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Season 21 – Law & Order

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Lives hang in the balance as detectives and prosecutors pursue justice in New York City. In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place -- and keep the worst offenders off the streets.
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Law & Order — Season 21

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Critics Consensus

Law & Order returns with its tried-and-true formula unchanged, sticking to its strengths as a straightforward procedural while giving some acknowledgement of society's increasingly polarized view of crime and punishment.

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Melanie McFarland Salon.com 02/26/2022
No profession could ask for a better public relationship machine than the one Wolf and fellow procedural creators and producers provide to law enforcement, free of charge. Go to Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com 02/26/2022
The formula remains unchanged, just with new pieces plugged into the machinery, among them Camryn Manheim as Bernard's boss. And given the longevity of Dick Wolf's creation and its various spinoffs, why mess with success? Go to Full Review Nina Metz Chicago Tribune 02/25/2022
1.5/4
The show feels like a walking corpse brought back from the dead, but lacking any of the important animating qualities that made it stand out in a well-worn genre. Go to Full Review William Schwartz Book & Film Globe 07/21/2022
Regrettably, the twenty-first season of Law and Order picks up right where the 2010 version left off, the true crime influences of the early seasons completely forgotten. Go to Full Review Mads Misasi Tell-Tale TV 02/26/2022
3/5
Fortunately, the show succeeds with a few well-placed casting choices and a case that leaves viewers conflicted. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 02/26/2022
Whether the show will really go deep into examining the reality of policing in the post-George-Floyd era is still to be determined. But, judging by the first episode, it’s going in the right direction. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 2 10 successful National Broadcasting Company episodes. See more Annalee H @randomlee.me Feb 25 I found it rather discouraging. The new revised seems to cater to movements instead of justice. And,the new ADA assistant should be a defense attorney not an ADA, she comes across as an advocate not someone working for an office seeking a conviction. See more Philip R @PhilipRoss 01/12/2025 Awful! I am addicted to the original show and rewatch episodes all the time, they are that good. The reboot is the same format which we know works. So that leaves horrible casting but the worst part is the writing. Awful I tell ya, just awful! See more Mark Y @RT83633802 09/17/2024 Just watched this after watching the previous season and it's like a completely different show. Horrible acting, cases don't make sense. Lawyers don't behave like they should. See more Paul T @RT19736458 01/25/2024 I still watch the reruns and was really looking forward to the new series but its pale shadow of the original, wooden acting, and where's the humour gone? the one off observations of Lennie Briscoe and Van Buren were brilliant as the comments of Arthur Branch and Adam Schiff were a delight, nothing like that so far See more Donna R @RT48673959 11/11/2023 Utterly incredible that a majority of "professional" critics rate this sludge positively. The scripts are so bad that the characters act in completely incoherent ways; the understanding of legal issues, once the show's strong point, is nonexistent; and the acting (especially the prosecutors) is worse than a high-school play, largely because the writing is so juvenile. This is like a parody of the old stellar show. I'm willing to put up with a lot for mindless evening TV, but this is actually the worst acting and writing I have EVER seen on prime time. How the mighty have fallen. See more Read all reviews
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Anthony Anderson

Detective Kevin Bernard

Hugh Dancy

Assistant District Attorney Nathan Price

Jeffrey Donovan

Detective Frank Cosgrove

Odelya Halevi

Assistant District Attorney Samantha Maroun

Camryn Manheim

Lt. Kate Dixon

Sam Waterston

District Attorney Jack McCoy

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 24, 2022 The Right Thing Newly acquainted partners Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a notorious entertainer; a dispute over throwing out a confession creates a rift in the DA's office. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 3, 2022 Impossible Dream The COO of a major tech company is found murdered in Central Park; Price and Maroun work to untangle a web of deceit to expose a cunning narcissist. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 10, 2022 Filtered Life Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the disappearance of a social media star whose case takes the internet by storm; Price and Maroun must weigh their decisions regarding the case against the wishes of the missing woman's family. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 17, 2022 Fault Lines After a family court judge is murdered, Bernard and Cosgrove dig into the many grievances against him; when the DA's office is faced with unforeseen challenges, Maroun takes matters into her own hands to save the case. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 7, 2022 Free Speech Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a congressional candidate; ADAs Price and Maroun contend with an extremist plot hellbent on thwarting the candidate's agenda by any means necessary. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 14, 2022 Wicked Game When a young man is found dead of an apparent overdose, Dixon fiercely pursues a homicide investigation as an old unsolved case comes back to haunt her; Price and Maroun risk putting a witness in harm's way to expose their suspect. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 28, 2022 Legacy Bernard and Cosgrove are confronted with several suspects in the shooting of a headmaster at an elite private school; a teenager's life hangs in the balance as Price and Maroun debate who's more culpable -- the shooter or the enabler. Details Episode 8 Aired May 5, 2022 Severance When the CFO of a Fortune 500 company is found strangled in her home, Bernard and Cosgrove work to connect multiple dead ends to find her killer; McCoy and Price butt heads over a choice that could cost them the case. Details Episode 9 Aired May 12, 2022 The Great Pretender Bernard and Cosgrove must sift through fact and fiction to find the killer of a young Manhattan socialite; the murder trial takes a turn that becomes personal for Price and puts Maroun in a compromising situation. Details Episode 10 Aired May 19, 2022 Black and Blue The murder of an off-duty NYPD detective threatens to tear the city apart; Cosgrove mourns the loss of a friend and asks Capt. Benson for help solving the case; McCoy and Price disagree on how to prosecute the culprit. Details

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Season Info

Director
Alex Hall, Sarah Boyd, Yangzom Brauen, Jean de Segonzac, Michael Pressman, Milena Govich, Eriq La Salle, Heather Cappiello
Executive Producer
Dick Wolf, Rick Eid, Arthur W. Forney, Peter Jankowski
Screenwriter
Pamela J. Wechsler, Dick Wolf, Rick Eid, Art Alamo
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 24, 2022