Looking at the crop of new scripted series selected by the broadcast networks for 2024-25, one cannot help but reminisce about the 20th anniversary of what may have been broadcast television’s greatest season ever.
The 2004-05 season introduced several genre-defying series — all but one based on original ideas — whose impact on TV storytelling is still being felt: Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, The Office and Veronica Mars. Remarkably, one of them, Grey’s Anatomy is still around, having just been renewed by ABC for Season 21, along with another show that premiered that same season, animated comedy American Dad!.
Aside from the fact that the current economic realities of the TV business will likely never support another drama going to 21 seasons, broadcast networks will also likely never take chances on so many unconventional ideas: a sci-fi drama on a deserted island that set the tone for modern genre fare, a...
The 2004-05 season introduced several genre-defying series — all but one based on original ideas — whose impact on TV storytelling is still being felt: Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, House, The Office and Veronica Mars. Remarkably, one of them, Grey’s Anatomy is still around, having just been renewed by ABC for Season 21, along with another show that premiered that same season, animated comedy American Dad!.
Aside from the fact that the current economic realities of the TV business will likely never support another drama going to 21 seasons, broadcast networks will also likely never take chances on so many unconventional ideas: a sci-fi drama on a deserted island that set the tone for modern genre fare, a...
- 5/12/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
CSI: Vegas and NCIS: Hawai‘i got canceled within one week of each other this season, marking disappointing results for two top TV franchises. Both CSI and NCIS ranked as the No. 1 scripted broadcast TV program in the United States at one point, and both of those shows spawned successful spinoffs… and at least one that was not so successful. Dick Wolf can relate. His long-running Law & Order franchise has had its share of flops, and even his successful One Chicago universe has had one of its shows flicker out. Criminal Minds, meanwhile, suffered losses with its first two offshoots. Read about all of these short-lived spinoffs below. Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–2006) Bebe Neuwirth, Amy Carlson, Kirk Acevedo, Fred Thompson, and Scott Cohen starred in this fourth Law & Order series, which also marked the final screen appearance of ...
- 5/12/2024
- TV Insider
Rick Eid Ends Tenure as FBI Showrunner Eid has been at the helm of the CBS procedural since it began in 2018. He will still be an executive producer on the series. Eid is also currently the showrunner of “Law & Order” at NBC and will remain in that role. Both shows hail from executive producer Dick Wolf, Wolf Entertainment, and Universal Television. Eid has also worked on Wolf Entertainment shows “Conviction,” “Chicago Pd,” “Law & Order: Trial By Jury,” “Law & Order: Svu,” “FBI: Most Wanted” and “FBI: International”. News of Eid’s exit from “FBI” comes after it was
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- 4/22/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
“FBI” showrunner Rick Eid is stepping down, Variety has learned.
Eid has been at the helm of the CBS procedural since it began in 2018. He will still be an executive producer on the series. Eid is also currently the showrunner of “Law & Order” at NBC and will remain in that role. Both shows hail from executive producer Dick Wolf, Wolf Entertainment, and Universal Television. Eid has also worked on Wolf Entertainment shows “Conviction,” “Chicago Pd,” “Law & Order: Trial By Jury,” “Law & Order: Svu,” “FBI: Most Wanted” and “FBI: International”
Eid is repped by WME.
News of Eid’s exit from “FBI” comes after it was announced the show has been renewed for three more seasons. Its sister shows, “FBI: Most Wanted” and “FBI: International,” have also been renewed for new seasons. NBC previously renewed fellow Wolf Entertainment shows “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago P.D.,” “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Svu.
Eid has been at the helm of the CBS procedural since it began in 2018. He will still be an executive producer on the series. Eid is also currently the showrunner of “Law & Order” at NBC and will remain in that role. Both shows hail from executive producer Dick Wolf, Wolf Entertainment, and Universal Television. Eid has also worked on Wolf Entertainment shows “Conviction,” “Chicago Pd,” “Law & Order: Trial By Jury,” “Law & Order: Svu,” “FBI: Most Wanted” and “FBI: International”
Eid is repped by WME.
News of Eid’s exit from “FBI” comes after it was announced the show has been renewed for three more seasons. Its sister shows, “FBI: Most Wanted” and “FBI: International,” have also been renewed for new seasons. NBC previously renewed fellow Wolf Entertainment shows “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago P.D.,” “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Svu.
- 4/19/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
District Attorney Jack McCoy is out. Sam Waterston is exiting “Law & Order” after more than 400 episodes. His last episode will air on Thursday, Feb. 22. Tony Goldwyn, best known for his role as Fitz in ABC’s “Scandal,” has been cast as the new district attorney.
Waterston joined the Dick Wolf mothership series in 1994. He remained a main cast member until the show’s original run came to an end in 2010. When the show was revived for its 21st season in 2022, he stepped back into the role. He’s also played the character on “Law & Order: Svu,” “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” and “Exited: A Law & Order Movie.”
Following the news, Waterston shared a statement regarding his exit, beginning with, “Greetings, you wonderful people.”
“It’s a pleasure to talk directly like this to the backbone of Law & Order’s absolutely amazing audience. The time has come for...
Waterston joined the Dick Wolf mothership series in 1994. He remained a main cast member until the show’s original run came to an end in 2010. When the show was revived for its 21st season in 2022, he stepped back into the role. He’s also played the character on “Law & Order: Svu,” “Law & Order: Trial by Jury” and “Exited: A Law & Order Movie.”
Following the news, Waterston shared a statement regarding his exit, beginning with, “Greetings, you wonderful people.”
“It’s a pleasure to talk directly like this to the backbone of Law & Order’s absolutely amazing audience. The time has come for...
- 2/2/2024
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
It’s the end of an era on NBC’s Law & Order as Sam Waterston is gearing up to say goodbye. Waterston’s final appearance as District Attorney Jack McCoy, whom he played across more than 400 episodes, will air on February 22.
As Waterston exits, the cast will be joined by Tony Goldwyn, who will portray the new district attorney. Goldwyn has previously starred in the Law & Order spinoff Criminal Intent as Frank Goren, a character who died on the series. Goldwyn will be playing a new character on Law & Order.
Waterston made his debut on the series in the Season 5 premiere (1994) titled “Second Opinion.” He scored a SAG Award and three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1997, 1999 and 2000, for his portrayal of McCoy. He has also reprised the role in various other projects including spinoff shows: Law & Order Special Victims Unit...
As Waterston exits, the cast will be joined by Tony Goldwyn, who will portray the new district attorney. Goldwyn has previously starred in the Law & Order spinoff Criminal Intent as Frank Goren, a character who died on the series. Goldwyn will be playing a new character on Law & Order.
Waterston made his debut on the series in the Season 5 premiere (1994) titled “Second Opinion.” He scored a SAG Award and three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1997, 1999 and 2000, for his portrayal of McCoy. He has also reprised the role in various other projects including spinoff shows: Law & Order Special Victims Unit...
- 2/2/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Thursday’s episode of Paramount+’s “Frasier” revival saw the return of Dr. Lilith Sternin – the ex-wife of Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and mother of Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott) – as the two parents compete for their son’s affection during his birthday.
Showrunner Joe Cristalli (“Life In Pieces”) told TheWrap that “nothing was more enjoyable as a fan to watch” than seeing Grammer and Neuwirth’s characters go toe-to-toe zinging each other again.
“There’s a version of this show where ‘Oh, Lilith and Frasier are a little softer now, they found a nice balance and they’re starting to come around’ and no, that’s not the case,” Cristalli told TheWrap. “They’re still going at each other hard and it’s so fun to write for that. It’s so fun for such a specific voice to come up with these insults and jokes that nobody else can perform except for Kelsey and Bebe.
Showrunner Joe Cristalli (“Life In Pieces”) told TheWrap that “nothing was more enjoyable as a fan to watch” than seeing Grammer and Neuwirth’s characters go toe-to-toe zinging each other again.
“There’s a version of this show where ‘Oh, Lilith and Frasier are a little softer now, they found a nice balance and they’re starting to come around’ and no, that’s not the case,” Cristalli told TheWrap. “They’re still going at each other hard and it’s so fun to write for that. It’s so fun for such a specific voice to come up with these insults and jokes that nobody else can perform except for Kelsey and Bebe.
- 11/16/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Emily Deschanel and her sister, Zooey Deschanel, have been gracing our screens for years, but did you know that success in Hollywood has been in the family for generations?
The Deschanels' parents were both established in the entertainment industry long before the birth of their daughters. Their father, Caleb Deschanel, is an Oscar-nominated cinematographer. He was first nominated for an Academy Award in cinematography in 1983 for the film "The Right Stuff," followed by "The Natural" in 1984 and "Fly Away Home" in 1996. Additionally, 2000's "The Patriot," 2004's "The Passion of Christ," and 2018's "Never Look Away" all netted him nominations. He is also a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.
Their mother, Mary Jo Deschanel, is an actor. She is perhaps best known for playing recurring character Eileen Hayward in "Twin Peaks." She went on to appear in the movie "The Patriot" and had roles...
The Deschanels' parents were both established in the entertainment industry long before the birth of their daughters. Their father, Caleb Deschanel, is an Oscar-nominated cinematographer. He was first nominated for an Academy Award in cinematography in 1983 for the film "The Right Stuff," followed by "The Natural" in 1984 and "Fly Away Home" in 1996. Additionally, 2000's "The Patriot," 2004's "The Passion of Christ," and 2018's "Never Look Away" all netted him nominations. He is also a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress.
Their mother, Mary Jo Deschanel, is an actor. She is perhaps best known for playing recurring character Eileen Hayward in "Twin Peaks." She went on to appear in the movie "The Patriot" and had roles...
- 9/30/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain is ready to take a big bite out of a juicy role at Apple TV+.
Fresh off her co-leading role in Showtime’s George & Tammy, Chastain has signed on to headline and serve as an executive producer on The Savant, Apple TV+ announced on Monday.
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Although “storyline and...
Fresh off her co-leading role in Showtime’s George & Tammy, Chastain has signed on to headline and serve as an executive producer on The Savant, Apple TV+ announced on Monday.
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Although “storyline and...
- 3/27/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
Two-time Emmy and Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth is set to guest star in Paramount+’s “Frasier” sequel, reprising her role as Lilith, whom she first portrayed in “Cheers.”
Per the episode’s description, “When they reunite at Freddy’s birthday party, Lilith, in classic form, is far from pleased about having to share Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott) now that Frasier is back living in Boston. What begins as a fun party with friends and family, inevitably becomes a Lilith-and-Frasier showdown for the ages!”
The sequel, announced for a greenlight back in October, sees Frasier set off to a different city with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to finally fulfill. Frasier has re-entered the building!
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“How I Met Your Mother” writer Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli (“Life In Pieces”) are penning the teleplay,...
Per the episode’s description, “When they reunite at Freddy’s birthday party, Lilith, in classic form, is far from pleased about having to share Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott) now that Frasier is back living in Boston. What begins as a fun party with friends and family, inevitably becomes a Lilith-and-Frasier showdown for the ages!”
The sequel, announced for a greenlight back in October, sees Frasier set off to a different city with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to finally fulfill. Frasier has re-entered the building!
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‘Frasier’ Sequel With Kelsey Grammer Greenlit at Paramount+
“How I Met Your Mother” writer Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli (“Life In Pieces”) are penning the teleplay,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Richard Belzer played the character of Detective John Munch for nearly 30 years, popping up as Munch in various TV shows that span across genres. Belzer felt like an actor who would just be around forever, which made his recent death at the age of 78 all the more melancholy. But while Belzer may be gone, his legacy lives on. And now, USA Network will pay tribute to the late actor by airing a "Munch-a-thon" that will feature 10 of Belzer's best episodes from "Law & Order: Svu." I confess I haven't watched any form of "Law & Order" in years, but Munch was always one of my favorite characters, so I might have to tune in and check this out.
Munch-a-thon
Detective John Munch made his character debut in 1993 on the series "Homicide: Life on the Street." Normally, characters from cop shows don't end up appearing in other forms, but Munch, as played by Richard Belzer,...
Munch-a-thon
Detective John Munch made his character debut in 1993 on the series "Homicide: Life on the Street." Normally, characters from cop shows don't end up appearing in other forms, but Munch, as played by Richard Belzer,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Comedian and actor Richard Belzer, who sadly died on Sunday at age 78, played detective John Munch on several series, including “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” And on every single one of them, he had something wise and witty to say.
The character of John Munch was created on the underrated ’90s police drama “Homicide: Life on the Street.” Munch was known for his one-liners, metaphysical riffs and sprawling conspiracy theories while solving murders in Baltimore alongside detectives played by Andre Braugher, Daniel Baldwin and Ned Beatty. As he mused in one episode: “If a murder is committed in Baltimore and no homicide detective takes the call, did that homicide actually occur?”
He got a bit blue when the character moved over to “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” in 1999, where the topics were rape, assault and, sometimes, sexual dysfunction, but he was still the same Munch.
The character of John Munch was created on the underrated ’90s police drama “Homicide: Life on the Street.” Munch was known for his one-liners, metaphysical riffs and sprawling conspiracy theories while solving murders in Baltimore alongside detectives played by Andre Braugher, Daniel Baldwin and Ned Beatty. As he mused in one episode: “If a murder is committed in Baltimore and no homicide detective takes the call, did that homicide actually occur?”
He got a bit blue when the character moved over to “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” in 1999, where the topics were rape, assault and, sometimes, sexual dysfunction, but he was still the same Munch.
- 2/21/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
The world recently lost a talented comedian, a gifted actor, and an all-around incredible human being when Richard Belzer passed away at the age of 78. Belzer was a former audience warm-up comedian for "Saturday Night Live," and his knack for bringing the funnies helped make his most memorable character, Bpd Detective, NYPD Detective/Sergeant, and Da Investigator John Munch, everyone's favorite fictional member of law enforcement. The television empire of cop dramas from executive producer Dick Wolf has made household names of characters like Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson, Christopher Meloni's Elliot Stabler, and Ice-t's Odafin Tutuola -- but Belzer's John Munch is in a class all his own.
Plenty of voices or old footage of characters have been used and reused countless times across an immeasurable number of shows (like anytime someone is watching "The Simpsons" in an episode of live-action television), but Detective John Munch is...
Plenty of voices or old footage of characters have been used and reused countless times across an immeasurable number of shows (like anytime someone is watching "The Simpsons" in an episode of live-action television), but Detective John Munch is...
- 2/20/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Richard Belzer, original cast member of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” has died at the age of 78, according to media reports. The cause of death is currently unknown.
“Richard Belzer was the first actor to welcome me when I started at ‘Svu,'” current “Svu” showrunner Warren Leight wrote. “Open, warm, acerbic, whip smart, surprisingly kind. I loved writing for Munch, and I loved being with Belz.”
Belzer was best known to fans of the long-running crime drama as NYPD Det. John Munch, a sardonic investigator whose dry wit was guided by the actor’s years of stand-up comedy experience. While Belzer was best known for playing Munch on “Law & Order: Svu” from 1999 to 2013, he had previously played the character for seven seasons on the NBC drama “Homicide: Life on the Street,” during which Munch was a homicide detective that served as a mentor to his younger partner Det.
“Richard Belzer was the first actor to welcome me when I started at ‘Svu,'” current “Svu” showrunner Warren Leight wrote. “Open, warm, acerbic, whip smart, surprisingly kind. I loved writing for Munch, and I loved being with Belz.”
Belzer was best known to fans of the long-running crime drama as NYPD Det. John Munch, a sardonic investigator whose dry wit was guided by the actor’s years of stand-up comedy experience. While Belzer was best known for playing Munch on “Law & Order: Svu” from 1999 to 2013, he had previously played the character for seven seasons on the NBC drama “Homicide: Life on the Street,” during which Munch was a homicide detective that served as a mentor to his younger partner Det.
- 2/19/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Dun dun. After twelve years of being off the air, “Law & Order” is finally back for Season 21. Originally premiering in 1990, “Law & Order” lasted for 20 seasons and spurred multiple spin-offs. On Thursday, Feb. 24, Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson step into their old characters’ shoes for a fresh series of ripped-from-the-headlines episodes. Joining them are some new faces in the courtroom, including Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi and Jeffrey Donovan.
If you’re ready to dive into the drama, here’s everything you need to know to watch “Law & Order” Season 21.
When Does “Law & Order” Season 21 Premiere?
“Law & Order” premieres Thursday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. Pt and Et on NBC. Afterwards, “Law & Order: Svu” will air at 9 p.m. and “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will air at at 10 p.m.
Where Can You Watch “Law & Order”?
“Law & Order” will air weekly on NBC. If...
If you’re ready to dive into the drama, here’s everything you need to know to watch “Law & Order” Season 21.
When Does “Law & Order” Season 21 Premiere?
“Law & Order” premieres Thursday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. Pt and Et on NBC. Afterwards, “Law & Order: Svu” will air at 9 p.m. and “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will air at at 10 p.m.
Where Can You Watch “Law & Order”?
“Law & Order” will air weekly on NBC. If...
- 2/24/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
The original “Law & Order” will return to NBC with new episodes for Season 21, nearly a dozen years after the series signed off after a 20-year run.
Rick Eid will serve as showrunner of the new iteration of the series from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television. “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf has worked for years to get the mothership series back with new episodes in primetime.
“There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true,” said Wolf. “This is mine.”
There’s no word yet from NBC on casting or a premiere date. The original series had a revolving ensemble over the years that helped keep the show energized as actors would naturally move in and out of roles in law enforcement and criminal justice.
“Law & Order” has spawned more than a dozen spinoffs that have generated billions of dollars in licensing revenue for NBCUniversal around the world.
Rick Eid will serve as showrunner of the new iteration of the series from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television. “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf has worked for years to get the mothership series back with new episodes in primetime.
“There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true,” said Wolf. “This is mine.”
There’s no word yet from NBC on casting or a premiere date. The original series had a revolving ensemble over the years that helped keep the show energized as actors would naturally move in and out of roles in law enforcement and criminal justice.
“Law & Order” has spawned more than a dozen spinoffs that have generated billions of dollars in licensing revenue for NBCUniversal around the world.
- 9/28/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The original Law & Order debuted in the fall of 1990, so long ago that the hot series it was scheduled against was thirtysomething, which nearly got revived last year as a show in which the kids from the original series would now be thirtysomething themselves. (Other new shows from that fall that have since in some stage of reboot, rumored or real, included The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Beverly Hills 90210, The Flash, and Parenthood.) It was so long ago that its other direct competition was a CBS movie-of-the-week franchise — not the movie-of-the-week franchise,...
- 3/31/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Larry King, the iconic and multi-award winning U.S. television and radio host, has died at the age of 87.
King’s death was announced on his Twitter page on Saturday morning by Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded. He died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles weeks after it was revealed that he had been hospitalized with coronavirus and spent time in the ICU.
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— Larry King (@kingsthings) January 23, 2021
“With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the sad death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King,” the Ora Media update said. “Ora Media sends our condolences to his surviving children Larry, Jr, Chance, Cannon and the entire King family. Funeral services and a memorial service will be announced later in co-ordination with the King family, who ask for privacy at this time.”
King was born in Brooklyn in 1933 and went...
King’s death was announced on his Twitter page on Saturday morning by Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded. He died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles weeks after it was revealed that he had been hospitalized with coronavirus and spent time in the ICU.
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— Larry King (@kingsthings) January 23, 2021
“With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the sad death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King,” the Ora Media update said. “Ora Media sends our condolences to his surviving children Larry, Jr, Chance, Cannon and the entire King family. Funeral services and a memorial service will be announced later in co-ordination with the King family, who ask for privacy at this time.”
King was born in Brooklyn in 1933 and went...
- 1/23/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Amy Carlson is returning to the CBS fold, three years after Blue Bloods brutally blindsided its viewers with the gradual reveal that her character, Linda Reagan, had been killed off, off-screen.
Carlson is set to recur during Season 2 of FBI: Most Wanted as Jackie Ward, a veteran bounty hunter who has previously crossed paths with Julian McMahon’s Jess. Per our sister site Deadline, Jackie is described as “a force of nature” and “good at her job,” but a “thorn in the [FBI] team’s side.”
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Carlson is set to recur during Season 2 of FBI: Most Wanted as Jackie Ward, a veteran bounty hunter who has previously crossed paths with Julian McMahon’s Jess. Per our sister site Deadline, Jackie is described as “a force of nature” and “good at her job,” but a “thorn in the [FBI] team’s side.”
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- 10/8/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Three and a half years after her Blue Bloods exit, Amy Carlson is returning to CBS with a recurring role on the upcoming second season of FBI: Most Wanted. She is one of two major new recurring additions to the Wolf Entertainment series, along with Lost alum Terry O’Quinn. Production for Season 2 of the FBI spinoff started earlier this week in New York City
Carlson plays Jackie Ward, a veteran bounty hunter who has crossed paths with Jess before. She is a force of nature, profane, witty, good at her job but plays by her own rules. A thorn in the team’s side. The casting reunites her not only with CBS but also with Wolf Entertainment, having starred on the company’s NBC series Law & Order: Trial by Jury, also a spinoff in a successful crime procedural franchise.
O’Quinn plays Byron Lacroix, divorced father of Jess...
Carlson plays Jackie Ward, a veteran bounty hunter who has crossed paths with Jess before. She is a force of nature, profane, witty, good at her job but plays by her own rules. A thorn in the team’s side. The casting reunites her not only with CBS but also with Wolf Entertainment, having starred on the company’s NBC series Law & Order: Trial by Jury, also a spinoff in a successful crime procedural franchise.
O’Quinn plays Byron Lacroix, divorced father of Jess...
- 10/8/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In quintessential Logan Roy fashion, the HBO series “Succession” absolutely dominated Emmy nominations in terms of acting recognition. After an across-the-board snub by the acting branch last year, the Roy family came roaring back with an impressive nine acting bids, over-performing our own high expectations. In addition to the blindside of Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) sneaking into the competitive Supporting Actor category, “Succession” also picked up an unexpected nomination for Harriet Walter, who only 222 of our users correctly predicted––this author included.
Though Walter’s nomination indicates just how much the acting branch loved and paid close attention to the second season of the series, her surprise appearance in the category could potentially stymie a “Succession” victory in the Guest Actress category, where two-time Emmy-winner Cherry Jones also competes for her “Succession” turn as media mogul Nan Pierce. Might the surprise, second nomination in this category actually cost “Succession” some Emmy gold?...
Though Walter’s nomination indicates just how much the acting branch loved and paid close attention to the second season of the series, her surprise appearance in the category could potentially stymie a “Succession” victory in the Guest Actress category, where two-time Emmy-winner Cherry Jones also competes for her “Succession” turn as media mogul Nan Pierce. Might the surprise, second nomination in this category actually cost “Succession” some Emmy gold?...
- 8/11/2020
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Veteran TV star Ron McLarty has died following a battle with dementia.
He was 72.
McLarty was diagnosed with the condition in 2014 and retired from acting as a result.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, he passed away on Saturday. His wife Kate Skinner revealed the news to the outlet.
"He was the light of my life and I am bereft and heartbroken," Skinner said in a statement.
The actor was raised in Rhode Island and is best known for his role in the Law & Order franchise playing Judge William Wright.
He played the same role on an episode of Law & Order: Trial By Jury, and a different one in a 2006 episode of Law & Order: Svu.
McLarty also lent his voice to the Cartoon Network series Courage the Cowardly Dog.
The actor also appeared in a single episode of Sex and the City and had a role in the 1990s series Champs.
He was 72.
McLarty was diagnosed with the condition in 2014 and retired from acting as a result.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, he passed away on Saturday. His wife Kate Skinner revealed the news to the outlet.
"He was the light of my life and I am bereft and heartbroken," Skinner said in a statement.
The actor was raised in Rhode Island and is best known for his role in the Law & Order franchise playing Judge William Wright.
He played the same role on an episode of Law & Order: Trial By Jury, and a different one in a 2006 episode of Law & Order: Svu.
McLarty also lent his voice to the Cartoon Network series Courage the Cowardly Dog.
The actor also appeared in a single episode of Sex and the City and had a role in the 1990s series Champs.
- 2/12/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
There was a lot of talk about how handsome Bradley Cooper is on Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton, where the director and star of “A Star Is Born” became the 32nd recipient of the American Cinematheque Award at a black-tie fundraising dinner and ceremony.
And there was a lot of talk about how hard-working he is and how talented he is, lots of the kind of plaudits that are the currency of the realm at Hollywood awards shows.
But something felt different about the tribute to Cooper. “Most of us have been to nights like this many times before,” actor Sean Penn said when he presented the award to Cooper after a couple of hours of speeches and film clips. “But we’ve never been at one where so many generous and moving things have been said with such extemporaneous spirit.”
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And there was a lot of talk about how hard-working he is and how talented he is, lots of the kind of plaudits that are the currency of the realm at Hollywood awards shows.
But something felt different about the tribute to Cooper. “Most of us have been to nights like this many times before,” actor Sean Penn said when he presented the award to Cooper after a couple of hours of speeches and film clips. “But we’ve never been at one where so many generous and moving things have been said with such extemporaneous spirit.”
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- 11/30/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
There’s another change at the top of the new CBS series “FBI.”
The freshman drama, which is executive produced by Dick Wolf, is changing showrunners for the second time. Greg Plageman is stepping down and Rick Eid and Derek Haas are stepping in to split showrunning duties on the show. Plageman himself took over as showrunner in July following the exit of original showrunner and series co-creator Craig Turk. With the show now on track for the season, Plageman will return to developing his own shows under his overall deal with Universal Television.
Eid and Haas will simultaneously work on both “FBI” while still running fellow Dick Wolf shows “Chicago Pd” and “Chicago Fire” respectively, with both of those shows airing on NBC. Both men are frequent collaborators with Wolf. In addition to “Chicago Fire,” Haas has worked on all of the other “Chicago” shows, including the one-season “Chicago Justice.
The freshman drama, which is executive produced by Dick Wolf, is changing showrunners for the second time. Greg Plageman is stepping down and Rick Eid and Derek Haas are stepping in to split showrunning duties on the show. Plageman himself took over as showrunner in July following the exit of original showrunner and series co-creator Craig Turk. With the show now on track for the season, Plageman will return to developing his own shows under his overall deal with Universal Television.
Eid and Haas will simultaneously work on both “FBI” while still running fellow Dick Wolf shows “Chicago Pd” and “Chicago Fire” respectively, with both of those shows airing on NBC. Both men are frequent collaborators with Wolf. In addition to “Chicago Fire,” Haas has worked on all of the other “Chicago” shows, including the one-season “Chicago Justice.
- 10/10/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO's hit TV series The Deuce examines the lives of sex workers in New York City amid porn's controversial rise to popularity in the 1970s. It's an amazing drama with a phenomenal cast including James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Carr, and many more (Method Man included). We've been anxiously awaiting season two's debut, and now that it's finally here, we can again dive deep into the show's heated plot points and enjoy the firecracker cast. With a new look on the show, one cast member in particular has been catching our attention.
Abby Parker stepped on the scene in season one as a trailblazing, vivacious college student who becomes Vincent Martino's (Franco) latest romantic interest. In the second season, we've jumped ahead to when Parker is about 26 years old. We think Margarita Levieva plays the character perfectly, so we couldn't help but wonder where else this actress has left her mark.
Abby Parker stepped on the scene in season one as a trailblazing, vivacious college student who becomes Vincent Martino's (Franco) latest romantic interest. In the second season, we've jumped ahead to when Parker is about 26 years old. We think Margarita Levieva plays the character perfectly, so we couldn't help but wonder where else this actress has left her mark.
- 9/14/2018
- by Hannah Abrams
- Popsugar.com
Hey "Grey's Anatomy" fans. Wow, the new season 15 reports just keep on flowing these days. We've got another brand new piece of intel to share with you guys for the upcoming season. It turns out that the producers are bringing back someone who is pretty close to Meredith. In fact, this person is family to Meredith. According to recent report from the folks over at Entertainment Weekly, They are bringing back Meredith's father Thatcher Grey. He will be played by the same actor Jeff Perry. This couldn't come at a better time for Jeff because he just recently become unemployed from the now defunct "Scandal" show. He played character Cyrus Beene in Scandal. It's currently not yet known how many season 15 episodes Thatcher will appear in, or what his storyline will entail. However, the folks over at TV Line have a theory that Thatcher could be in a very emotional...
- 8/14/2018
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
2018 will be Angela Lansbury’s year at long last — or at least most of you hope so. The 18-time Emmy loser will win her overdue first trophy this year for “Little Women,” 73 percent of our readers say. The other 27 percent, however, feel the 92-year-old legend will be a bridesmaid yet again.
But first, Lansbury has to snag the nomination. As grand dame matriarch Aunt March on the upcoming PBS miniseries, Lansbury will be vying to make the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actress shortlist. She is in fourth place in our early odds behind champ Laura Dern (“Twin Peaks”), Penelope Cruz (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and Nicole Kidman (“Top of the Lake: China Girl”). One Editor, Chris Beachum, and three of our Top 24 Users, Max, Kevin Dillon and Nathan Taylor, are calling her for the win.
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But first, Lansbury has to snag the nomination. As grand dame matriarch Aunt March on the upcoming PBS miniseries, Lansbury will be vying to make the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actress shortlist. She is in fourth place in our early odds behind champ Laura Dern (“Twin Peaks”), Penelope Cruz (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and Nicole Kidman (“Top of the Lake: China Girl”). One Editor, Chris Beachum, and three of our Top 24 Users, Max, Kevin Dillon and Nathan Taylor, are calling her for the win.
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- 3/29/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Angela Lansbury holds one of the most dubious awards records: With 18 losses, the legendary actress is the Emmys’ biggest loser. But that could all change this year. Thirteen years after her last nomination, Lansbury is back in the running with PBS’ adaptation of “Little Women,” which premieres May 13.
Lansbury plays the wealthy, judgmental Aunt March on the BBC/PBS co-production, The grand matriarch of the March family, Aunt March was portrayed by Edna May Oliver in the 1933 film, Lucile Watson in the 1949 film, Oscar winner Greer Garson in the 1978 miniseries and Mary Wickes in the 1994 film.
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Per our limited series/TV movie supporting actress odds, Lansbury is currently in fourth place behind reigning champ Laura Dern (“Twin Peaks”), Penelope Cruz (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and Nicole Kidman (“Top of the Lake: China Girl”). One Editor, Chris Beachum,...
Lansbury plays the wealthy, judgmental Aunt March on the BBC/PBS co-production, The grand matriarch of the March family, Aunt March was portrayed by Edna May Oliver in the 1933 film, Lucile Watson in the 1949 film, Oscar winner Greer Garson in the 1978 miniseries and Mary Wickes in the 1994 film.
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Per our limited series/TV movie supporting actress odds, Lansbury is currently in fourth place behind reigning champ Laura Dern (“Twin Peaks”), Penelope Cruz (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and Nicole Kidman (“Top of the Lake: China Girl”). One Editor, Chris Beachum,...
- 3/27/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Sam Waterston isn't finished with Law & Order just yet. TVInsider reports Waterston will return to the NBC franchise as a guest star on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The Emmy-winning actor played Jack McCoy on the original Law & Order for 16 seasons and has reprised the character on "SVU" and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. "Law & Order: SVU" is currently in its 19th seasons and stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, and Raúl Esparza.Read More…...
- 1/31/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Court TV has snapped up rights to all 13 episodes of NBC's short-lived series Law & Order: Trial by Jury from NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. The deal for the most recent series in Dick Wolf's franchise includes one never-before-seen episode of the courtroom drama, which stars Bebe Neuwirth and Fred Dalton Thompson. "Given our viewers' interest in dramatic stories of life in the courthouse, we believe this 'Law & Order' series will work particularly well on Court TV," chairman and CEO Henry Schleiff said. The network will start airing the series -- which debuted on NBC in March -- in December as a two-hour block from 7-9 p.m. Saturdays.
- 10/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC is back in business with Law & Order guru Dick Wolf, ordering a legal drama for midseason. Wolf Films and NBC Universal Television Studio will deliver 13 episodes of the tentatively titled Conviction, an hourlong series that focuses on young assistant district attorneys in New York. The series will not carry the Law & Order label; Wolf's attempt to add a fourth extension of his hit brand, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, met ratings trouble last midseason and was subsequently canceled.
- 10/6/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Writer-producer Rick Eid has signed a two-year overall deal with Dick Wolf's Wolf Films and NBC Universal Television Studio. The pact calls for Eid to help develop Wolf's new series in the pipeline for NBC revolving around the world of assistant district attorneys in New York (HR 7/26); it is not expected to be a Law & Order-branded series. Eid knows the attorney world pretty well, having worked as a lawyer for the top New York firm of Skadden Arps before shifting career gears to writing for television. Last season, Eid worked as supervising producer on the short-lived Law & Order: Trial by Jury. In addition to developing the new project, Eid also will serve as a co-executive producer on Law & Order in the upcoming season.
Law & Order: Trial By Jury might have been canceled by NBC, but its set is getting a new lease on life now that the peacock is developing a new series from Dick Wolf about assistant district attorneys in New York. The Trial By Jury set will remain standing for at least a year in New York via a mutual agreement between both Dick Wolf Films and NBC Universal, Wolf said Monday at the Television Critics Assn.'s summer press tour in Beverly Hills. The sets are expected to be used in the production on the planned ADA series, which was pitched to NBC brass late last week. "I fully expect to be in production within the time period" of the agreement on keeping the sets up, Wolf said.
- 7/26/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian broadcasters coming to the Los Angeles Screenings will need to lay down big bets during the coming week if they want to catch CTV, the current primetime ratings leader here. CTV enjoyed a stellar 2004-05 season, walking away with 18 of the top 20 primetime shows on Canadian TV, virtually all American shows. "We want to maintain our position," Susanne Boyce, CTV president of programming, said midway through the upfronts. CTV has a few holes to fill after shows like Joan of Arcadia, 8 Simple Rules and Law & Order: Trial by Jury were canceled, but Boyce promises no major programming shifts this fall. The main task for rival CanWest Mediaworks, which late last year brought in a trio of Americans led by former Bravo Networks president Kathleen Dore to replace top programr Doug Hoover and head of sales Jack Tomik, will be making up for the loss of such hit series as Friends, Frasier and now Everybody Loves Raymond.
- 5/19/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a flurry of pre-upfront activity Thursday, top brass at the broadcast networks and major studios were busy determining the fate of new and returning shows, lining up showrunners and swapping information about prospective scheduling moves to be unveiled at next week's fall schedule presentations in New York. Among the bigger surprises, sources said NBC was not expected to renew Law & Order: Trial by Jury, which has had an uphill climb ratingswise on Friday night since its midseason debut this year. Reps at NBC, like the other networks, declined comment on any rumors regarding pickups or cancellations. NBC kicks off the schedule unveilings Monday with its presentation at Radio City Music Hall. Among the peacock's new series pickups are expected to be Warner Bros. TV's E-Ring, the Pentagon-themed drama from Jerry Bruckheimer TV; NBC Universal TV Studio's Fathom, about a mysterious deep-sea creature; and Touchstone TV's Inconceivable, set at a fertility clinic. Book of Daniel, a drama about an unconventional priest, had been a hot prospect to land on the fall schedule but is said to have cooled off considerably during the past few days.
- 5/13/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC got a big boost Tuesday with special crossover episodes of Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Fox took the nightly win as usual, with American Idol dominating at 8 p.m. dispute a dip in the turnout from the previous week and 9 p.m. drama House hitting its second-highest marks to date. Idol, which has been in the headlines in advance of tonight's ABC News expose alleging that judge Paula Abdul gave behind-the-scenes coaching to a contestant on the show in 2003, opened the night for Fox with an average of 23.8 million viewers and 9.7 rating/27 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. House (17.3 million, 7.0/17) held the lion's share of that lead-in at 9 p.m.
It's official -- NBC's Third Watch will not be returning for a seventh season. The network has opted not to bring back the Warner Bros. TV/John Wells Prods. drama about cops, paramedics and firefighters serving the graveyard shift in New York. Peabody-winning Third Watch, on hiatus to make room for midseason entry Law & Order: Trial by Jury, will return with the remainder of its sixth-season order, ending its run with a series finale.
- 3/24/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Three nights of American Idol helped Fox extend its winning streak among adults 18-49 to six weeks, while CBS was the most-watched network for the week of Feb. 28, which included the final three days of the February sweep and featured the final bow for ABC's NYPD Blue and the debut of NBC's Law & Order: Trial by Jury. The Tuesday edition of American Idol (26.9 million, 11.0 rating/28 share) was the No. 1 program for the week in total viewers and adults 18-49. Also on Tuesday, Fox's freshman drama House, MD (15.6 million, 6.2/15) hit another series high, drawing its largest audience ever. The medical drama, recently picked up for a second season, ran against strong competition in the 9 p.m. hour, including the retrospective special NYPD Blue: A Final Tribute, which led to the series finale of the groundbreaking cop drama and the season premiere of The Amazing Race 7.
Law & Order: Trial by Jury, the latest incarnation of NBC's enduring cops-and-courts drama powerhouse, got off to a solid if not spectacular start for NBC with a sneak peek debut on Thursday in ER's 10 p.m. time slot, followed on Friday by its regular Friday 10 p.m. time-slot debut. That hour already has been competitive this season between two new dramas, NBC's Medical Investigation, which has shown signs of life since its fall debut, and CBS' Numbers, a midseason entry that opened strongly in January, though its numbers since have cooled considerably. On Friday, Law & Order: Trial by Jury opened to 14.4 million viewers and a 4.1 rating/12 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. That marked NBC's highest demo numbers in the time slot in 16 months (excluding last summer's Olympics coverage), and it grew from its lead-in, a special 9 p.m. repeat of Law & Order: SVU (11.3 million, 3.2/10). Law & Order: Trial by Jury also generated strong sampling in its Thursday showcase slot (17.3 million, 6.2/17).
The latest incarnation of the Law & Order brand got off to a good start Thursday for NBC with a sneak preview airing in ER's 10 p.m. time slot. Law & Order: Trial by Jury bowed to an average of 17.1 million viewers and 6.2 rating/17 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. The drama, which moves to its regular Friday 10 p.m. time slot tonight, built on its lead-in from 9 p.m.'s The Apprentice (14.8 million, 6.9/17) in viewers and easily topped a repeat of CBS' Without a Trace (14.9 million, 5.1/14). But overall, CBS carried the night by a wide margin. Even with a repeat airing, 9 p.m.'s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (25.5 million, 8.5/21) ranked as the night's most-watched program while Survivor: Palau (21.8 million, 8.5/23) got the eye network off to a strong start at 8 p.m.
Dick Wolf on Tuesday lamented that his hit Law & Order franchise is scheduled against some stiff competition but said he expects the NBC series -- particularly the original -- to endure for the long haul. "The goal is to beat Gunsmoke in four years as the longest-running scripted show in the history of television," said Wolf, who was the featured Industry Forum Luncheon speaker at the Museum of Television & Radio in Beverly Hills. The original L&O has been airing on NBC since 1990 and has been followed by three spinoffs, including the upcoming Law & Order: Trial by Jury, which debuts March 3.
- 2/16/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran actor Jerry Orbach, best known as one of the stars of the long-running NBC drama Law & Order, died late Tuesday of prostate cancer. He was 69. Broadway theaters in Manhattan dimmed their lights Wednesday in tribute to Orbach, who first made a name for himself on the stage in productions like Promises, Promises, for which he won a Tony in 1969. He went on to act in TV and movies in a career that spanned five decades. Orbach was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and was being treated just as he had started production on the Order franchise's fourth series, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Orbach died at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
- 12/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC will proceed with plans to introduce the new series Law & Order: Trial by Jury despite the death of one of its stars, Jerry Orbach. A spokeswoman for the show confirmed that episodes already taped with Orbach will air in the upcoming midseason and issued a statement Wednesday. "The producers are deeply saddened," the statement said. "While Jerry is irreplaceable, Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an ensemble and will continue in production. A new member will join the company. Announcements will be forthcoming."...
- 12/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran actor Jerry Orbach, best known as one of the stars of the long-running NBC drama Law & Order, died late Tuesday of prostate cancer. He was 69. Broadway theaters in Manhattan dimmed their lights Wednesday in tribute to Orbach, who first made a name for himself on the stage in productions like Promises, Promises, for which he won a Tony in 1969. He went on to act in TV and movies in a career that spanned five decades. Orbach was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and was being treated just as he had started production on the Order franchise's fourth series, Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Orbach died at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
- 12/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bosses of crime drama Law & Order: Trial By Jury have vowed to continue the hit show, despite the death of its star Jerry Orbach. The acting veteran, 69, died on Tuesday at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center during treatment for prostate cancer. The Emmy-nominated actor played Detective Lennie Briscoe in twelve seasons of the original Law & Order series, before leaving to star in spin-off drama Law And Order: Trial By Jury, which airs next year. NBC producers released a statement on Wednesday, saying, "The producers are deeply saddened. While Jerry is irreplaceable, Law And Order: Trial by Jury is an ensemble and will continue in production. A new member will join the company. Announcements will be forthcoming." Six episodes of the show have already been taped, with Orbach starring in half of them.
- 12/30/2004
- WENN
Amy Carlson and Kirk Acevedo have joined the cast of Dick Wolf's upcoming Law & Order spinoff Trial by Jury as regulars. On the midseason NBC series, from Dick Wolf Films and NBC Universal TV, Carlson will co-star opposite Bebe Neuwirth, Jerry Orbach and Fred Thompson, with the latter two reprising their roles from Law & Order as Detective Lenny Briscoe and Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch, respectively. Carlson will play an assistant district attorney, junior to Neuwirth's ADA Tracy Kibre, who hails from a well-known New York political dynasty. Acevedo will play a young detective who, after getting wounded on the job, is reassigned to the district attorney's investigative squad where he becomes partner to Detective Briscoe. Carlson, repped by Paradigm and manager Dennis Hatch, most recently was a series regular on the USA series Peacemakers opposite Tom Berenger. Acevedo's credits include HBO's prison drama Oz and Band of Brothers. He is repped by Innovative Artists and manager Stacey Abrams.
- 10/5/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bebe Neuwirth has been tapped to star in Dick Wolf's upcoming Law & Order spinoff, Trial by Jury. On the midseason NBC series, the two-time Emmy and Tony winner joins Jerry Orbach, who will reprise his role from the original Law & Order as acerbic Detective Lenny Briscoe, and Fred Thompson, who will play Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch on both Law & Order and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Neuwirth will play Tracy Kibre, a tough career Manhattan assistant district attorney on the show from Wolf Films and NBC Universal TV.
- 9/26/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar-nominated director Mark Rydell has been tapped as an executive producer of the fourth installment in NBC's Law & Order franchise, Trial by Jury. On the Dick Wolf series, set to premiere sometime next season, Rydell will share showrunner duties with fellow exec producer Walon Green, who penned the pilot. Rydell will shepherd production, while Oscar-nominated writer Green will oversee writing for the series, which is expected to star Law & Order veteran Jerry Orbach. Rydell will be based in New York, where all Law & Order series are filmed, while Green will be bicoastal. Rydell joins the ranks of established directors who serve as New York-based production showrunners of the other three Law & Order series: Matthew Penn (Law & Order), Ted Kotcheff (Law & Order: SVU) and Fred Berner (Law & Order: Criminal Intent).
Law & Order star Jesse L. Martin is finalizing a multiyear, multimillion-dollar deal to stay on the case on Dick Wolf's veteran NBC drama series, sources said. Martin joined the Emmy-winning crime drama from Wolf Films and NBC Universal TV in 1999 as Detective Ed Green, partner of Detective Lennie Briscoe, played by Jerry Orbach. In the fall, Detective Green will get a new partner, played by Dennis Farina. The move follows Orbach's recent exit from the show in anticipation of joining the cast of the upcoming fourth L&O installment, Trial by Jury.
- 6/21/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Law & Order star Jesse L. Martin is finalizing a multiyear, multimillion-dollar deal to stay on the case on Dick Wolf's veteran NBC drama series, sources said. Martin joined the Emmy-winning crime drama from Wolf Films and NBC Universal TV in 1999 as Detective Ed Green, partner of Detective Lennie Briscoe, played by Jerry Orbach. In the fall, Detective Green will get a new partner, played by Dennis Farina. The move follows Orbach's recent exit from the show in anticipation of joining the cast of the upcoming fourth L&O installment, Trial by Jury.
- 6/21/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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