Law & Order fans can look forward to an astonishing number of episodes making their way to a new streaming home.
Per Hulu, the streaming giant Hulu will officially be adding the first 20 seasons of Dick Wolf's acclaimed police procedural on December 1. At more than 20 episodes per season on average, this marks the addition of over 440 episodes of Law & Order to the Hulu streaming library.
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First aired in 1990, Law & Order is considered a modern staple of both the police procedural and legal drama genres. Created by Dick Wolf and originally starring George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty, Richard Brooks, and Steven Hill, Law & Order follows the detectives of the New York City Police Department as they carry out investigations that are later taken to court by the prosecutors of the Manhattan Distrist Attorney's office. These stories usually take place across two distinct parts, and are frequently marketed as being "ripped from the headlines" of recent real life news stories.
The Law & Order Franchise Continues to Grow
In the years since its debut, Law & Order has run for an ongoing 24 seasons, the latest of which began on October 3. The series has also led to a whole host of spinoffs including the fan-favorite Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as well as Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Law & Order: Los Angeles, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and Law & Order True Crime. The franchise has also received multiple overseas spinoffs, including the London-based Law & Order: UK, and the most recent addition to the franchise, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, which premiered on Citytv on February 22.
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In September, longtime Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay opened up about the impact of heading up a series that frequently revolves around such dark, often outright disturbing stories. "When I started the show, I wasn't aware of how deeply it would go into me. My husband Peter is always like, anytime I go anywhere, my first question is, 'What’s the crime rate here?' So it's on the brain," Hargitay said at the time. "There's been times when I didn't know how to protect myself, and I think I was definitely a victim of secondary trauma from being inundated with these stories and knowing that they were true. Those were the parts that I didn't know how to metabolize, just because of the sheer volume of it."
Since her debut on the series, Hargitay has made great efforts to support those affected by similar stories of violence and abuse through her Joyful Heart Foundation.
Law & Order Seasons 1-20 will be available for streaming on Hulu beginning December 1.
Source: Hulu
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Release Date September 13, 1990
Creator(s) Dick Wolf
Cast George Dzundza , Chris Noth , Dann Florek , Michael Moriarty , Richard Brooks , Steven Hill , Paul Sorvino , Carolyn McCormick , Jerry Orbach , S. Epatha Merkerson , Jill Hennessy , Sam Waterston , Benjamin Bratt , Carey Lowell , Angie Harmon , Jesse L. Martin , Dianne Wiest , Elisabeth Rohm
Seasons 23
Creator
Producer
Production Company
Writers Dick Wolf
Number of Episodes
Showrunner Walon Green , Michael S. Chernuchin , René Balcer , William M. Finkelstein , Artuhr Penn , Barry Schindel , Nicholas Wootton , Rick Eid
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