The twenty-third season of Law & Order was confirmed on April 10, 2023. It was slated to premiere in September 2023, but due to the 2023 Writers and Screen Actors Guilds Strike, the season premiered on January 18, 2024 and concluded on May 16, 2024. It is the first season to feature Reid Scott as Detective Vincent Riley and Tony Goldwyn as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter as well as the last to feature Sam Waterston as District Attorney Jack McCoy and Camryn Manheim as Lieutenant Kate Dixon. It is also the first season not to feature any crossover characters from any other shows in the franchise or any former main characters since the twentieth season. It contained the 500th episode of the series. It aired alongside Season 25 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Season 4 of Law & Order: Organized Crime.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
| Image | Character | Title | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
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Vincent Riley | Detective (Junior Officer) | Reid Scott |
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Jalen Shaw | Detective (Senior Officer) | Mehcad Brooks |
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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 (23.01-23.05) | Manhattan, District Attorney | Sam Waterston |
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Nicholas Baxter (23.07-23.13) | Manhattan, District Attorney | Tony Goldwyn |
List of Episodes[]
| Image | Episode # | Title | Production # | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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23.01 (#489) |
Freedom Of Expression | 23001 | 18 January 2024 |
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23.02 (#490) |
Human Innovations | 23002 | 25 January 2024 |
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23.03 (#491) |
Turn The Page | 23004 | 1 February 2024 |
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23.04 (#492) |
Unintended Consequences | 23003 | 8 February 2024 |
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23.05 (#493) |
Last Dance | 23005 | 22 February 2024 |
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23.06 (#494) |
On The Ledge | 23006 | 29 February 2024 |
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23.07 (#495) |
Balance Of Power | 23007 | 14 March 2024 |
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23.08 (#496) |
Facade | 23008 | 21 March 2024 |
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23.09 (#497) |
Family Ties | 23009 | 11 April 2024 |
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23.10 (#498) |
Inconvenient Truth | 23010 | 18 April 2024 |
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23.11 (#499) |
Castle In The Sky | 23011 | 2 May 2024 |
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23.12 (#500) |
No Good Deed | 23012 | 9 May 2024 |
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23.13 (#501) |
In Harm's Way | 23013 | 16 May 2024 |
| Previous season: Season 22 |
Law & Order Season 23 |
Next season: Season 24 |