Law & Order

Law & Order
Created by:	Dick Wolf
Showrunner:	Rick Eid
Starring:	Law & Order Cast
Produced by:	Wolf Entertainment Universal Television
Distributed by:	NBC Peacock
Related shows:	Chicago P.D. Chicago Justice

“	In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important, groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.	”
–Steve Zirnkilton

Created and produced by Dick Wolf, Law & Order is a crime drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 13, 1990.

Filmed on location in New York, the drama showcases the sometimes-complex process of determining guilt or innocence, while lives hang in the balance.

The show follows a crime, often loosely based on real crimes that have received media attention or as the series calls it "Ripped from the headlines", the plots highlight legal, ethical or personal dilemmas to which people can relate. Shown from two separate vantage points, thus usually splitting episodes into two halves. The first half ("Law"), followed two New York City Police Department "Homicide Unit" detectives investigating a crime. The second half of the show ("Order") focused on the "Manhattan District Attorney's Office" trying to convict the suspect in court.

This wiki represents the status of the characters at the time of the crossover episodes, not the current positions. Please don't change them. Thank you.

Cast

Main Cast and Characters

Image	Actor	Character	Crossover Appearances
	S. Epatha Merkerson	Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
	Alana De La Garza	Assistant District Attorney Consuela "Connie" Rubirosa
	Jeremy Sisto	Detective Cyrus Lupo
	Richard Brooks	Assistant District Attorney Paul Robinette	Chicago Justice: 1.02 Uncertainty Principle
	Tovah Feldshuh	Judge Danielle Melnick	Chicago Justice: 1.01 Fake
	Lorraine Toussaint	Defense Attorney Shambala Green	Chicago P.D.: 3.21 Justice

Crossover Episodes

Image	Episode	Summary	Airdate
	Chicago P.D.: 3.21 Justice	Burgess is on trial after shooting an unidentified man who she believes shot her partner.	May 11, 2016
	Chicago Justice: 1.01 Fake	The prime arson suspect in a deadly warehouse fire gives Stone and Valdez a run for their money as his high powered attorney tries every trick in the book to get him acquitted.	March 1, 2017
	Chicago Justice: 1.02 Uncertainty Principle	CPD's Kevin Atwater is charged with murder.	March 5, 2017