Franchise Release OrderRecommended
0 / 9 watchedOne entry per series in premiere order. Within each series, watch straight through; the crossovers land in this sequence.
- 1 Law and Order Seasons 1 to 20 aired 1990 to 2010. Revived in 2022; season 26 premieres October 8, 2026.
- 2 Exiled: A Law and Order Movie TV film following Mike Logan after his season 5 exit from the original.
- 3 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 27 seasons and 594 episodes aired. Season 28 premieres October 8, 2026.
- 4 Law and Order: Criminal Intent 10 seasons and 195 episodes, ended June 2011.
- 5 Law and Order: Trial by Jury 13 episodes, 2005 to 2006. Jerry Orbach's final role.
- 6 Law and Order: LA 22 episodes, 2010 to 2011. The only US series set outside New York.
- 7 Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders 8 episodes on the Menendez case. Planned as an anthology, left on hiatus.
- 8 Law and Order: Organized Crime 5 seasons and 75 episodes, 2021 to 2025. Follows Stabler after he leaves SVU.
- 9 Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Canadian adaptation. Season 3 wrapped May 2026; season 2 reaches the US on The CW in fall 2026.
Crossover Events in Air Order
0 / 5 watchedThe multi-show stories in the order they aired. Each entry spans two or more episodes across the named shows.
- 1 Entitled SVU season 1, episode 15 continues into Law and Order season 10, episode 14. Aired February 18, 2000.
- 2 Return of the Prodigal Son / What Happens in Puglia SVU season 22, episode 9 launches Organized Crime season 1, episode 1. Aired April 1, 2021.
- 3 Gimme Shelter Three parts across Organized Crime season 3, SVU season 24, and Law and Order season 22. Aired September 22, 2022.
- 4 The 2023 Four-Part Crossover Bad Things and All Pain Is One Malady on SVU wrap around Shadowerk and With Many Names on Organized Crime. Aired May 11 to 18, 2023.
- 5 Play with Fire Law and Order season 24, episode 19 continues into SVU season 26, episode 19. Aired April 18, 2025.
About Law and Order
Dick Wolf's criminal justice franchise opened with Law and Order on NBC in September 1990 and now spans eight series and more than 1,400 episodes. The original paused for 12 years before its 2022 revival, while SVU never left and opens a record 28th season in October 2026.
Good to know
Law and Order season 26 and SVU season 28 both premiere October 8, 2026, and Organized Crime closed after five seasons in 2025. Toronto wrapped its third season in May 2026, with its second season reaching the US on The CW in fall 2026.
