Law & Order: Organized Crime
Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 8/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Christopher MeloniDanielle Moné TruittAinsley SeigerRick GonzalezNicky TorchiaEllen Burstyn
Written by
Ilene ChaikenWarren LeightJulie MartinMatt Olmstead
Starring
Christopher MeloniDanielle Moné TruittAinsley SeigerRick GonzalezNicky TorchiaEllen Burstyn
Written by
Ilene ChaikenWarren LeightJulie MartinMatt Olmstead
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Law & Order: Organized Crime Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | |||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | |
| S3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.6 | |
| S4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | ||||||||||
| S5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
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About
"Grief and vengeance disguised as a crime procedural"
This spinoff pulls Elliot Stabler out of retirement and grief after a family tragedy, dropping him into a task force built to dismantle organized crime networks from the inside. Rather than a tidy case-of-the-week format, it leans into serialized arcs, tracking one crime boss or syndicate across an entire season. The tone is heavier and more personal than typical Law & Order fare, driven by Stabler's simmering rage and moral compromises. It works best as a character study wrapped in a crime saga, carried almost entirely by Christopher Meloni's performance and his chemistry with familiar SVU faces.
Watch it for
Christopher Meloni's return as Stabler, playing a man unraveling while chasing the people who wrecked his life.
Maybe skip if
you prefer self-contained weekly cases over season-long crime sagas with heavier serialized plotting.
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Season 12021
8.05K85h 35m
Detective Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to battle organized crime after a devastating personal loss. Stabler journeys to find absolution and rebuild his life, while leading a new elite task force that is taking apart the city’s most powerful criminal syndicates one by one.
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Season 22021
8.18K2215h 24m
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Season 32022
8.06K227h 37m
In the third season, the investigations of the team led by Sgt. Ayanna Bell focus on the opening of the first casino in New York, totally entangled with the mafia. It is managed by Teddy Silas and his wife Pearl. In his private life, Stabler finds himself living alone, because Eli has started college in California and Bernie has moved in with one of his nieces.
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Season 42024
8.24K131h 24m
Detective Elliot Stabler finds strength in justice as his team fights to stop New York's most dangerous criminal syndicates. Contending with fraught relationships at home, Stabler is fearless in his determination to bring the darkness of corruption to light - no matter the cost.
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Season 52025
8.22K10
Season five explores the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome. As his worlds collide, Stabler will put everything on the line to protect the vulnerable and fight for justice.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Christopher Meloni Detective Elliot Stabler
Danielle Moné Truitt Sergeant Ayanna Bell
Ainsley Seiger Detective Jet Slootmaekers, Jet Slootmaekers
Rick Gonzalez Detective Bobby Reyes
Nicky Torchia Eli Stabler
Ellen Burstyn Bernadette Stabler
Brent Antonello Detective Jamie Whelan
Tate Ellington Dr. Kyle Vargas
Mike Cannon Detective Carlos Maldonado
Rachel Lin Detective Victoria Cho
Crew
Ilene Chaiken
Warren Leight
Julie Martin
Matt Olmstead
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