Summary

  • Law & Order: Organized Crime will return for Season 4, maintaining its serialized format and featuring Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler.
  • Viewers can expect a crossover with SVU and the return of Stabler-Olivia moments in Season 4.
  • The release date for Season 4 is has been set for January 2024.

Law & Order: Organized Crime finished its third season on a strong note, and NBC has confirmed that Stabler and company will be back for season 4. One of many Dick Wolf shows with a home on NBC, Law & Order: Organized Crime started as a limited series, telling a serial story rather than the normal episode-of-the-week procedural format of other Law & Order shows. This changed slightly with the second and third seasons, but Law & Order: Organized Crime will return to its serialized roots for season 4.

While there haven't been many specifics revealed about the next season of Law & Order: Organized Crime, there's been enough confirmed that viewers are eagerly anticipating the next installment. It's been confirmed that season 4 will see the return of Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler. The next season of Organized Crime will also most likely crossover once again with SVU to give viewers the Stabler-Olivia moments they've missed so much for the years that he was out of the franchise. Here is what is known about the next season of Law & Order: Organized Crime before it arrives in 2024.

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Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Recent News

As the spinoff's release date gets closer, the latest news finds a trailer for the entire Law & Order block, including Law & Order: Organized Crime season 4. In the one-minute teaser, Organized Crime shares screen time with SVU and the original series, but the trailer still shows off the explosive action expected in season 4. While not much is revealed regarding the show's ongoing storylines, it is nevertheless an effective way to stir up excitement for the new episodes.

Law & Order: Organized Crime Has Been Renewed For Season 4

Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) talking outside on Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021-)

Law & Order: Organized Crime was renewed for Season 4 in July 2023. The show was renewed alongside both the original Law & Order and the most successful of them all, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Dick Wolfe promoted his six TV shows being renewed, which included all three shows in the Law & Order franchise and his three in the One Chicago franchise (via NBC Insider).

“I’m pleased to continue my four-decade relationship with Universal Television and NBC. All six shows being picked up again is the ultimate accolade to our incredible casts, producers, and writers. I'd also like to thank our loyal fans who have kept our NBC shows on the air for what will be a cumulative 84 seasons.

Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Release Date

Elliot and Ayanna talking on the phone and looking at something in Law and Order Organized Crime

The release date for Law & Order: Organized Crime season 4 has been set for January 18, 2024, by NBC. New episodes will arrive on Thursdays at 22:00 as part of the network's weekly block of Dick Wolf Law & Order shows. The fourth season of Organized Crime was initially pegged to premiere as part of NBC's 2023 fall schedule but was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

The WGA strike was resolved on September 27th, 2023, and the SAG/AFTRA strike was resolved on November 9th, 2023.

Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Cast

Franchise cast in Law & Order_ Organized Crime finale

The main cast of Law & Order: Organized Crime are all expected to be back for season 4. Christopher Meloni returns as the main star of the series, Detective 1st Grade Elliot Stabler. Stabler was a former SVU detective who retired, only to return to the force after someone murdered his wife. The rest of the main cast includes:

Actor

Law & Order: Organized Crime Role

Danielle Moné Truitt

Sgt. Ayanna Bell

Ainsley Seiger

Detective 2nd Grade Jet Slootmaekers

Rick Gonzalez

Detective 2nd Grade Bobby Reyes

It's been confirmed that two new characters will the cast of Law & Order: Organized Crime season 4. Elliot Stabler's brothers, Joe Jr. and Randall, will be appearing in the next season, adding an interesting new dynamic to Christopher Meloni's character. Breaking Bad star Dean Norris is confirmed to appear in Law & Order: OC season 4, and he'll be playing Stabler's older brother, Randall. There is no word yet on who will appear as the other Stabler brother.

Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Story

Dylan McDermott Law and Order Organized Crime Richard Wheatley

Season 1 saw Elliot Stabler return to the NYPD as part of its elite organized crime task force to stop a crime family while searching for his wife's killer. The second season put him back on the trail of the crime families and the third dealt with sex trafficking. It's unknown what the story of Law & Order: Organized Crime season 4 will be, though tensions within Stabler's own family might spill over into his professional life with the introduction of his brothers.

Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Trailer

Stabler meets Wheatley in Law and Order: Organized Crime

Sharing the screen with the other two shows in the Law & Order Thursdays block, the first trailer for Law & Order: Organized crime has been revealed by NBC. Though only occupying a small part of the one-minute trailer, the clips shown for season 4 already promise an exciting and explosive outing. Stabler is going undercover on a new mission, and fans can expect more than pulse-pounding moments. While little was revealed about the new season, fans won't have to wait long to find out what happens next.