking up ‘FBI’ for three more years, this was the perfect time for me to step back and focus my efforts on running ‘Law & Order’ and developing new projects," Eid stated. Creator of both franchises, Dick Wolf, said in a statement, "Rick has been a core member of the Wolf family for two decades. We thank him for all the work he did on ‘FBI’ to get the series launched and look forward to continuing our creative partnership on ‘Law & Order’ and beyond."[6]
Production on this season began on July 11, 2024. On July 22, 2024, it was announced that Maura Tierney is joining the cast this season, portraying a new police lieutenant. Tierney replaces Camryn Manheim (Lieutenant Kate Dixon), who departed at the end of the previous season.[2]
In the second episode of the series, Mariska Hargitay and Elizabeth Marvel will be portraying their roles as Captain Olivia Benson and Defense Attorney Rita Calhoun from Law & Order: SVU, respectively. Show runner/executive producer Rick Eid told Give Me My Remote, that Hargitay is "a really integral part of the episode," and that she would have meaningful scenes with Hugh Dancy, Tony Goldwyn and the newest addition to the cast, Maura Tierney. Eid citing the scenes are "pretty intense, and there’s a lot of conflict going on." Marvel - who previously portrayed a different defense attorney in the original series run as well as multiple different characters across the original, Criminal Intent and even SVU series' - will be reprising her role as Rita Calhoun, her last appearance being in SVU's twenty-second season episode, "The Long Arm of the Witness." Eid further noted that it was Olivia Benson's presence in the episode that prompted the move to bring Calhoun to the flagship. Eid previewed, "[Benson]'s got a relationship with the defendant. We were thinking about casting the attorney, and given the facts of the case — and what’s really going on in the case — we thought that character that Elizabeth plays would be perfect, especially given that she’s got a pre-existing relationship with Benson. It just felt like a natural thing to do, so we’re excited about that."[3]
In another upcoming episode the series has cast Ryan Eggold, star of NBC's medical drama, New Amsterdam, as Matt Riley, brother of Detective Vincent Riley (Reid Scott). Rick Eid teased, "[He's got] one foot in the criminal world. His brother ends up being involved in the case [they’re investigating], and we ultimately need his help to solve the case."[3]
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [7][8] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [7][8] | Prod. code | U.S viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502 | 1 | "Catch and Kill" | TBA | TBA | October 3, 2024 | 2401 | TBD |
References
[edit]- ^ Hailu, Selome (July 22, 2024). "'Law & Order' Casts Maura Tierney as a Lieutenant in Season 24". Variety.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (July 22, 2024). "Maura Tierney Joins 'Law & Order' As Series Regular In Season 24". Deadline. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c Roffman, Marissa (August 26, 2024). "LAW & ORDER: Mariska Hargitay, Elizabeth Marvel, and Ryan Eggold to Guest Star in Season 24". Give Me My Remote. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Law & Order Casts Ryan Eggold as [Spoiler]'s Brother, Mariska Hargitay and Elizabeth Marvel to Guest-Star". TVLine.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (March 21, 2024). "Law & Order: SVU' Renewed for Season 26; NBC Also Orders New Seasons of 'One Chicago,' 'Law & Order'". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (April 19, 2024). "'FBI' Showrunner Rick Eid to Step Down". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "Shows A-Z – Law & Order on NBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Law & Order Season 24 Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved April 30, 2024.