Law & Order: Organized Crime is packing its bags and moving to a new home. And no, it’s not witness protection; it’s Peacock! That’s right, Season 5 of your favorite intense, brooding, leather-jacket-wearing detective saga is ditching traditional TV and becoming a “Peacock Original.”
But wait! NBC isn’t letting go without one last dramatic plot twist. The first episode of Season 5 will still air on NBC—because why make it easy? This episode will follow a mega crossover event with the OG Law & Order and the ever-iconic Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. So, mark your calendars, set your alarms, and prepare for a night of dun-dun greatness. But after that? You’ll need to subscribe to Peacock faster than Stabler chases down a perp in a foot pursuit.
For those unfamiliar with the Organized Crime squad (first of all, how dare you?), the show stars Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler, the man, the myth, the meme. He’s joined by an impressive cast including Danielle Moné Truitt, Rick Gonzalez, Olivia Thirlby, Ainsley Seiger, and Dean Norris, all ready to serve up some high-stakes crime-fighting action.
So, what fresh chaos is coming in Season 5? Oh, just a casual mix of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism, and a crime family seeking revenge on Stabler for some business he handled in Rome. Typical Thursday night.
Speaking of Thursdays, Season 5 premieres on April 17 at 10 p.m. EST. So, if you’re not already a Peacock subscriber, now’s your time to start considering it—or be prepared for some serious FOMO.
Dun-dun.