NBC orders spin-off Law & Order: For The Defense

Executive producer Dick Wolf is further cementing his relationship with the peacock network. NBC has ordered yet another spin-off of the Law & Order franchise. Law & Order: For The Defense will be a legal drama that will take an inside look at a criminal defence firm — the opposite side of the table from Wolf’s usual procedural series. Wolf will executive produce the series, along with Carol Mendelsohn, the showrunner of CBS‘ CSI series for 14 years.



If Law & Order: For The Defense launches next season and recent entry Law & Order: Organized Crime is renewed, that will bring Wolf’s network series tally to nine hour-dramas on network television. In addition to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC, Wolf also has Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago PD. Those four shows have already scored multiple season pick-ups. On CBS’ 2021-22 schedule, Wolf will also have FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, and the recently announced FBI: International.

Previously, it was announced that Wolf (photo) was also going to create a new drama series for IMDb TV, which would be titled On Call. The series would follow two police officers who respond and arrive at the scene of the crime as they patrol through Long Beach, California.