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[07/15/21 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, July 15
Updates include: ABC's "Rebel" eyes second life at IMDb TV; Ayelet Zurer tapped for AMC's "Moonhaven"; and NBC confirms "Law & Order: For the Defense" will not move forward.

[07/15/21 - 12:04 PM]
NBC Sets Upcoming Premiere Dates
"The Blacklist" moves to Thursdays at 8:00/7:00c, taking the place of the previously announced "Law & Order: For the Defense."

[05/14/21 - 11:15 AM]
NBC Bolsters Year-Round Programming Slate with Bold, Compelling Dramas in the Fall, Fresh and Funny Midseason Comedy Blocks and Dominant Unscripted Programming Across the Calendar
New dramas "Ordinary Joe," "La Brea" and "Law & Order: For the Defense" will launch this fall.

[05/03/21 - 11:02 AM]
Dick Wolf Extends TV's Most Successful Brand with "Law & Order: For the Defense"
The series will put the lawyers under the microscope, along with the criminal justice system with every week delivering the promise of a contemporary morality tale.







LAW & ORDER: FOR THE DEFENSE (NBC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
5/3/21 - 7/15/21
STATUS:
previously in development (2022-2023 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
script
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
series order rescinded on 7/15/21
DESCRIPTION:
(from NBC's press release, May 2021) In its 30-year history as the most successful brand in television, Law and Order has only ever explored the perspective of its iconic prosecutors ... until now. From legendary executive producer Dick Wolf comes "Law & Order: For the Defense," the newest entry in the beloved franchise that takes an unflinching look inside a criminal defense firm. Every week, the series will put the lawyers - and the criminal justice system - under the microscope like only Law & Order can, delivering hard-hitting, ripped-from-the-headlines stories that provide a new vantage point on justice.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Arthur Forney as EP
· Carol Mendelsohn as CRTR/EP
· Dick Wolf as EP
· Julie Weitz as EP
· Peter Jankowski as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Universal Television
· Wolf Entertainment