The Godfather of Crime: Breaking Down Law & Order: Organized Crime's New Formula

A world where the Law & Order franchise takes a bold new approach to storytelling. Welcome to Law & Order: Organized Crime, where the focus shifts from individual crimes to crimes committed by organizations. This bold new formula is inspired by some of cinema's greatest gangster films, and showrunner Dick Wolf is excited to share the details. With 24 episodes in its first season, Organized Crime is being divided into three, eight-episode arcs, each inspired by a different classic gangster movie: The Godfather, American Gangster, and Scarface. This serialized approach allows for more complex storytelling and character development, giving star Chris Meloni a constant source of energy and outrage. Chris Meloni wants to see his character, Elliot Stabler, grow and mature, and he doesn't want to see him reliving his past mistakes. Is Law & Order: Organized Crime the future of the franchise or just a fleeting fad? Only time will tell.