The “Law & Order” franchise, made up of “New York Judicial Police”, “New York Special Unit” and “New York Organized Summits”, still has a bright future ahead of it! Police series have been renewed for additional seasons.
The New York Judicial Police franchise still has a bright future ahead of it! According to information from TVLineNBC has indeed renewed for an additional season the parent series, as well as New York Special Unit and New York Organized Crimes.
This announcement therefore means that New York Judicial Police is getting a twenty-third season, while New York Special Unit, which is still led by Mariska Hargitay, will begin its 25th season next fall.
Finally Organized Crimes, the latest spin off around the character camped by Christopher Meloni, gets a season 4, which will however be shortened by a few episodes.
Still according to TVLine, the latter will indeed only be composed of 13 episodes, against the 22 normally planned, the producers of the detective series having in mind a very specific plan for the next season.
This announcement of renewal of the three series created by Dick Wolf is not really a surprise, New York SVU and New York Organized Crimes both rank among the 10 most viewed NBC drama series this year.
On the sidelines of this announcement, NBC also revealed that Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med will also be back next season for, respectively, a season 12, 11 and 9.
Launched in 2012, Chicago Fire, averaging 9.5 million viewers, remains NBC’s most viewed drama series, followed closely by Chicago Fire and Med. A success that does not run out of steam despite the years.
“We understand the emotional connection our audience has with these characters and look forward to telling their stories next season.“, thus declared Lisa Katz, president of the programming of NBCUniversal.
“Many thanks to Dick Wolf and his amazing team who have mastered the art of producing incredibly compelling series week after week..”
“I am pleased to continue my four-decade collaboration with Universal Television and NBC“, explained Dick Wolf, the creator of the Law & Order and Chicago franchises.
“The fact that these six series get a new season is the greatest reward for the actors, producers and screenwriters. I would also like to thank our fans who have allowed our series to remain on the air for a total of 84 seasons..”
