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It's not an exaggeration to say that "ER" is one of the most revered television shows of all time. Considered the gold standard of TV medical dramas, "ER" most certainly paved the way for contemporary medical series such as "Grey's Anatomy," the only such show that boasts more episodes. The recipient of 23 Emmy awards over 15 seasons, "ER" has been equally lauded for its writing, acting, medical accuracy, and high-quality production.

Accolades aside, "ER" leaves an imprint on anyone who watches it, though its popularity has waned in recent years. Thankfully, with the massive success of "The Pitt," produced by "ER" star Noah Wyle alongside Scott Gemmill and John Wells, "ER" has gained a new wave of fans experiencing the show for the first time.

While many "ER" fans prefer the first several seasons, "ER" was always good, even a dozen seasons in, and it was very often great. What follows...

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Fake Profile is a Colombian erotic thriller drama series created by Pablo Illanes. The Netflix series follows Camila Román, a stripper who falls for a man with a fake Tinder profile, but when she discovers that he has a family,...

Law & Order Thursday nights are so back. The Dick Wolf police procedurals return to NBC September 25. Law & Order will air alongside spin-offs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as well as a first-time broadcast for Season 5 of Law & Order: Organized Crime, which initially aired exclusively on Peacock. Law & Order returns for a historic 25th season with Tony Goldwyn, Reid Scott, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, and Maura Tierney all expected to return. Not returning is Mechad Brooks, who played Detective Jalen Shaw. Season 24 left fans with a bombshell for Halevi's Ada Samantha Maroun as well as a crossroads for her and Dancy's Ada Nolan Price. Now, the pair have been spotted on set with production beginning last week.

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Across several networks, Wolf has created multiple universes surrounding federal, state, and city agencies. With Law & Order, Brooks looks...

Mehcad Brooks will not be returning to Law & Order for its 25th season. Brooks played Detective Jalen Shaw for three seasons, replacing Anthony Anderson in 2022. The actor, who was previously seen on ABC's Desperate Housewives and who will reprise his role as Jax in the upcoming Mortal Kombat II, was a favorite among Law & Order fans.

Brooks' exit was reported by Deadline. His decision to leave the show was reportedly mutual and due to a desire to explore other acting opportunities. Brooks' exit from the franchise marks the third departure of a detective character since the show's revival in 2022, following both Anderson and Jeffrey Donovan.

What Mehcad Brooks' Exit Means For Law & Order Another Detective Position Has Opened Up At The 15th Precinct

With Mehcad Brooks' exit from Law & Order, the franchise now has another opportunity to introduce a new character to the franchise. The show, returning...

The cast of the crime drama series Law & Order is getting a shakeup ahead of Season 25.

Per Deadline, it has been revealed that Mehcad Brooks is leaving Law & Order. Brooks has been playing the role of Detective Jalen Shaw for three seasons, serving as one of its new stars since the original Law & Order series was revived. The reason for the split is reportedly mutual, and Brooks is already looking into other acting opportunities.

The news comes shortly after the trailer launch for Mortal Kombat II, which will see Brooks back on the big screen. Brooks previously appeared as Jax, a character from the video games, in the previous Mortal Kombat film released in 2021. The actor can also be seen in the third season of And Just Like That... on HBO Max as well.

Other Law & Order Stars Are Confirmed to Return in the Upcoming Season

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Law & Order faces a major shakeup ahead of its landmark Season 25. Deadline reports that Mechad Brooks, who plays Detective Jalen Shaw, is exiting ahead of the upcoming season. Brooks starred as Detective Shaw for three seasons. Deadline reports that the "parting of ways" was mutual and Brooks is already "exploring other opportunities." Deadline confirms, however, that Tony Goldwyn, Reid Scott, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, and Maura Tierney, will return for the Dick Wolf police procedural's 25th season. Brooks' Detective Shaw replaced Anthony Anderson's Detective Kevin Bernad, and now there is a new vacancy at the 2-7 once again. Fans noticed Detective Shaw's quiet, minimal presence in the back-half of Season 24, with Detective Shaw not even in the crossover event with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

'Law & Order' Is Not the Only Show Facing Shake-Ups

It seems that most of the Dick Wolf procedurals are facing changes ahead of their respective seasons.

Det. Jalen Shaw has turned in his gun and his badge for good.

Mehcad Brooks is leaving Law & Order ahead of its upcoming Season 25, TVLine has confirmed. Our sister site Deadline first reported Brooks’ departure, noting that the parting was mutual between the actor and the production.

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TVLine has reached out to Brooks for comment.

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Det. Jalen Shaw has turned in his gun and his badge for good.

Mehcad Brooks is leaving Law & Order ahead of its upcoming Season 25, TVLine has confirmed. Our sister site Deadline first reported Brooks’ departure, noting that the parting was mutual between the actor and the production.

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TVLine has reached out to Brooks for comment.

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Law & Order is once again losing a detective. Mehcad Brooks, who has played Detective Jalen Shaw since Season 22, having been introduced in the premiere, will not be returning, Deadline reports. The finale in the spring didn’t even hint at his exit, so the Season 25 premiere will have to explain what happened, likely in a conversation between his now former partner, Vincent Riley (Reid Scott), and the new detective or Lieutenant Jessica Brady (Maura Tierney). The outlet reports that everyone else will be returning for Law & Order Season 25: Maura Tierney as Lieutenant Jessica Brady, Reid Scott as Detective Vincent Riley, Hugh Dancy as A.D.A. Nolan Price, Odelya Halevi as A.D.A. Samantha Maroun, and Tony Goldwyn as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter. Goldwin and Scott’s contracts had previously only taken them through Season 24. Brooks’s Shaw won’t be the first character whose onscreen...

Mehcad Brooks has solved his last case on “Law & Order” after three seasons, TheWrap has learned.

The actor, who joined the cast as a series regular in Season 22 as Detective Jalen Shaw, has left the series ahead of Season 25. The decision was mutual from both Brooks and the show’s creative team, as the actor pursues other opportunities.

It’s unclear if Brooks’ character will receive a farewell on the show or if his exit will be explained off-camera. Casting is underway for a new detective to join the cast in his absence.

The rest of the “Law & Order” team is set to return for the milestone season. That includes Tony Goldwyn and Reid Scott, whose contracts were also up for renewal this year. The rest of the ensemble includes Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi.

Detective Shaw joined the “Law & Order” team after the exit of Anthony Anderson’s Kevin Bernard.

Exclusive: Mehcad Brooks is departing NBC’s Law & Order after three seasons as Detective Jalen Shaw ahead of the venerable crime drama’s upcoming 25th season, Deadline has learned. According to sources, the parting of the ways was mutual, with Brooks already exploring other opportunities.

The rest of the Law & Order main cast, including Tony Goldwyn and Reid Scott, whose contracts were up at the end of last season, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi and Maura Tierney, are set to come back, sources said. As Deadline reported in May, most actors on NBC’s Law & Order and Chicago franchises will be in fewer episodes next season as part of a cost-savings measure.

Brooks stepped in as a detective on Law & Order in 2022, filling the void left by the departure of Anthony Anderson. Casting of a new detective has just gotten underway.

Law & Order is executive produced by Dick Wolf,...

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Whether or not you’ve ever lived in New York City, you probably know one thing about it: The rent, famously, is too damn high. This means the competition for decent housing options can be fierce; motivated tenants should be ready to do whatever it takes. In real life, that might mean going to a desirable neighborhood to walk the streets hoping to spot a “For Rent” sign, checking obituaries for imminent vacancies or bribing a landlord for special consideration. On TV, things can get even wilder.

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Dave (Dave Foley), on the verge of losing his current place, tours a vacant apartment and loves practically everything about it. But he’s not the only one who wants it: the very next would-be tenant is Lisa (Maura Tierney). Things get contentious immediately,...

Films have a magical ability to transport us across worlds and time when done right. While fictional tales have their own magic, some stories are so extraordinary, so deeply human, that they deserve to be told on the silver screen.

Such biographical dramas, rooted in real-life events, have the rare power to not only captivate and entertain but also to educate and inspire. These films peel away the layers of history and paint a picture of the triumphs, struggles, and complexities of some of the most remarkable individuals who helped shape the world and occasionally, and made it a better place.

From tales of heroism in the face of unimaginable horrors and adversities to stories of quiet resilience, Hollywood has no shortage of biographical dramas that resonate. Although there are times when the creative flair takes over and adds a bit of dramatic flourish to create a story worthy of cinematic appeal,...

Ahead of Superman, audiences are revisiting, or perhaps watching for the first time, David Corenswet's previous big screen outing, 2024's Twisters. The disaster movie is currently climbing the charts on Prime Video.

Per FlixPatrol, Twisters is currently No. 5 on Prime Video's U.S. Top 10 Movies list, sitting just below The Accountant 2, The Accountant, Oblivion, and The Beekeeper, all of whom are making their debut on the list. Twisters has jumped up three spots from yesterday, where it was at No. 8. Coincidentally, No. 8 is where Twisters is currently sitting on Prime Video's Top 10 Overall list for the day, coming in under the series Clarkson's Farm, Motorheads, and The Better Sister and the aforementioned four movies.

Serving as a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster movie Twister, Twisters was directed by Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith. "Haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado, meteorologist...

Tornadoes can be terrifying, but that doesn't stop people from watching a movie about them. In real life, there are courageous storm chasers who start their potentially dangerous journey with one mission: to look a storm in its eye, or rather, get up close and personal to study it or admire its scary beauty. While when this happens in real life, fear takes over those at home getting alerts and warnings from meteorologists to take cover, movies like Twistersare entertainingly whirling up the charts. According to Flix Patrol, the 2024 film is among the top movies to watch on Prime Video.

It hasn't left the top ten on the chart and is currently staying in the top three. Twisters is a sequel to Twister (1996), which starred Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton. The Glen Powell-led production follows a clashing group of storm chasers who investigate a tornado outbreak in Oklahoma.

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the Law & Order Season 24 finale “Look the Other Way.” The following post contains discussions of sexual assault.] The Law & Order Season 24 finale title is exactly what Maroun (Odelya Halevi) is hoping that Price (Hugh Dancy) will do — maybe more than once?! Shaw (Mehcad Brooks), Riley (Reid Scott), and Brady (Maura Tierney) investigate after a 19-year-old woman, Georgia, is found brutally beaten, with a traumatic brain injury the cause of death. Their first suspect is her stalker; they went on a couple dates, and he fell in love, but she didn’t. But he has an alibi (his wife). He does put them on the path of their killer, Carter (Jordan M. Cox), a young man he saw her talking to at an art gallery. At first, Carter insists he just briefly spoke to Georgia outside as she was catching a cab and he has a girlfriend. However, digging into Georgia...

The Law & Order franchise is arguably one of the most successful police procedural crime dramas in television history. What began in 1990 with the original Law & Order, turned into decades of viewers watching episode after episode of investigations and apprehensions of suspects by seasoned detectives. Fast-forward to more than 30 years later, the original series and the first spin-off, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, are still going strong. And things are set to get even stronger, as NBC has decided to renew both.

According to Variety, the renewals will mark Law & Order's 25th and Svu's 27th seasons. They were the last in the Dick Wolf television universe to be renewed, as all three Chicago series are making a return. In addition, another series in the franchise is also in good standing. On Peacock, Law & Order: Organized Crime recently launched its fifth season. Fans can now relax,...

The fight against crime will continue on NBC for the 2025-26 season. The Peacock Network has renewed the original Law & Order TV series for a 25th anniversary season. The 24th season, which has 22 episodes, finishes airing next Thursday.

A legal drama series, the Law & Order TV show stars Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, and Tony Goldwyn. Guests include Ryan Eggold and Svu's Mariska Hargitay and Elizabeth Marvel. Set in New York City, the stories follow the police investigating crimes and the district attorneys prosecuting the offenders. The characters include District Attorney Nicholas Baxter (Goldwyn), Assistant District Attorney Samantha Maroun (Halevi), Executive Assistant District Attorney Nolan Price (Dancy), Lieutenant Jessica Brady (Tierney), Senior Detective Jalen Shaw (Brooks), and Junior Detective Vincent Riley (Scott). Stories are often based on real cases, and...

Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson and Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr. in ‘Law & Order: Svu (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)

NBC just delivered news that surprised no one, announcing the renewals of both Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu. As expected, the popular dramas will remain important pieces of the network’s primetime lineup.

Law & Order: Svu will return for season 27, while Law & Order was renewed for its 25th season. NBC didn’t confirm returning cast for either show, but it’s expected that Mariska Hargitay and Ice T will continue to lead the Svu cast. Unfortunately, Octavio Pisano (Det. Joe Velasco) and Juliana Aidén Martinez (Det. Kate Silva) will not be returning as series regulars. And the series will have a new showrunner when the new season begins production, with Michele Fazekas on board as the long-running drama’s first female showrunner.

NBC is keeping its Law & Order franchise intact for another season. The Dick Wolf-created Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu have both just been renewed for the 2025-26 broadcast season.

Per Deadline, Law & Order will return for its 25th season, while Svu will be back for its 27th. The renewals come less than a week after it was reported that Svu stars Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano were finished as series regulars. Martinez joined the Svu cast this season as Detective Kate Silva, while Pisano has been with the drama series since Season 23 as undercover detective Joe Velasco. It is unknown at this time whether the Season 26 finale, "Post-Rage," set to air on NBC on May 15, will wrap up the characters' storylines. If not, a reason for their absences will likely be mentioned offhand next season.

Despite the cast departures, Law & Order: Svu's...

Wolf Entertainment’s slate of NBC series will remain intact. Days after the network renewed the company’s three Chicago dramas, it has done the same for the two Law & Order ones, Law & Order: Svu and the mothership series.

Svu, headlined by Mariska Hargitay, will return for a record 27th season. Law & Order, which took a 12-year cancellation break, will be back for its 25th season. Both are having their best seasons on Peacock in total viewers in Live+35, having reached combined more than 44 million total viewers across linear and digital platforms this season.

The two Law & Order renewals were never in doubt: as Deadline reported exclusively, in anticipation of Svu‘s pickup, the series last month tapped Michele Fazekas as new showrunner, the first woman to run the veteran procedural.

Yet, like the One Chicago ones, the renewals were not straightforward and involved some cost-trimming, I hear,...

Both “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Svu” have been renewed at NBC for the 2025-2026 broadcast season, Variety has learned.

With the renewals, “Law & Order” will return for its 25th season, while “Svu” will be back for its 27th. These are the last remaining Dick Wolf shows on broadcast awaiting word on new seasons. NBC previously renewed all three of the “One Chicago” shows, while CBS has canceled two of the Wolf Entertainment-produced “FBI” shows and ordered a new show in that franchise starring Tom Ellis.

Wolf Entertainment also has “Law & Order: Organized Crime” starring Christopher Meloni, which recently launched its fifth season on Peacock.

The cast of “Law & Order” includes Hugh Dancy, Tony Goldwyn, Odelya Halevi, Mehcad Brooks, Reid Scott, and Maura Tierney. Wolf executive produces along with Rick Eid, Pamela Wechsler, Alex Hall and Peter Jankowski.

Mariska Hargitay leads the “Svu” cast...

An ESPN star is coming to this week's episode of Law & Order, but he's not going to make it past the opening credits. First Take commentator Stephen A. Smith will play the victim du jour in "Tough Love," a new episode of the procedural flagship that will air on May 8. Variety reports that Smith will fulfill a longtime dream by appearing on the NBC series, which will conclude its 24th season later this month.

Smith will star as a hard-charging sports agent who's found stabbed to death in "Tough Love": with plenty of suspects and a mountain of evidence but no clear motive, prosecutors Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) and Samantha Maroun (Odelya Halevi) are stumped. It was a dream come true for the opinionated Smith, who was recruited by the episode's writer: "One of the writers, her name was Pam Wechsler, I ran across her in Los Angeles.

Exclusive: Hulu is rounding out the recurring cast for its upcoming limited series about the Murdaugh Murders, adding Madeline Popovich (The Christmas High Note), Jessi Case (9-1-1: Lone Star), Jim O’Heir (Running Point), Mark Pellegrino (American Rust), Nicholas Cirillo (The 4:30 Movie), Patch Darragh (Obsession) and Ryan Paynter (The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat). The as-yet untitled true crime drama series comes from showrunner Michael D. Fuller, who co-created the project with Erin Lee Carr.

The series is based on the true story of Maggie and Alex Murdaugh’s “stranger-than-fiction family drama”, drawn from reporting by journalist Mandy Matney, creator of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, and insider knowledge from years spent following the case.

Popovich plays Mallory Beach, a bright, endearing young woman who’s best friends with Paul’s girlfriend, Morgan.

O’Heir plays Dick Harpootlian, a braggadocious, old-guard State Senator and defense attorney, Dick is hired by Alex to...

Before joining forces on their latest TV venture, The Pitt, Katherine Lanasa and Noah Wyle technically collaborated years ago on the iconic medical drama ER. Wyle, one of the show’s breakout stars, held down a lead role for an impressive 11 seasons.

And Lanasa made a memorable guest appearance as a s*xually adventurous mom. But in a twist that surprised fans, Lanasa recently admitted she doesn’t recall ever meeting him during their ER days.

The Pitt star Katherine Lanasa doesn’t recall meeting Noah Wyle on ER

Before Katherine Lanasa took on the role of the beloved charge nurse Dana Evans alongside Noah Wyle on the Max medical drama The Pitt, the actress joined him for a guest appearance on the classic NBC series, ER.

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Joining the series in season 9 episode, Walk Like a Man, Lanasa played the role of Janet Wilco,...

There's a lot to love about the new hit Max medical drama "The Pitt." The series was created by "ER" producer R. Scott Gemmill and follows one 15-hour shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center's emergency room, led by senior attending Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) and charge nurse Dana Evans (Katherine Lanasa).

Each episode is one hour in the shift, making for an incredible sense of urgency that mimics the life-or-death nature of actually being in an emergency situation, and having some cast members with real-life experience helps keep it all authentic. In addition to casting medical professionals as some of the background actors, there are also some former "ER" stars, like Wyle and Shawn Hatosy, who plays night shift attending Dr. Jack Abbott. And, it turns out, everyone's favorite charge nurse also had a short stint on the classic NBC series.

Lanasa appeared in the season...

Lacey Von Erich, daughter of late professional wrestler Kerry Von Erich, has criticized The Iron Claw for its portrayal of her father in the A24 biographical film. Speaking in a preview for an upcoming episode of Hollywood Demons on Investigation Discovery, she said the film left out significant aspects of his personal life.

“My sister and I were not in the movie as my dad’s children and he didn’t have a wife or anything,” she said. “And that was a really big part of my dad. So how he was portrayed in the movie is so inaccurate that it was heart-wrenching.”

Kerry Von Erich, played by Jeremy Allen White, is depicted in the film during a period that includes his motorcycle crash, the resulting foot amputation, his use of painkillers, and his death by suicide in 1993. The film does not mention his wife, Catherine Murray, or their daughters,...

The Von Erich family is speaking up to say A24 got it wrong.

In a forthcoming episode of Investigation Discovery’s docuseries “Hollywood Demons,” which airs Monday, Lacey Von Erich, the daughter of Kerry Von Erich (played by Jeremy Allen White), said A24 left out some crucial details with its portrayal of her professional wrestler father.

“My sister and I were not in the movie as my dad’s children and he didn’t have a wife or anything,” Lacy Von Erich said in a preview for “Hollywood Demons” (via The Independent). “And that was a really big part of my dad. So how he was portrayed in the movie is so inaccurate that it was heart-wrenching.”

“The Iron Claw” depicts Kerry Von Erich’s motorcycle incident, which led to his foot amputation, his addiction to painkillers and ultimately his suicide. However, the film omits his wife, Catherine Murray, and his two daughters.

No one can stop talking about the action-packed crossover event between Law & Orderand its similarly successful spin-off, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, but who can blame them? Titled "Play with Fire Part 1 and Part 2," the episode aired on Thursday, April 17, and in it, Maura Tierney, who joined the original show this season as Lt. Jessica Brady, finally got to be a badass –physically, for the first time. With the two-hour event now over and done with, the actress broke it down to Deadline, comparing a few details to her stint on ER, including one major unexpected connection.

Before the exciting Law & Order crossover, it had been a minute since Jessica “played that rough,” and she acknowledged so in the episode with that amusing line. Apparently, Tierney has always wanted to do stunts in the police procedural, which she further elaborated on and, at the same time, divulged how that connected to ER,...

Law & Order promised an ambitious crossover, and it did not disappoint. The flagship series and Law & Order: Svu joined forces for a two-part storyline titled "Play with Fire," and it did a great job when it comes to incorporating different characters into a compelling investigation. Here's what you need to know about the crossover, and what went down. Spoilers, obviously.

The crossover event begins with an Ice raid on a homeless shelter. We watch as two women split up and manage to outrun their potential captors, and agree to reunite at a youth hostel. The only issue is, one of them, "Sofia", never showed. The other women then stumbled upon a burnt body in an oil drum and determined that it was "Sofia." Horrified, she calls Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) to help figure out what happened.

The case was ruled a homicide so it was passed...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the Law & Order and Svu crossover, “Play With Fire.”] Law & Order and Svu team up to track down a serial rapist and murderer in a crossover event. It’s personal for both Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Brady (Maura Tierney): One of the victims is the young girl the former rescued who then became a cop, Maria, and another is an unsolved case of the latter’s. It soon becomes clear that the man responsible is none other than Maria’s lieutenant (Reinaldo Faberlle) — who then sends someone to Benson’s son’s school and approaches him. Benson, of course, is pissed; Stabler (Christopher Meloni) appears in one scene to make sure the man who went to Noah knows never to go anywhere near her or him again. In the end, Price (Hugh Dancy) and Carisi (Peter Scanavino) successfully team up in court to get a guilty verdict. Below, Dancy unpacks the ...

Law & Order and Svu's crossover, "Play With Fire," is brimming with familiar faces of the popular drama series.

The newest Law & Order and Special Victims Unit's crossover event reunites two powerhouse squads for a high-stakes, emotionally charged case. It is set to begin with a brutal murder that hits close to home for Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), involving a victim she once saved as a child. 

As Benson partners with Lt. Jessica Brady (Maura Tierney) and Ada Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy), the investigation uncovers a disturbing pattern of crimes against marginalized women. 

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In a matter of hours, fans will sit down for the Law & Order crossover event. The flagship Law & Order as well as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will join together to solve a case that is all-too personal for Mariska Hargitay's Captain Olivia Benson. Ahead of the crossover, Law & Order star Hugh Dancy (Ella Enchanted), who plays Ada Nolan Price, teased to TVInsider what to expect from the high-stakes event.

"I think that one of the reasons both episodes are really strong is because it brings Benson and Brady (Maura Tierney) together in a very interesting way, and I think Mariska and Maura are both fantastic together, and that’s because this case really ties back into their past for both of them separately in very personal ways, and that’s part of the DNA of the story, I guess, is how much should that personal connection drive you...

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If you’ve got the post-Pitt blues following the Season 1 finale, you might be inclined to start streaming that other Noah Wyle-led medical drama. Here’s where you can watch ER online before The Pitt returns for Season 2.

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Long before she charmed audiences as Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center charge nurse Dana Evans, The Pitt’s Katherine Lanasa guest-starred on Noah Wyle’s previous medical drama, ER. Funnily enough, though, she has no memories of encountering TV’s erstwhile John Carter during her one-week stint at Chicago’s Cook County General.

“I don’t even think I met Noah [at the time],” Lanasa tells TVLine. “I remember I met Maura Tierney. She had done NewsRadio with Vicki Lewis, and I was on this NBC show called Three Sisters with Vicki Lewis, so we had that connection.”

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The Law & Order and Svu detectives and lawyers are teaming up for a case that’s personal to the leaders of both squads, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Brady (Maura Tierney), in the April 17 crossover. It all begins with a mysterious phone call that Benson receives, which leads to the scene of a brutal murder. The victim, as the promos have revealed, is Maria, whom Benson saved as a young girl and then she went on to become a cop. Svu and the 2-7 then uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, and it’s up to ADAs Carisi (Peter Scanavino) and Price (Hugh Dancy) to charge the suspect with multiple crimes. Below, Dancy previews the crossover. Talk about filming the crossover. How was that for you? Hugh Dancy: It’s always a fun little like exchange trip because obviously you don’t film both at the same time.

Things might not be all sunshine and rainbows when the 2-7 and the 1-6 join forces again in the upcoming Law & Order crossover. This Thursday's crossover between Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, "Play With Fire" parts 1 and 2 will bring the 27th and 16th precincts together after the murder of a woman with personal ties to Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). According to Law & Order showrunner, Rick Eid, the crossover will inevitably see Benson and Maura Tierney's Lieutenant Jessica Brady butting heads. He tells TVInsider:

“Benson and Brady have the same goal,” Eid explains, “but may not always arrive at it in the same way.”

The possibility of a conflict between Benson and Brady is more apparent in Svu's crossover promo, rather than in the one for Law & Order. In the promo for "Play With Fire" part 2, Benson seemingly says to Brady "sometimes you have to ask for forgiveness instead of permission.

Law & Order laid the groundwork for the Dick Wolf television world we all live in today. The franchise has been around since 1990, and incredibly, has managed to keep pace with the various Wolf shows that have followed in its wake. Part of the reason why is the franchise's ability to stage memorable and impressive crossover events.

Law & Order has made a point of setting up at least one crossover a season for the past few years, and 2025 is no exception in this regard. Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu will be joining forces for a two part event on Thursday, April 17 (Law & Order: Organized Crime will close out the block but not be connected in terms of story). It's a tried and true formula, but this crossover is going to be different from all the rest, according to franchise showrunner Rick Eid.

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Law & Order fans get a treat on April 17: A crossover with Svu (the last was in September 2022) pairing the Manhattan North Homicide and Special Victims units led by Lieutenant Brady (Maura Tierney) and Captain Benson (Mariska Hargitay). “The episodes will feel like a two-hour movie,” says L&o showrunner Rick Eid, “while it’s still in keeping with Law & Order‘s format of the police investigating a crime and the attorneys prosecuting the offenders. We’ll also find the Da’s office conversing with detectives as they get closer to arresting a suspect, and some of our detectives will take the stand in court.” What precipitated the crossover now? As Eid explains, “Mariska filmed a few scenes with us at L&o earlier this season, and we knew we wanted to see Maura and Mariska together again on the screen. So both writers’ rooms came up with a storyline in mind,...

In the very first episode of "ER" — the landmark medical drama created by "Jurassic Park" novelist Michael Crichton — we meet John Carter, an ambitious but obviously overwhelmed third-year medical student played by Noah Wyle. Alongside other original cast members Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Eriq La Salle, and Sherry Stringfield, just to name a few, Wyle's John helped shape the word of "ER," a gritty, realistic medical show set in Chicago's fictional County General Hospital. Wyle and Carter did leave "ER" full-time in the show's 11th season — though he made cameo appearances as the show drew to a close in its season 15 — but when John Carter finished out his run on the "ER," he became the show's longest-running character.

So why did Wyle leave the show that made him famous? In April 2005, CBS News reported that Wyle would leave the show as a regular but agreed to return for four...

A jam-pack night awaits fans of the Law & Order franchise next week. The highly anticipated crossover between Law & Order and its spin-off Law & Order: Special Victims Unitairs next Thursday, April 17. Two promos have been released for the crossover event, one for each show. In the promo Lt. Jessica Brady (Maura Tierney) asks Olivia if she knew the victim in their case. And all at once, fans are transported back to Season 7, Episode 3 of Svu. The episode "911" a standout for Svu where Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson stays on the line with a girl, named Maria Recinos, that Olivia believes to be buried alive. Now, it seems, that the 2-7 has caught the case of Maria's murder all these years later. Now, Olivia (and other members of the 16th Precinct) are pulled into the case, determined to find Maria's killer, no matter the cost. As Tony Goldwyn...

With Will Trent’s buzzy third season setting the TV ratings on fire, I’ve been thinking a lot about Ramon Rodriguez‘s previous TV roles.

On Will Trent, he plays a charismatic special agent with a past who is known for being highly observant and solving the highest proportion of cases in the Gbi.

Ramon embodies the character to perfection, showing every facet of his emotion.

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While the series has focused on some serious aspects, Will’s infectious personality has solidified him as one of the best characters on the small screen.

Ramon has had interesting roles throughout his career, such as Bakuto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Ryan Lopez on Fox’s one-and-done Gang Related.

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However, I think I speak for everyone who watched The Affair when I say that his performance as Ben Cruz is his most chilling.

Ben was...

We’re finally getting a Law & Order crossover event that includes a one-night Organized Crime return to NBC!

It’s been a while since we had a Law & Order crossover. The last one was the Law & Order: Svu Season 24 and Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 3 finales linking together on a tough case.

It is commonplace for some characters to pop up on other shows, as Benson (Mariska Hargitay) stopped by Law & Order while an episode of Svu had Carisi (Peter Scanavino) meeting Da Baxter (Tony Goldwyn) in a case. Aside from that, the shows haven't done as many of the big crossover events as the One Chicago series.

Now, we finally have a date and info on the next big Law & Order crossover!

What is the Law & Order crossover about?

Per TVLine, Thursday, April 17, will have a two-part storyline that begins on Law & Order before moving to...

After swirling through the box office and making an impact, Twisters spins its way onto a new streaming service. The long-awaited sequel to the award-winning original, Twister, debuts on Amazon Prime Video and finds instant success on the popular streamer.

Twisters debuted via Prime Video on Mar. 18, nearly eight months after its theatrical debut, and is already the top-ranked movie on the platform. The disaster film sequel's Prime Video success adds to its streaming prowess on Peacock, where it debuted last November and outperformed the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer with its early returns.

Coming nearly three decades after the Oscar-nominated Twister, Twisters is a standalone sequel to the original, not carrying over characters or storylines from the first film, though it maintains the movie's spirit. The film sees Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) return to storm chasing after a tragic event from her days as a meteorology student, looking to track a tornado...

In addition to airing a special preview of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” at 10:00 p.m. Et/Pt, NBC will broadcast a crossover event between the mothership series “Law & Order” and its long-running spinoff “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” on Thursday, April 17 from 8:00-10:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

The crossover episodes see Capt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) of Svu lead detectives to the scene of a brutal murder after she receives a mysterious phone call. When the Svu and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi (Peter Scanavino) and Ada Price (Hugh Dancy) team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes.

This season, the two shows combined have amassed 38.4 million viewers across linear and digital platforms, and marking their best performances ever on Peacock, with double and triple-digit increases, respectively, vs. last season when factoring in 35-day viewing results.

Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu are once again teaming on a crossover episode. It’s set for Thursday, April 17 from 8-10 pm on NBC.

The two-hour event will see a mysterious phone call to Capt. Benson of the Svu that leads detectives to the scene of a brutal murder. When the Svu and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi and Ada Price team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes.

Additionally, following the crossover event, Peacock’s “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will air its season premiere at 10 p.m. on NBC on Thursday, April 17. It’s temporarily taking Found’s timeslot, which will air on a special night, Monday, April 14 at 10 pm, then return to its usual Thursday 10 pm slot on April 24. Organized Crime will then shift to premiering all of its new episodes on Peacock.

This...

It might just be that time of year again. Another crossover featuring characters from Law and Order and its spin-off Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Images posted to social media featuring Juliana Aidén Martinez, who plays Detective Kate Silva, hanging around the set of the flagship Law and Order, seem to imply that a crossover is incoming. Fans have also seemingly found more confirmation with set pictures circulating on social media, such as X (formerly Twitter) of Mariska Hargitay and Maura Tierney on set together. This would not be the first time this season characters have crossed over, with Hargitay's Captain Olivia Benson guest-starring in the Season 24 episode "The Perfect Man" and Tony Goldwyn's Da Nicholas Baxter in the Svu Season 26 episode "Calculated."...

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Adolescence is a British crime drama miniseries created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. The Netflix series follows the lives of Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old boy and his family as Jamie is accused of murdering a girl from his class. Adolescence has a thrilling and intense storytelling style, as all of it is shot in one take. Adolescence stars Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, Owen Cooper, Faye Marsay, Christine Tremarco, Mark Stanley, and Jo Hartley. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling drama, and compelling characters in Adolescence, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Laila Robins is adding another character to her Law & Order franchise count. As star Tony Goldwyn shared with TV Insider, she’ll be appearing in an upcoming episode. We have confirmed that is the March 20 episode, titled “Folk Hero.” In that episode, when a murder suspect becomes an underground hero, Brady (Maura Tierney) seeks help from a former colleague to track down a culprit who seems to be in multiple locations. Baxter (Goldwyn), Price (Hugh Dancy), and Maroun (Odelya Halevi) disagree on the best way forward when public interest heightens. As the promo, which you can watch above, shows, it’s very much a story ripped from the headlines. Robins will play defense attorney Megan Stratton, who throws Price and Maroun off balance with an unusual defense. This will be the fifth character that she ...

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Long Bright River is a crime drama miniseries created by Liz Moore and Nikki Toscano. Based on Moore’s 2020 book of the same name, the Peacock series is set in Philadelphia, and it follows police officer Mickey as she patrols a high-crime neighborhood and soon begins to investigate the murder of three young women. Long Bright River stars Amanda Seyfried, Ashleigh Cummings, Callum Vinson, John Doman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Dash Mihok. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Long Bright River, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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