Law & Order: LA

From the tony Beverly Hills to the seedy side of Hollywood, LAPD’s elite Robbery Homicide Division is on the case. Fusing classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the backdrop of LA, the series delves into the high profile crimes of the west coast.

Law & Order: LA (2010-2011) is a US network crime procedural created by Dick Wolf for NBC, a single-season spin-off in the long-running Law & Order franchise. Detectives of the LAPD's elite Robbery Homicide Division, led by Miwako Nishizawa (Tamlyn Tomita), investigate high-profile killings and robberies that move from the tony mansions of Beverly Hills to the seedy nightlife and backlots of Hollywood. The engine of each episode is the case itself: a crime pulled from the headlines, a suspect pool that widens with every interview, and a rotating roster of guest characters whose secrets surface across the hour. Shape is episodic, a case-of-the-week format running twenty-two episodes, with little serialized carryover between investigations. Its tone is brisk and procedural, grounded and gritty, with a clean-lined sense of Los Angeles as a city of contrasts. Fans of Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Dragnet will find the same methodical, ripped-from-the-headlines investigation rhythm here, set against the sun-bleached glamour and grime of west coast crime.

• Law & Ordershared police procedural format, ripped-from-the-headlines crime cases, city-based investigation unit
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unitshared Dick Wolf procedural structure with case-of-the-week investigations and courtroom spin-off DNA
• Dragnetshared Los Angeles police investigation setting and procedural crime-solving tone

Created by

Dick Wolf

Release Date

2010-09-29

Episode runtime

43 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (44)

What is Law & Order: LA about?

An elite LAPD Robbery Homicide Division unit takes on high-profile crimes across Los Angeles, from Beverly Hills to Hollywood's seamy underside.

What is Law & Order: LA like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Law & Order: LA as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Law & Order: LA violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Law & Order: LA as moderate.

Which shows are like Law & Order: LA?

Shows with a similar feel include Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Dragnet.

How long is Law & Order: LA?

Law & Order: LA: 1 season, 22 episodes.

Is Law & Order: LA still running?

No, Law & Order: LA was canceled.

Where can I watch Law & Order: LA?

In United States, Law & Order: LA is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home.