The twentieth and final season of the legal drama series Law & Order premiered on NBC on September 25, 2009 and concluded on May 24, 2010. The season consists of 23 episodes.
This season aired alongside with SVU Season 11 and CI Season 9.
Production[edit | edit source]
In early January 2010, NBC initially announced they were going to renew Law & Order a 21st season, then on May 14, 2010 NBC announced that Law & Order has been canceled after twenty seasons since they have the same thing as a western drama series called Gunsmoke, the longest-running prime-time drama series.
The late announcement of the cancellation resulted in Law & Order not having a "series finale" episode. Had the series continued, it would have been the last to feature S. Epatha Merkerson, who prior to the cancellation announcement had herself announced that she would not return for the 21st season, but Merkerson joins the Chicago franchise series Chicago Med in 2015.
Cast[edit | edit source]
Main Cast[edit | edit source]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
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Cyrus Lupo | Detective (Senior Officer) | Jeremy Sisto |
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Kevin Bernard | Detective (Junior Officer) | Anthony Anderson |
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Anita Van Buren | Lieutenant (Police Commanding Officer) | S. Epatha Merkerson |
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Michael Cutter | Executive Assistant District Attorney | Linus Roache |
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Connie Rubirosa | Assistant District Attorney | Alana De La Garza |
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Jack McCoy | Manhattan, District Attorney | Sam Waterston |
Recurring/Guest Cast[edit | edit source]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
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Rey Curtis | Former Detective Now retired |
Benjamin Bratt |
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Elizabeth "Liz" Olivet | Psychologist | Carolyn McCormick |
List of Episodes[edit | edit source]
| Previous season: Season 19 |
Law & Order Season 20 |
Next season: Last season of series |
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