Now in its 18th season, Dick Wolf‘s Law & Order — the absurdly successful series that has already given birth to spinoffs such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent — is setting up shop in London.
Variety reports that Wolf and NBC Universal are developing a British version of the long-running drama, tentatively titled Law & Order: London. The series, which has already been granted a 13-episode greenlight by ITV, comes on the heels of French and Russian makeovers for the show’s Criminal Intent and SVU brands. From the article:
Like the editions in France and Russia, “Law & Order: London” will rely on scripts originally written for the U.S. show but reworked to meet local customs. For example, instead of defense attorneys, barristers will be seen representing the accused.
The article goes on to note that even though there’s no official deal in place yet, Law & Order: London is expected to find its way to American screens via one of NBC’s cable networks, such as USA or Bravo.
Source: Variety
