The long-running crime drama series, Law & Order, has something phenomenal in store for its fans this fall. All three shows in the Law & Order brand, the original Law & Order, SVU and Organized Crime will come together for a single story spanning their season premieres on Sept. 22, 2022.

The story will begin with the death of a girl. Homicide Detective Frank Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) teams up with Jalen Shaw (new L&O cast member Mehcad Brooks) to track down her killer. Capt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) are called in to help when they realize they have more than a typical homicide case on their hands. After uncovering key evidence, Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and ADA Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) seek justice against an international crime ring, but complications threaten the case.

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Law & Order showrunner Rick Eid and Chicago PD’s Gwen Sigan wrote the feature-length telecast. Franchise veteran Jean de Segonzac directs the first two hours; Alex Hall directs the third. Executive producer Dick Wolf said in a statement:

See the promo for the crossover below.

“Nothing demonstrates the power of the Law & Order brand more than an ambitious three-hour event with a story that is truly ripped from the headlines that starts on Organized Crime, then migrates to SVU and finally the trial on Law & Order. Rick and Gwen did an amazing job writing a compelling script, and I can’t think of a bigger and better way to launch the new season of Law & Order Thursday.”

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Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Programming, NBCU Television and Streaming in a statement:

NBC will treat the mashup as one continuous show on screen, with no credits or opening titles at the top of the second and third hours. Meanwhile, fans are still rocked and reeling following the news of Kelli Giddish’s departure from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. According to multiple sources, Giddish’s exit was not her choice, nor was it a decision made by showrunner David Graziano, but the shake-up was actually a call made from above.

“This unprecedented scheduling block is a tribute to all the Law & Order fans who’ve been watching this iconic brand for four decades on NBC. We couldn’t be more excited to open our season with such a historic event.”