Law & Order Revival Cast Guide: Every Returning Character
With the news that producer Dick Wolf was reviving the long-retired original in his Law & Order franchise, many fans of the long-running criminal justice drama were anxious to hear which of their long-time favorites would return. Since the original run of the flagship series was twenty seasons long, there have been many casting changes over that time, and viewers are used to the idea of District Attorneys and detectives leaving and joining the cast. But a true revival of Law & Order requires someone that ties the new to the old. Otherwise, it would simply be another spinoff, like the current Law & Order: SVU or Law & Order: Organized Crime. So who can viewers expect to recognize?
The original Law& Order debuted in 1990 with a fresh new approach to criminal justice dramas. Each episode was divided roughly in half, with the first half highlighting the police work that went into catching a criminal, and the second half focusing on the prosecution in court of that crime. The series was widely popular, resulting in six spinoffs, another proposed in the future, and thirteen related television properties that take place in the same world. The franchise has often drawn from true crime details to examine the criminal justice system, and changed the way viewers understand the legal system in America.
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The original series, which has only been surpassed by its own spinoff, Law & Order: SVU, for longest-running television drama, was the launching point for many acting careers and has defined many careers, as well. And while many new faces will be joining the cast, such as actors Hugh Dancy, Jeffrey Donovan, and Odelya Halevi, some of the old favorites will be
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