Now that both Hollywood strikes are over and writers and actors have new, better deals to work under, broadcast television networks are beginning to divulge their plans for the 2024 season. NBC is the latest to unveil its full lineup and with it comes the return of its long-running flagship legal drama franchise, Law & Order. Starting on Thursday, January 18, 2024, the entirety of the Dick Wolf-produced franchise will kick off their new seasons with a bang starting with the long-running parent series at 8 p.

m. followed by Law & Order: SVU at 9 p.m. and finally the newest entry, Law & Order: Organized Crime at 10 p.m.

Law & Order will enter its 23rd season on television a bit lighter in terms of its cast. Jeffrey Donovan, who played the hard-nosed detective Frank Cosgrove since the show's revival in 2022, has bowed out ahead of the upcoming run of episodes. The series is no stranger to roster turnover though, so everything should continue running as planned with faces new and old stepping in to fill the void.

Among those returning to the procedural of detectives and prosecutors include veterans Sam Waterston and Hugh Dancy, Oldelya Halevi, and Camryn Manheim. SVU, meanwhile, is entering its landmark 25th season which will be business as usual for the longest-running entry in the franchise. The cast will, however, lose Molly Burnett who spent less than a year as Detective Grace Muncy in Season 24. Mariska Hargitay

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, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Demore Barnes, Octavio Pisano, and Jasmine Batchelor are all expected to return.

Rounding out the trio is Organized Crime which is entering its fourth season on the network. The series is still trying to find its footing among Wolf's other heavy hitters, but NBC has wasted no time looping the newest team in with the veterans for crossover events akin to the One Chicago trio.

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