Crime drama 'Law & Order' will end its 20-year run later this month, NBC announced.The network said that the show will be replaced next TV season with 'Law & Order: Los Angeles. The network said the new series would follow similar themes and stories as the New York-based original, albeit on a new coast.
In New York the series became a mini-industry, employing thousands of aspiring Broadway actors. Jerry Orbach achieved fame as Detective Lennie Briscoe, and the series helped to launch Chris Noth, who went on to further fame in 'Sex and the City' and now 'The Good Wife.'
It featured guest stars ranging from Julia Roberts to Philip Seymour Hoffman. It even helped to fuel a 2008 presidential bid by Fred Thompson, a former Republican senator who became a household name playing Manhattan district attorney Arthur Branch.
“Over the last 20 years, 'Law and Order' became a New York City institution,” Michael Bloomberg, the city’s Mayor, said. “It began filming in the city at a time when few series did, and it helped pave the way for the more than 150 television shows based here today.
“It also helped launch the careers of thousands of talented actors and featured many memorable performances, although my cameos are not among them.”
The 456th and final episode of 'Law and Order' will air on May 24, with a guest appearance by Lindsey Vonn, an Olympic gold-medal skier.
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