The tenth season of ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'' premiered on

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, September 22, 1999 alongside Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and ended May 24, 2000. Executive Producers

René Balcer René Balcer (born February 9, 1954) is a Canadian-American television writer, director, producer, and showrunner, as well as a photographer and documentary film-maker. Early life He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and attended Lower Canada Co ...

and

Ed Sherin Edwin Sherin (January 15, 1930 – May 4, 2017) was an American-Canadian director and producer. He is best known as the director and executive producer of the NBC drama series ''Law & Order'' (1991–2005). Early life Sherin was born in Danvill ...

both left the show at the end of the season. This is the final season to feature Steven Hill as Adam Schiff, who was the last original cast member.

Cast

This is the first season to feature

Ed Green Edward Green may refer to: * Sir Edward Green, 1st Baronet (1831–1923), English ironmaster and Conservative MP for Wakefield 1874 and 1885–92 * Edward B. Green (judge), first chief justice of the Oklahoma Territorial Supreme Court (1890-1893) ...

(played by Jesse L. Martin) who replaced seasons 6–9's Rey Curtis (

Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing Paco Aguilar in '' Blood in Blood Out''. He had supporting film roles in the 1990s in ''Demolition Man'' (1993), ''Clear and Present Danger'' (1994) and '' ...

) in the role of junior detective. This season marked the first ''Law & Order'' spinoff, '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Law & Order: SVU)'', which features Dann Florek reprising his role of Captain

Donald Cragen Donald 'Don' Cragen is a fictional character played by Dann Florek in the American police procedural television series ''Law & Order'' and its spin-off, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', on NBC. Cragen is a homicide captain with the New York ...

from the first three seasons of ''Law & Order''. Florek/Cragen appears in both parts of a two-part crossover between the two shows this season, and four other ''Law & Order: SVU'' characters appear in episodes of the original series over this season. Steven Hill, who played Adam Schiff, left the series at the end of the 10th season.

Main

Recurring

Crossover Stars from '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''

Episodes

Notes

*Jesse L. Martin joins the cast as Det. Ed Green in this season. *This is the final season to feature Steven Hill as Adam Schiff. Hill was the last original cast member to leave the series. *The ''Law & Order'' spinoff, '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', debuted at the time of this season. *This season features all five of the series' longest serving characters:

Anita Van Buren Anita Van Buren is a fictional character on NBC's long-running police procedural and legal drama television series ''Law & Order'', portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson. The character of Van Buren was an "authoritative lieutenant" in the New York Cit ...

(17 seasons),

Jack McCoy John James McCoy is a fictional character in the American television drama ''Law & Order''. He was created by Dick Wolf and Michael S. Chernuchin and has been portrayed by Sam Waterston during the show's original run from 1994 to 2010 and agai ...

(16 seasons),

Lennie Briscoe Leonard W. Briscoe is a fictional character on NBC's long-running police procedural and legal drama television series ''Law & Order''. He was created by Walon Green and René Balcer and portrayed by Jerry Orbach. He was featured on the show fo ...

(12 seasons),

Adam Schiff Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from California, a seat he has held since 2024. A m ...

(10 seasons) and

(9 seasons). Additionally, one member of the original cast of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (

Mariska Hargitay Mariska Magdolna Hargitay Mariska says her own first name and the name of her father; the interviewer, James Lipton, also says her full name near the start of the show. (; born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and philanthrop ...

), who remains on the show to date, appears in the episode 'Entitled.'

Christopher Meloni Christopher Peter Meloni (; born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for portraying NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999–2011, 2021–present) and its spin-off '' ...

departed SVU in 2011,

Richard Belzer Richard Jay Belzer (August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor, comedian, and author. He was best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/sergeant and investigator John Munch, whom he portrayed for 23 years in the NBC ...

in 2013, and

Dann Florek Ezekial Dann Florek (born May 1, 1950) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his role as New York City Police Captain Donald Cragen on NBC's ''Law & Order'' and its spinoff '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and Dave ...

in 2014. *"Entitled," episode 219, is a continuation of an ''SVU'' episode of the same name. *

Adrienne Shelly Adrienne Shelly ( Levine; June 24, 1966 – November 1, 2006) was an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She gained recognition for her roles in independent films, particularly Hal Hartley's '' The Unbelievable Truth'' (1989) and ...

guest-starred in the episode of 'Law & Order titled "High & Low" Season 10 in which she portrayed the character Wendy Alston. Shelly herself would later be murdered, which inspired the episode 'Melting Pot' Season 17.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Law And Order episodes season 10, List of 10 1999 American television seasons 2000 American television seasons