DUN-DUN! «Law & Order» is returning to NBC with new episodes for the first time in 12 years. Here’s what’s changed and what’s stayed the same.
In this world of endless reboots and sequels, it was probably only a matter of time before Law & Order returned to our screens – especially when other classic procedurals like CSI began to return. And so it has, in a new NBC version that begins this February. The last time there was a new episode of the NBC show it was 2010, and a lot has changed since then, both in the real world and on TV. As such, you might have expected a new version of Law & Order to just reboot the entire show and start again with a new cast of police officers and attorneys. But that’s not quite the direction the new show has taken. The new version of the NBC series takes a number of things from the original, including some cast members who Law & Order fans will be pleased to see return. Compared to other ’90s and ’00s reboots like the recent CSI: Vegas, Dexter: New Blood and… And Just Like That (a reimagining of Sex and the City), Law & Order is less of a reboot, and more a direct continuation of the original.
