The twenty-first season of the legal drama series Law & Order was ordered on September 28, 2021. It premiered on February 24, 2022 after being off the air for twelve years and concluded on May 19, 2022. It is the first season to feature Jeffrey Donovan as Frank Cosgrove, Camryn Manheim as Kate Dixon, Hugh Dancy as Nolan Price and Odelya Halevi as Samantha Maroun and the final season to feature Anthony Anderson as Kevin Bernard. Consisting of ten episodes, it is the shortest season of Law & Order to date. It aired alongside season twenty-three of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and season two of Law & Order: Organized Crime.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
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Kevin Bernard | Detective (Senior Officer) | Anthony Anderson |
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Frank Cosgrove | Detective (Junior Officer) | Jeffrey Donovan |
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Kate Dixon | Lieutenant (Police Commanding Officer) | Camryn Manheim |
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Nolan Price | Executive Assistant District Attorney | Hugh Dancy |
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Samantha Maroun | Assistant District Attorney | Odelya Halevi |
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Jack McCoy | Manhattan, District Attorney | Sam Waterston |
Recurring/Guest Cast[]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jamie Ross | Assistant District Attorney | Carey Lowell |
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Olivia Benson | Captain, Manhattan Special Victims Unit (SVU) | Mariska Hargitay |
List of Episodes[]
| Image | Episode # | Title | Production # | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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21.01 (#457) |
The Right Thing | 21001 | 24 February 2022 |
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21.02 (#458) |
Impossible Dream | 21004 | 3 March 2022 |
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21.03 (#459) |
Filtered Life | 21003 | 10 March 2022 |
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21.04 (#460) |
Fault Lines | 21005 | 17 March 2022 |
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21.05 (#461) |
Free Speech | 21002 | 7 April 2022 |
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21.06 (#462) |
Wicked Game | 21006 | 14 April 2022 |
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21.07 (463) |
Legacy | 21007 | 28 April 2022 |
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21.08 (#464) |
Severance | 21008 | 5 May 2022 |
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21.09 (#465) |
The Great Pretender | 21009 | 12 May 2022 |
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21.10 (#466) |
Black and Blue | 21010 | 19 May 2022 |
| Previous season: Season 20 |
Law & Order Season 21 |
Next season: Season 22 |