Law & Order (season 21)

The 21st season of Law & Order has now return to premiered on NBC on September 15, 2017 after it was cancelled back in 2010. L&O was backed to Fridays for every 8 p.m. the following week. On August 19, 2016 it announced to return the Original Series again for this time.
== Production ==
On August 19, 2016, NBC announced for the 21st season of Law & Order after 7 years before the cancellation resulted. After Season 20, S. Epatha Merkerson will not be return in Season 21 as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren, On September 28, 2016 Princess Luna will be casting as the new Character, Lieutenant Nicole Burns. On July 7, 2017, Robert John Burke will be reprising as Captain Ed Tucker in the first episode. On July 12, 2017, Elizabeth Marvel will be reprising as Defense Attorney Rita Calhoun in the second episode. On August 4, 2017, Judith Light will be reprising as Elizabeth Donnelly in the Fourth Episode. On September 29, 2017, Melissa Sagemiller will be reprising as Gillian Hardwicke, her character promoted as Defense Attorney. On November 17, 2017, Mariska Hargitay will be appearing as Lieutenant Olivia Benson, Twilight Sparkle as Detective Megan Rossi, Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins and Dean Cadance as EADA Jennifer Rossi in the Thirteenth episode. On January 26, 2018, Peter Scanavino will be appearing as Detective Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr. in the Sixteenth Episode. On February 2, 2018, Gretchen Egolf will be reprising as Defense Attorney Kendra Gill in the Nineteenth Episode.
== Cast and crew changes ==
In September 23, 2016, it was announced that Nico Tortorella casting as Detective Bernard Jefferson and James Van Der Beek (who previously guest stared in the few Law & Order's Spin-off's in Criminal Intent and Special Victims Unit) joined the cast afterward as Detective Steven Briscoe the Son of Detective Lennie Briscoe. In September 28, 2016, it was announced that the character Princess Luna would be replacing S. Epatha Merkerson (Lieutenant Anita Van Buren) as Lieutenant Nicole Burns.
In October 6, 2016, it was announced that Matthew Gray Gubler casting as Executive Assistant District Attorney Damon Lowell. In October 21, 2016, it was announced that the character Twilight Sparkle would casting as Assistant District Attorney Paula Branch the Daughter of District Attorney Arthur Branch. In November 4, 2016, it was announced that Thomas Gibson would be replacing Sam Waterson (District Attorney Jack McCoy) as District Attorney Gerald Adams (after he was suspended in Criminal Minds, instead he is now doing Law & Order for the first time).
== Cast ==
=== Main cast ===
* Anthony Anderson as Detective Kevin Bernard
* Jeffrey Donovan as Detective Frank Cosgrove
* Camryn Manheim as Lieutenant Kate Dixon
* Hugh Dancy as E.A.D.A. Nolan Price
* Odelya Halevi as A.D.A. Samantha Maroun
* Sam Waterston as D.A. Jack McCoy
=== Recurring Cast ===
* Carey Lowell as Jamie Ross
* Shayvawn Webster as Dani Vertiz
* Dylan Baker as Sanford Rems
* Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
* Terry Serpico as Chief Tommy McGrath
== Episodes ==
No. inseries 	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
457 	1 	"The Return: Decision 2017" 	TBA 	TBA 	September 15, 2017
After the past 7 years for Anita Van Buren retired as a Police Commanding Officer, the new Lieutenant Nicole Burns (Princess Luna) was been a Police Commanding Officer in the past 4 years along side Detectives Bernard Jefferson (Nico Tortorella) and Steven Briscoe (James Van Der Beek) finding the suspect who killed the victims at the apartment. But the teenage girl (Nicola Peltz) is the one who murdered them. After Six years, when Jack McCoy departure as a District Attorney. The New DA Gerald Adams (Thomas Gibson) needs help with EADA Damon Lowell (Matthew Gray Gubler) and ADA Paula Branch (Twilight Sparkle) tells the girl's truth why she killed them.	 	 	 	 	
458 	2 	"Lost on Time" 	TBA 	TBA 	September 22, 2017
Homeless Girl was abandoned by her parents live alone by herself. But Detectives need to find who rape her. Loweell and Branch was able to talk about her raspiest. 	 	 	 	 	
459 	3 	"Looking at a Parasite" 	TBA 	TBA 	September 29, 2017
The Detectives see a man looking for his wife and daughter were kidnapped by a couple of females. But Lowell and Branch needs to find out who hired them. 	 	 	 	 	
460 	4 	"Make Ways" 	TBA 	TBA 	October 6, 2017
Lowell gets personally involved in a case after his brother gets accused of murder. Meanwhile, Burns reunites with an old friend. 	 	 	 	 	
461 	5 	"True Crime 2: The Adventures Trap" 	TBA 	TBA 	October 13, 2017
The Manhattan North Homicide Squad teams up with the Special Victims Unit after a suspect in an investigation is raped and murdered 	 	 	 	 	
462 	6 	"Ain't No Love: The Passion of the Rapper"	TBA 	TBA 	October 20, 2017
Briscoe's loyalty is tested at home and at work after he is forced to testify at the trial of his former sergeant back when he was a detective in the Narcotics Division. 	 	 	 	 	
463 	7 	"Losing Our Ways" 	TBA 	TBA 	October 27, 2017
464 	8 	"Take Parts" 	TBA 	TBA 	November 3, 2017
465 	9 	"Strikes Back" 	TBA 	TBA 	November 10, 2017
466 	10 	"Living Things" 	TBA 	TBA 	November 17, 2017
467 	11 	"Cold" 	TBA 	TBA 	November 24, 2017
468 	12 	"Bloodline" 	TBA 	TBA 	December 15, 2017
469 	13 	"Lost Traveler: The Past" 	TBA 	TBA 	January 26, 2018
470 	14 	"The Surrounding" 	TBA 	TBA 	February 2, 2018
471 	15 	"Killer Colt" 	TBA 	TBA 	February 16, 2018
472 	16 	"Dead Road" 	TBA 	TBA 	March 2, 2018
473 	17 	"Hours Out of Time" 	TBA 	TBA 	March 16, 2018
== Trivia ==
Thomas Gibson and Matthew Gray Gubler works together in Criminal Minds.
James Van Der Beek has been played in two Law & Order spin-offs.
== References ==
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