Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime
Genre	Crime Drama
Created by	Dick Wolf Ilene Chaiken Matt Olmstead
Based on	Law & Order by Dick Wolf
Developed by	Warren Leight Julie Martin
Starring	Christopher Meloni Danielle Moné Truitt Tamara Taylor Ainsley Seiger Dylan McDermott Nona Parker-Johnson
Narrated by	Steven Zirnkilton
Theme music composer	Mike Post
Opening theme	"Theme of Law & Order: Organized Crime"
Composer	Ruth Barrett
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producers	Dick Wolf Ilene Chaiken Arthur W. Forney Peter Jankowski Fred Berner Terry Miller Christopher Meloni
Cinematography	Jim Denault Jack Donnelly
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Wolf Entertainment Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) – present (present)
Related
Law & Order franchise

Law & Order: Organized Crime is an American crime drama television series that premiered on April 1, 2021, on NBC. The seventh series in the Law & Order franchise and a spin-off of Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the series stars Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler, reprising his role from SVU. The show features a "single-arc" storyline that takes multiple episodes to resolve.

The series premiered on April 1, 2021 and was renewed for a second season, consisting of 24 episodes, a month later. However only 22 episodes were produced The second season premiered on September 23, 2021, and in May 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.

Premise

In the nation's largest city, the vicious and violent members of the underworld are hunted by the detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau. These are their stories.

– Opening narration spoken by Steven Zirnkilton

The series centers on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character Elliot Stabler, a veteran Detective who returns to the NYPD in New York following his wife's murder. Stabler joins the Organized Crime Task Force, led by Sergeant Ayanna Bell.

Cast and characters

Main

• Christopher Meloni as Detective 1st Grade Elliot Stabler, a former Manhattan Special Victims Unit detective who returns to New York after retiring from the police department several years earlier. He joins a task force within the Organized Crime Control Bureau to find his wife's killers and becomes its second-in-command.
• Danielle Moné Truitt as Sergeant Ayanna Bell, squad supervisor of the OCCB task force and Stabler's current partner.
• Tamara Taylor as Prof. Angela Wheatley (seasons 1–2), a former math professor at Columbia University, ex-wife of Richard Wheatley, and a suspect in the hit ordered on Kathy Stabler. She committed suicide and presumably murdered Richard at the same time after discovering that Richard was responsible for her son Richie's murder.
• Ainsley Seiger as Detective 3rd Grade Jet Slootmaekers, a former independent hacker who is recruited to the OCCB task force on Stabler's recommendation. She was requalified as an NYPD officer to work with the OCCB task force.
• Dylan McDermott as Richard Wheatley (seasons 1–2), son of notorious mobster Manfredi Sinatra, now a businessman and owner of an online pharmaceutical company who leads a second life as a crime boss, and was a suspect in the murder of Stabler's wife. He was presumed murdered by Angela after she discovered that Wheatley murdered their son Richie.
• Nona Parker Johnson as Detective 3rd Grade Carmen "Nova" Riley (seasons 2-3), an undercover narcotics detective working under Brewster's command to infiltrate the Marcy Killers.

Character	Actor	Occupation	Seasons			No. of episodes (credited)
			1	2	3
Elliot Stabler	Christopher Meloni	Sr. Detective	Main			30
Ayanna Bell	Danielle Moné Truitt	Sergeant	Main			30
Angela Wheatley	Tamara Taylor	Professor	Main		Does not appear	15
Jet Slootmaekers	Ainsley Seiger	Detective	Main			30
Richard Wheatley	Dylan McDermott	Businessman	Main		Does not appear	15
Carmen Riley	Nona Parker Johnson	Detective	Does not appear	Main		17

Recurring

• Ben Chase as Detective 1st Grade Freddie Washburn (season 1), a detective from the Narcotics unit recruited to the OCCB task force, and Bell's former senior partner in Narcotics. He presumably leaves the OCCB after making a critical mistake that allows Richard Wheatley to try and kill Angela.
• Michael Rivera as Detective 2nd Grade Diego Morales (season 1), a detective originally from the Gun Violence Suppression Division recruited to the OCCB task force. He is eventually uncovered as the mole for Richard Wheatley, and is killed by Bell in the season 1 finale during a last attempt to assassinate Angela.
• Shauna Harley as Pilar Wheatley (season 1; guest season 2), Richard's current wife.
• Nick Creegan as Richard "Richie" Wheatley Jr. (season 1; guest season 2), Richard and Prof. Angela Wheatley's older son, who aspires to follow in the family business. He is eventually arrested alongside his father in a bust, and later puts a hit out on him in the season 1 finale after learning that he was responsible for the murder of his grandfather, Manfredi Sinatra. Richie testifies on behalf of the prosecution in his father's trial for Kathy Stabler's murder, but later recants on the stand. Richard later has him released from prison, only to then kill him for his betrayal.
• Jaylin Fletcher as Ryan Wheatley (season 1), Richard's and Pilar's son.
• Christina Marie Karis as Dana Wheatley (season 1; guest season 2), Richard and Prof. Angela Wheatley's only daughter who assists her father in his crimes, including the robbery of several COVID-19 vaccines.
• Ibrahim Renno as Izak Bekher (season 1), Richard's right-hand man who begins working for the NYPD to trap Wheatley. He is later killed at Richard Sr.'s command because he was the sole witness to Richard Jr.'s involvement in Gina's murder.
• Charlotte Sullivan as Detective 3rd Grade Gina Cappelletti (season 1), an undercover detective assigned to the OCCB task force who has infiltrated a club run by the mafia to keep an eye on Richard. However, Gina is eventually caught by the Wheatleys and is subsequently murdered by Richie.
• Nicky Torchia as Elliot "Eli" Stabler Jr., Stabler's youngest son.
• Autumn Mirassou as Maureen "Mo" Stabler, Stabler's eldest child.
• Kaitlyn Davidson as Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stabler, Stabler's youngest daughter and Dickie's twin sister.
• Keren Dukes as Denise Bullock, the wife of Ayanna Bell, who filed a lawsuit against the NYPD after her nephew was brutally beaten by police. She currently works as a public defender at Congressman Kilbride's old firm.
• Diany Rodriguez as ADA Maria Delgado (season 1), an ADA who formerly worked with the task force.
• Wendy Moniz as ADA Anne Frasier, the prosecutor on the Wheatley and K-O case.
• Daniel Oreskes as Lieutenant Marv Moennig, the commanding officer of the OCCB task force. He steps down from the OCCB during season 2 and is succeeded by Bill Brewster as CO.
• Nicholas Baroudi as Joey Raven (season 1), the owner of the Seven Knights club.
• Steve Harris as Ellsworth Lee (season 1), Angela Wheatley's attorney.
• Guillermo Díaz as Sergeant/Lieutenant William "Bill" Brewster (season 2), the sergeant of a Narcotics task force and was previously Ayanna Bell's boss before she was transferred to the Organized Crime Control Bureau. He is promoted to lieutenant and takes over as commanding officer following Lieutenant Moennig's departure.
• Mike Cannon as Detective 3rd Grade Carlos Maldonado (season 2), a detective formerly under Brewster's command, but who now works under Bell's.
• Rachel Lin as Detective 1st Grade Victoria Cho (season 2), a detective formerly under Brewster's command, but who now works under Bell's.
• Ron Cephas Jones as Congressman Leon Kilbride (season 2), a politician who fosters connections and seems to have one with the Wheatleys. He is also the mentor of Preston Webb, and is affiliated with Marcy Killers.
• Vinnie Jones as Albi Briscu (season 2), an Eastern European gangster who is the last remaining member of his organization from the old country. He serves as Jon Kosta's underboss.
• Lolita Davidovich as Flutura Briscu (season 2), the wife of Albanian mobster and gang leader, Albi Briscu. She was also a madam who trafficked Albanian women to America and forced them into the sex trade.
• Mykelti Williamson as Preston Webb (season 2), a construction magnate who is actually a dangerous crime kingpin in charge of the Marcy Killers organization; he is affiliated with Congressman Kilbride. He is killed in the season 2 finale.
• Antino Crowley-Kamenwati as Hugo Bankole (guest season 1; recurring season 2), a VP in the Marcy Killers organization.
• Dash Mihok as Reggie Bogdani (season 2), Albi Briscu's nephew who serves as Stabler's boss during his time undercover infiltrating the Kosta organization.
• Michael Raymond-James as Jon Kosta (season 2), the founder and leader of the Kosta Organization.
• Izabela Vidovic as Rita Lasku (season 2), a waitress who was trafficked by the Kosta Organization.
• Caroline Lagerfelt as Agniezjka "Agnes" Bogdani (season 2), Reggie Bogdani's mother and Albi Briscu's sister.
• Robin Lord Taylor as Sebastian "Constantine" McClane (season 2), a notorious hacker and high-security convict who escaped prison.
• Gregg Henry as Edmund Ross (season 2), a businessman who was involved in a sex trafficking ring with the Kosta Organization.
• Wesam Keesh as Adam "Malachi" Mintock (season 2), a hacker who created an app for the Kosta Organization, now forced to assist the Organized Crime Task Force in order to avoid prosecution. He is currently involved with Jet Slootmaekers.
• Jennifer Beals as Cassandra Webb (season 2), the wife of Preston Webb.
• James Cromwell as Miles Darman (season 2), a neighbor of Stabler who was hired by Wheatley to charm Bernadette.
• Denis Leary as Frank Donnelly (season 2), a longtime member of the NYPD who has a history with Stabler. Donnelly is revealed to be the leader of The Brotherhood, a crime syndicate of dirty cops within the NYPD. After the Brotherhood is uncovered and arrested at the end of the second season, Donnelly commits suicide to avoid disgrace and prison.
• Liris Crosse as Officer Tanisha Carling (season 2), a member of the Brotherhood.
• Eddie Yu as Officer David Yoshida (season 2), a member of the Brotherhood.
• Justin Grace as Ron Bolton (season 2), a member of the Brotherhood.
• Sebastian Arroyo as Officer Jessie Santos (season 2), a member of the Brotherhood.
• Patrick Murney as Officer Scott Parnell, a member of the Brotherhood.
• Tim Ransom as Officer Stanwood (season 2), a member of the Brotherhood.

Crossover characters from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

See also: List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit characters

• Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson, Captain of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, and Stabler's former partner.
• Peter Scanavino as Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. (season 1), Manhattan Assistant District Attorney.
• Demore Barnes as Christian Garland (season 1), Deputy Chief of all NYPD Special Victims units.
• Allison Siko as Kathleen Stabler, Stabler's second eldest daughter.
• Jeffrey Scaperrotta as Richard "Dickie" Stabler, Stabler's eldest son.
• Ryan Buggle as Noah Porter-Benson, Olivia's son.
• Isabel Gillies as Kathy Stabler (season 1), Stabler's deceased wife.
• Ellen Burstyn as Bernadette "Bernie" Stabler (season 2), Elliot Stabler's mother.
• Ice-T as Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (season 2), Sergeant of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, and former co-worker of Stabler.
• Raúl Esparza as Defense Attorney (former ADA) Rafael Barba (season 2).
• Dann Florek as Donald Cragen (season 2), Former Captain of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit.
• Octavio Pisano as Joe Velasco (season 2), 3rd Grade Detective at Manhattan Special Victims Unit.

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	8		April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)
2	22		September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)

Season 1 (2021)

Law & Order: Organized Crime season 1 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"What Happens in Puglia"	Fred Berner	Teleplay by : Ilene Chaiken Story by : Dick Wolf & Ilene Chaiken and Matt Olmstead	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	7.86
Detective Elliot Stabler, now a member of an elite organized crime task force, relocates to New York after years of absence and works to take down a crime family who has been selling fake N95 respirators and personal protection equipment overseas while searching for the people responsible for his wife's murder. This episode is a crossover with Return of the Prodigal Son (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).
2	2	"Not Your Father's Organized Crime"	Ken Girotti	Ilene Chaiken	April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)	4.84
The task force investigates stolen COVID-19 vaccines being distributed to corrupt doctors who are selling priority access to the vaccine. Meanwhile, Richard tries to bond with Richie over the family empire, but Dana tries to convince Richie that it is not worth it.
3	3	"Say Hello to My Little Friends"	John David Coles	Rick Marin	April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)	4.41
The task force gets intel on a public vaccination drive being organized by Richard, so they plan to foil it while also making a major bust in the case. Later, Richie tries to convince Gina to see him but is met with pushback.
4	4	"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"	Fred Berner	Juliet Lashinksy-Revene	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)	4.36
Elliot, in denial about his worsening post-traumatic stress disorder, becomes subject to an intervention staged by his family and Olivia Benson, much to his dismay. Meanwhile, Gina tries to plant a bug in Richard's wine cellar while maintaining her cover in front of him.
5	5	"An Inferior Product"	Eriq La Salle	Zachary Reiter	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)	4.45
After a failed drug bust ends with an informant dead and an arrest by abusive NYPD officers leaves Bell's nephew hospitalized, Stabler works with Benson to investigate. Wheatley orders a hit on a gang replicating Purple Magic. One of the survivors is implicated in supplying the drugs that killed Benson's half-brother Simon. Elliot learns from Bekher that Angela arranged the hit on Kathy. This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 22 episode 13.
6	6	"I Got This Rat"	Bethany Rooney	Jean Kyoung Frazier & Rick Marin	May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)	4.24
Angela is arrested for ordering the hit on Kathy Stabler. She blames Richard for deceiving her by telling her it was Elliot who was responsible for her son Rafiq's death, when in reality, Richard killed him because he was ripping off Purple Magic. She then decides to cooperate with the investigation to put Richard away. Meanwhile, Dana finds out Gina is an undercover cop and informs Richard. A furious Richard then instructs a reluctant Richie to kill Gina. Bekher is present when Richie carries out the hit.
7	7	"Everybody Takes a Beating Sometime"	Jean de Segonzac	Marcus J. Guillory	May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)	4.04
One of Richard's men shoots and kills Bekher, later telling Richie there cannot be a witness to him murdering Gina. The task force sets up a sting with international arms dealer Gianluca Silvano, now an informant, making an illegal COVID-19 vaccine buy from Richard. When the buy goes as planned, Stabler and the task force move in to arrest Richard, his son and his men. Richard tries to escape on a subway train, but Stabler overpowers and cuffs him. Dana is arrested by NYPD officers at the Contrapos office and some of Wheatley's accomplices are arrested as well. Bell finds out that Gina is dead and confronts Richie in his jail cell.
8	8	"Forget It, Jake; It's Chinatown"	Fred Berner	Zachary Reiter & Juliet Lashinsky-Revene	June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)	4.02
The Wheatleys are formally indicted. Kept under protection in a hotel during the trial, Angela collapses in the shower; her bath supplies are found to be poisoned with a Novichok agent. Wheatley approaches a U.S. Attorney to move his case to federal court, where he offers up his associates in exchange for leniency. Having learned the truth of his grandfather's murder, Richie contracts a hit on his father from prison. Wheatley is wounded, but is rescued by Stabler and Bell. Using a hidden cell phone, Wheatley arranges for Stabler and Benson to meet in the hospital where Angela is recuperating. His inside man turns out to be Morales, who is killed by Bell, but not before injecting Angela with another poison.

Season 2 (2021–2022)

Law & Order: Organized Crime season 2 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
9	1	"The Man with No Identity"	Bethany Rooney	Ilene Chaiken & Kimberly Ann Harrison	September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)	4.18
Stabler goes undercover as ex-con Eddie "Ashes" Wagner within the Albanian mob as they aim to take over New York City's cocaine trade. Elsewhere, Richard Wheatley has only one more hurdle to clear before he is released from prison, while Angela Wheatley recovers from Morales's poisoning attempt.
10	2	"New World Order"	Fred Berner	Nichole Beattie	September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)	4.12
The alliance between the Kosta and Marcy Killers mobs has them targeting the Italians for control of the drug and protection trades. When the Italians retaliate, Marcy member Nova's girlfriend is killed. Nova is later revealed to be Carmen Riley, an undercover working for Brewster in the Narcotics Task Force.
11	3	"The Outlaw Eddie Wagner"	John Polson	Eric Haywood	September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)	4.12
Stabler helps Kosta underboss Albi dispose of a body as a favor, then almost suffers the same fate when he learns a personal secret about Albi. Jet tracks down the hacker whom she suspects of installing multiple blockers on the phone that the Kostas issued to Stabler. Stabler is welcomed into a meeting with boss Jon Kosta as the episode closes.
12	4	"For a Few Lekë More"	Jean de Segonzac	Zachary Reiter	October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)	3.20
Stabler is required to stand up for himself with another Kosta member to sell his alter ego and breaks the guy's nose, only to learn the guy is engaged to the boss's daughter. Albi is able to help Elliot avoid punishment, but the boss forces Stabler to take the injured member's place in a bar heist, resulting in Elliot having to shoot a man who pointed a gun at him. Meanwhile, the Organized Crime unit is able to publicly apprehend the man supplying encrypted phones to multiple crime groups, planning to have Jet's hacker captive supply new phones as part of his deal to avoid prosecution.
13	5	"The Good, The Bad, and The Lovely"	Terry Miller	Juliet Lashinsky-Revene	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)	3.32
Having endeared himself to Flutura and found fake passports for several young Albanian women in her home, Elliot alerts SVU of likely human trafficking by the Kostas. He gets a job with Reggie working security at a high-end charity event that Flutura has set up. Bell attends as a guest of Congressman Kilbride while SVU sets up a sting. As SVU moves in upon getting Bell's proof of prostitution, Elliot helps Reggie and Flutura escape, then takes off to rescue Rita, a young woman he met when she was waitressing at an Albanian diner. Flutura alerts Albi and Kosta that they have a rat. Meanwhile, Elliot deals with his son acting out at home.
14	6	"Unforgivable"	Monica Raymund	Rick Marin	October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)	3.02
Elliot's cover is threatened when Eddie Wagner's 19-year old son, who hasn't seen his father since age 6, comes to town. Bell and Denise are awaiting a meeting with Congressman Kilbride concerning Denise's nephew when Bell sees Nova leaving Kilbride's office with an envelope of money. Reggie is tasked with assassinating a politician who called out the Kostas on television, but he kills the politician's wife instead.
15	7	"High Planes Grifter"	Alex Hall	Kimberly Ann Harrison	November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)	3.25
After arresting Reggie Bogdani, Bell and Brewster interrogate him to try to turn him against the family. Elliot reveals his true identity to Reggie which angers him. Stabler testifies to a grand jury to get them to indict the members of the Kosta Organization. Stabler goes back undercover in the K-O only to find out that Jon Kosta wants Reggie dead; Stabler then plays audio of that to Reggie, which makes him turn against the family and he testifies to the grand jury. However, Reggie's mother is able to get a message out to Albi. The grand jury issues indictments to members of the K-O, which leads to the NYPD raiding their diner and bars. Detective Vanessa Cho and a few NYPD officers raid Jon Kosta's home only to find he's not there (but his daughter and her boyfriend are) while Stabler and Bell raid the Briscus' home.
16	8	"Ashes to Ashes"	Jean de Segonzac	Kimberly Ann Harrison & Nichole Beattie	November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)	3.04
The team tracks Kosta and Albi to the boxing gym that fronts their business. The K-O blows up the building, killing the real Eddie Wagner's son, and escape via tunnel. Kosta is captured first trying to escape in an ambulance, while Albi is later captured despite Flutura trying to warn him off. The K-O is formally indicted, as is Agnes Bogdani after the team found the murdered court reporter. Reggie Bogdani goes into witness protection. Bell meets with Carmen Riley ("Nova"), who has been promoted to vice president in the Marcy Killers. Riley confirms Congressman Kilbride was in the meeting where the decision was made, with Kilbride bragging that he's "developing a relationship" with someone in the organized crime unit (Bell).
17	9	"The Christmas Episode"	Fred Berner	Zachary Reiter & Rick Marin	December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)	3.50
Eli Stabler meets a woman at a New Jersey promenade and goes to an apartment with her, where they drink tequila and take his grandmother's opioids. He wakes up to find the woman dead and has to be talked down from a bridge by a New Jersey cop, as Elliot and Olivia Benson head to the scene. Jet helps Elliot learn that the woman was actually killed by a mob hitman, with the intention of framing Eli. When the hitman reveals he was paid in cyber currency that ties back to Richard Wheatley, Elliot confronts Wheatley in prison. Richard says the only person with the codes to his currency is his daughter, Dana. Elliot visits Angela Wheatley, who denies knowing where Dana is, but she's later shown hiding her daughter. Meanwhile, Rafael Barba says that the D.A.'s office doesn't have a strong enough case against Richard, and they release him from prison; he also rejects a second time Wheatley's offer to become his consigliere. This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 23 episode 9.
18	10	"Nemesis"	Jim McKay	Eric Haywood & Juliet Lashinsky-Revene	January 6, 2022 (2022-01-06)	3.31
A cyber attack allows notorious hacker Sebastian McClane, known as "Constantine," to escape from prison. McClane engineered a hack on a government agency in Washington, DC that caused a security guard to be locked in a gold vault, wherein he suffocated to death. Wheatley is released from prison with the understanding that he will cooperate with the FBI. He privately vows to rebuild his criminal empire, and is shown to be behind the scheme that sprung McClane. McClane is brought to Wheatley's home, with Richard discussing his plans for him. Wheatley is asked to assist the Organized Crime Task Force with a current cyber attack. Elliot is certain Wheatley was behind the attack for the purposes of solving it and making himself appear to be fully cooperating with law enforcement. Elsewhere, Congressman Kilbride becomes embroiled in construction payola, with Riley reporting this to Ayanna.
19	11	"As Nottingham Was to Robin Hood"	Alex Hall	Kimberly Ann Harrison & Nichole Beattie	January 13, 2022 (2022-01-13)	3.25
McClane refuses to work with Wheatley, saying he only had one reason to get out of prison, revealed when he digs up $200,000 in cash and tries to open a bank account for the daughter of the deceased security guard. McClane agrees to surrender to the FBI after he tells the guard's widow about the account. However, Wheatley's henchman impersonates an FBI agent and picks up McClane, returning him to Wheatley's home. Meanwhile, McClane's loyal followers start engineering computer glitches that cause chaos throughout the city. Wheatley taunts Elliot and scares his mother. Elliot locates Wheatley and says he will personally kill him and bury the body if Wheatley ever threatens Elliot's family again. Wheatley later helps New York Governor Teddy Garcia with a hack, and warns Garcia that Elliot Stabler's obsession with Wheatley is making him a loose cannon.
20	12	"As Iago Is to Othello"	Fred Berner	Rick Marin	January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)	3.22
Wheatley and a reluctant McClane are behind a hack of a federal financial system. It's revealed that Wheatley did it to disturb the markets and test the waters before doing something far more sinister later. The Organized Crime team surveils Wheatley's home and learns he is obsessed with not only reclaiming his fortune but also with getting back together with Angela. Governor Garcia shares concerns over Stabler's mental state with Ayanna. Stabler invites Angela for a meal and puts on a show of affection, knowing Wheatley is watching. Wheatley attacks his ex-wife, and McClane is powerless to stop it. McClane later tells Organized Crime that he is purposely leaving behind a digital footprint. Jet figures out a password to get at Wheatley's files, which turns out to be the date of Kathy Stabler's murder. Enraged, Elliot attacks Wheatley in an elevator. A bloodied Wheatley laughs and says he will always live in Stabler's head. Miles, the new man in Bernadette Stabler's life, is revealed to be working for Wheatley.
21	13	"As Hubris Is to Oedipus"	Stephen Surjik	Emmy Higgins & Zachary Reiter	February 24, 2022 (2022-02-24)	3.48
Elliot worries about a new man in his mother's life. Wheatley recaptures McClane, and ties up both McClane and Angela. He forces McClane to gather his followers and get them to carry out Wheatley's sinister plans. Elliot goes undercover as one of McClane's followers, and learns that the group will plant bombs in five symbolic areas of the city (e.g., finance, medical, law enforcement). The Organized Crime Task Force rescues McClane after Wheatley had left him to die (having released and taken Angela). The Task Force learns the five bombs are a distraction for Wheatley's real target: he is taking over the main power plant and hacking its systems in order to hold the entire city hostage.
22	14	"...Wheatley Is to Stabler"	Sarah Boyd	Ilene Chaiken & Kimberly Ann Harrison	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)	3.16
Wheatley shuts down power throughout the city, and makes several demands, including a flight to the Caribbean and a meet with Elliot Stabler. As the Task Force and other law enforcement try to figure out how to access the power plant and capture Wheatley without causing more havoc, McClane helps Jet and Malachi activate an outdated backup plant to try and restore some power to New York. Wheatley gets Elliot to admit, on livestream, that he's shot ten citizens on duty, among other confessions. Wheatley finally tries to get Stabler to say he lied about Wheatley killing Kathy, which Elliot refuses to do, but by then Jet and Malachi have successfully restored power. Wheatley makes his escape to the airport, with Angela driving, after revealing he's kidnapped Elliot's mother. But after locating Bernadette and removing Wheatley's threat, law enforcement tails his car. Realizing their fate, Angela steers the car over a cliff and into the river. Ayanna later confirms that they found Angela dead, but they can't locate Wheatley's body.
23	15	"Takeover"	John Polson	Eric Haywood	March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10)	3.11
Stabler is shown being put under suspension and surrendering his gun, then later arguing with Ayanna at 1PP about "not having my back," but it's soon revealed the suspension is a ruse so that Stabler will be welcomed into the gang of dirty cops working for old colleague Frank Donnelly (Denis Leary). Stabler becomes involved in raiding a drug house with Donnelly, wherein the cops steal the drug money. Donnelly then has to backpedal when the drugs are revealed to be connected to the Marcy Killers. Stabler's suspicions are confirmed: Donnelly's gang of cops have an understanding with the Marcy Killers. Meanwhile, Nova's position within the Marcy Killers is elevated even further, as Webb's other VPs now report to her. It's revealed that Nova has a brother, a Baptist minister, who does not know she is a cop. Webb and his wife attend a church service there and see Nova hugging her brother.
24	16	"Guns & Roses"	Jean de Segonzac	Juliet Lashinsky-Revene	March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)	3.43
A lawyer and the sex worker she's trying to help are both gunned down. Hugo, a VP in the Marcy Killers, had tried to warn off the lawyer. Ayanna puts Hugo on the suspect list, but Nova insists he wasn't the shooter. Stabler is assigned to Donnelly's precinct. Precinct Captain Darnell is not happy to have Stabler, and puts him on desk duty. However, Donnelly takes Stabler out for the night to raid a meth lab. The lab workers are tipped off and leave with the drugs, but Donnelly's crew finds a stash of guns they can sell. A lone crook who stayed behind shoots at Stabler, but Donnelly jumps in front and takes the bullet to his vest. Captain Darnell is angry that Stabler went out with active cops, and says he plans to get him fired. Donnelly puts a cop named Van Aller in charge of selling the guns, and Elliott learns Van Aller is behind the sex worker shooting. Van Aller confesses to Stabler that IAB will soon be all over him. While Elliott goes into a bar for a drink, Van Aller shoots and kills himself. In front of Nova, Hugo is disciplined by Webb for trying to protect the lawyer, whom he says is an old friend. Darnell says "someone high up" would not let him fire Stabler, and gives Stabler his gun while warning him about the same higher-ups.
25	17	"Can't Knock the Hustle"	Jonathan Brown	Kimberly Ann Harrison & Emmy Higgins	April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)	2.98
A new ADA on the case urges the task force to flip a member of the brotherhood to get the evidence they need; Stabler must come to terms with the legacy his father left him; Bell and Nova's worlds start to overlap in more ways than one.
26	18	"Change the Game"	John Polson	Rick Marin	April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)	3.15
As the task force makes a critical arrest in the case against the Brotherhood, the Marcy organisation ups the ante with a dangerous shipment of illegal weapons; Stabler looks for ways to gain Webb's favour while staying loyal to Donnelly.
27	19	"Dead Presidents"	Rob J. Greenlea	Zachary Reiter	April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)	3.18
When millions are stolen from one of Webb's employees, he enlists Stabler and Donnelly to retrieve the cash and punish the thief; the task force takes an opportunity to nail down both Webb and the Brotherhood but runs into a dangerous obstacle.
28	20	"Lost One"	Cherie Nowlan	Juliet Lashinsky-Revene	May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)	4.08
When a 9-year-old girl is kidnapped in connection with the Brotherhood, Stabler and the task force must work together with Benson and the SVU to track down the culprits before it's too late. This episode is a crossover with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 23 episode 20.
29	21	"Streets Is Watching"	Sharon Lewis	Erica Michelle Butler	May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)	3.16
When the task force discovers a threat to Stabler's life, the pressure is on to gather all the evidence to put Webb away for good; Donnelly gives the Brotherhood surprising news; Nova is forced to take a drastic step to keep her brother safe.
30	22	"Friend or Foe"	Ken Girotti	Rick Marin & Barry O'Brien	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)	3.37
As Stabler confronts the truth about his father, he unknowingly affects his situation with the Brotherhood; the task force works to track down Webb, who's gone off the grid; Donnelly will stop at nothing to ensure he isn't caught.

Production

Development

After working on Special Victims Unit, Christopher Meloni returned to the Law & Order franchise to reprise his role as Elliot Stabler.

On March 31, 2020, NBC had given a 13-episode order to a new crime drama starring Meloni as his character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Elliot Stabler. Dick Wolf, Arthur W. Forney, and Peter Jankowski, serve as the executive producers, with Matt Olmstead being looked at as showrunner and writer. The series came following Wolf's five-year deal with Universal Television, which will serve as the series' production company along with Wolf Entertainment.

The series was originally planned to be set up in the twenty-first season finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, with Stabler's wife and son returning. The episode would also have revealed the whereabouts of the Stabler family following Meloni's departure as the character in season twelve. When asked whether or not the storyline would instead happen in the twenty-second season premiere, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit showrunner Warren Leight said that "it's pretty clear that Elliot will be in the SVU season opener". Craig Gore was set to be a writer for the series, but was fired by Wolf on June 2, 2020, for controversial Facebook posts about looters and the curfew put in place in Los Angeles due to protests about the murder of George Floyd. Gore had listed himself as co-executive producer on the series on his Facebook profile, but Meloni announced Olmstead would be the showrunner for the series, not Gore. The same day, the series title was revealed to be Law & Order: Organized Crime. The first teaser for the series was released during the 30 Rock: A One-Time Special on July 17. In July, Meloni stated he had not yet seen a script, and the writers were still working on the story. By October, Olmstead had stepped down as showrunner, and he was later replaced by Ilene Chaiken in December. In February 2022, Chaiken was replaced as showrunner by Hannah Montana co-creator Barry O'Brien. On May 14, 2021, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 23, 2021. On May 10, 2022, NBC renewed the series for a third season.

Casting

During the production of the series, in July 2020, Meloni announced Mariska Hargitay would make a guest appearance as her character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Olivia Benson. On January 27, 2021, Dylan McDermott had been cast in the series, with Tamara Taylor, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Jaylin Fletcher, Charlotte Sullivan, Nick Creegan, and Ben Chase joining the following month. At the end of March, it was reported that Nicky Torchia, Michael Rivera, and Ibrahim Renno would appear in recurring roles. In March, it was revealed that some of the actors who played members of the Stabler family as far back as 1999, in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, would appear in the new series, including Allison Siko as daughter Kathleen and Jeffrey Scaperrotta as son Dickie, while Isabel Gillies appeared as soon to be murdered wife Kathy in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode that sees the Stablers return to New York, setting the scene for the new series. In August, Ron Cephas Jones, Vinnie Jones, Lolita Davidovich, Mykelti Williamson, Guillermo Díaz and Dash Mihok joined the cast in recurring roles for the second season. In early 2022, Jennifer Beals and Denis Leary joined the cast in recurring roles.

Filming

Like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the series is filmed on location in New York. Production was set to begin on the series in August 2020, but was announced in September that the series was the only one produced by Wolf Entertainment to not be given a start date for production. The series later began production on January 27, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Meloni and Hargitay sharing pictures on set. In the following months, the production on the series had been halted twice due to two positive COVID-19 tests; despite the halt, it was announced the series would still premiere on the same date.

Release

Broadcast

On June 16, 2020, it was announced the series would air on Thursdays on NBC at 10 p.m. Eastern Time, the former timeslot of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, with the latter moving up an hour to 9 p.m. The series was the only new series on NBC's fall lineup at the moment for the 2020–21 television season. In August 2020, the series was pushed back to 2021 and on February 4, 2021, it was announced the series would premiere on April 1, 2021, as part of a two-hour crossover with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The first season consists of eight episodes.

Streaming

The series is available on the streaming service, Peacock, with episodes being released on the service a week after they air on NBC for the service's free tier, and the next day for the paid tier.

International

In Canada, Organized Crime airs on Citytv in simulcast with NBC, unlike past U.S.-set Law & Order series which have all aired on CTV. Because of commitments to other Thursday night programming like Grey's Anatomy, CTV aired the direct lead-in episode of SVU out of simulcast in the 10:00 p.m. ET/PT timeslot, airing directly against the premiere of its spin-off on Citytv.

In Australia, Organized Crime airs on the Nine Network on Monday night timeslot starting April 12, 2021.

In the United Kingdom the shows airs on Sky Witness.

In Germany the show airs on 13th Street.

Home media

The first season was released on DVD for Region 4 on December 8, 2021.

Ratings

Overall

Viewership and ratings per season of Law & Order: Organized Crime

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		TV season	Viewership rank	Avg. viewers (millions)	Avg. 18–49 rating
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Thursday 10:00 p.m.	8	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)	7.86	June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)	4.02	2020–21	21	7.83	1.5
2		22	September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)	4.18	May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)	3.37	2021–22	45	5.51	1.0

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"What Happens in Puglia"	April 1, 2021	1.6	7.86	0.8	3.06	2.3	10.92
2	"Not Your Father's Organized Crime"	April 8, 2021	0.8	4.84	0.7	2.96	1.5	7.80
3	"Say Hello to My Little Friends"	April 15, 2021	0.7	4.41	—	—	—	—
4	"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"	April 22, 2021	0.6	4.36	0.7	2.83	1.3	7.20
5	"An Inferior Product"	May 13, 2021	0.7	4.45	0.6	2.37	1.3	6.82
6	"I Got This Rat"	May 20, 2021	0.7	4.24	0.6	2.53	1.3	6.77
7	"Everybody Takes a Beating Sometime"	May 27, 2021	0.6	4.04	0.7	2.62	1.3	6.66
8	"Forget it, Jake; it's Chinatown"	June 3, 2021	0.6	4.02	0.6	2.38	1.2	6.40

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"The Man with No Identity"	September 23, 2021	0.6	4.18	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"New World Order"	September 30, 2021	0.7	4.12	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"The Outlaw Eddie Wagner"	September 30, 2021	0.7	4.12	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"For a Few Lekë More"	October 7, 2021	0.6	3.20	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5	"The Good, The Bad, and The Lovely"	October 14, 2021	0.6	3.32	0.5	2.11	1.0	5.43
6	"Unforgivable"	October 21, 2021	0.5	3.02	0.4	2.04	0.9	5.06
7	"High Planes Grifter"	November 4, 2021	0.5	3.25	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"Ashes to Ashes"	November 11, 2021	0.5	3.04	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
9	"The Christmas Episode"	December 9, 2021	0.6	3.50	0.7	2.63	1.3	6.13
10	"Nemesis"	January 6, 2022	0.5	3.31	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
11	"As Nottingham Was to Robin Hood"	January 13, 2022	0.6	3.25	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
12	"As Iago Is to Othello"	January 20, 2022	0.5	3.22	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
13	"As Hubris Is to Oedipus"	February 24, 2022	0.5	3.48	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
14	"...Wheatley Is to Stabler"	March 3, 2022	0.5	3.16	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
15	"Takeover"	March 10, 2022	0.5	3.11	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
16	"Guns & Roses"	March 17, 2022	0.5	3.43	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
17	"Can't Knock the Hustle"	April 7, 2022	0.4	2.98	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
18	"Change the Game"	April 14, 2022	0.5	3.15	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
19	"Dead Presidents"	April 28, 2022	0.5	3.18	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
20	"Lost One"	May 5, 2022	0.6	4.08	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
21	"Streets Is Watching"	May 12, 2022	0.5	3.16	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
22	"Friend or Foe"	May 19, 2022	0.5	3.37	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

External links

• Official website on Wolf Entertainment
• Official website on NBC
• Law & Order: Organized Crime at IMDb