Law & Order
Law & Order, the longest running crime series and is tied for longest running drama series in the history of American broadcast television, will start its 21st season on NBC in the autumn of 2010. The brainchild of creator Dick Wolf, Law & Order is the most successful brand in the history of primetime television; the winner of the 1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series; ties Cheers and M*A*S*H for the most consecutive best series nominations (eleven) and the longest-running drama series currently on American television. The series has also turned into one of entertainment's preeminent brands using a distinct ripped from the headlines format, and has spawned the successful spinoffs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Crime & Punishment and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
Kincaid's new partner in the DA's office, Jack McCoy, pursues murder charges for a woman who provided questionable alternative treatments for women suffering from breast cancer.
Detectives and prosecutors believe that a smug comedy club owner shot his wife and put her in a coma, but they can't come up with enough hard evidence to get him convicted.
A singer claims Battered Woman Syndrome as an excuse for killing her former employer, whom she claims abused her during her employment.
During the investigation into a wealthy publisher's death, the victim's daughter claims to be having a relationship with her mother's new husband.
A conservative suburban wife and mother turns out to be a fugitive student radical who was involved in an armored car heist and murder of a police officer 23 years earlier.
Van Buren kills an intellectually disabled, unarmed teenager at an ATM. She claims it was a robbery attempt, and that there's a second, armed suspect on the loose. But not everyone believes her.
A false kidnapping claim leads to the prosecution of a married couple after detectives discover that three of their infants have died under mysterious circumstances.
McCoy charges a city councilman with "larceny by extortion," after a female colleague claims that she had to sleep with him or lose her chance at partnership at their law firm.
An attorney may have been killed for trying to further bilk people who have lost their life savings in an S&L scandal.
Briscoe and Logan learn that the murder of an unassuming Parks Department accountant may have actually been a mob hit when they discover that he was a juror in the trial of a crime boss.
A financial advisor is implicated in the drug overdose death of one of his client's children.
The murder of an abortion doctor leads to the prosecution of a radical pro-life leader, who hopes to use the trial to grandstand against abortion laws.
A smug African American stock broker who resents other people of his own race is accused of murder. However, he hires a high-profile civil rights attorney, who presents a "black rage" defense.
The discovery of a fake pornographic "snuff tape" leads detectives to a high school gang and an alleged points-for-sex contest.
While investigating a fertility doctor for a separate case of fraud, McCoy and Kincaid discover evidence that he may be inseminating his patients with his own sperm.
The murder of an admissions board member for a prestigious prep school is connected to the expulsion of a subway worker's son. But a false confession and a school cover-up make prosecuting the responsible parties difficult.
Did a struggling contractor intentionally blow up the building he was working on, or was he the intended target of the explosion?
An alcoholic young man is accused of murdering a married couple in their bed -- but they were strangers to him, and no motive can be discerned.
Evidence indicates that the death, in police custody, of an autistic teenager was the result of longstanding abuse. Suspicion falls on the treatment center where he lived and on its therapist, Dr. Colter.
The investigation into a police officer's death uncovers 30-year-old accusations of molestation by a Catholic priest. Detective Logan takes a personal interest in the case because of his relationships with both parties.
When the man who killed and robbed a cabbie turns up dead, detectives uncover a connection between the victim's wife, the killer, and the murder weapon.
A businessman is accused of killing the psychiatrist who diagnosed his daughter with multiple personality disorder. McCoy suspects that the psychiatrist may have uncovered a repressed memory involving her mother's possible murder.
A gay city councilman is murdered. The prime suspect is a conservative rival he may have double-crossed. The investigation also sets off a series of events that could cost Logan his detective position.
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Chris Noth | Detective Mike Logan |
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Jerry Orbach | Detective Lennie Briscoe |
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S. Epatha Merkerson | Lieutenant Anita Van Buren |
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Sam Waterston | Executive ADA Jack McCoy |
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Jill Hennessy | ADA Claire Kincaid |
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Steven Hill | DA Adam Schiff |
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Steven Zirnkilton | Narrator |
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Carolyn McCormick | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet |
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Leslie Hendrix | ME Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers |
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John Fiore | Detective Tony Profaci |
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Gia Galeano | Ana Valdez |
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Donald Corren | Medill |
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Courtney B. Vance | Benjamin 'Bud' Greer |
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Antony White |
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Audrey Marie Anderson | Mrs. Barnett |
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Daniel Hugh Kelly | Councilman Kevin Crossley |
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Mary Beth Peil | Dr. Emma Hiltz |
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David Lipman | Arraignment Judge Morris Torledsky |
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Judy Frank | Judge Jean Bryant |
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Ron Frazier | Trial Judge Aldo Ianello |
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Polly Adams | Monica Sutter |
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Shawn Elliott | Trial Judge Joseph Rivera |
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John MacKay | Michael Sutter |
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Ed Hodson | Marks |
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Michael Garfield | DeForrest |
| Edition | The Fifth Year |
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| Packaging | Custom Case |
| Nr Discs | 5 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.78:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] |
| Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) | Spanish |
| Distributor | Universal Studios |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Apr 03, 2007 |
| Regions | Region 1 |