Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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| Also known as | Law & Order: CI Criminal Intent CI |
| Genre |
Police procedural Drama |
| Created by | Dick Wolf |
| Developed by | René Balcer |
| Starring |
Vincent D'Onofrio Kathryn Erbe Jamey Sheridan Courtney B. Vance Chris Noth Annabella Sciorra Julianne Nicholson Eric Bogosian Alicia Witt Jeff Goldblum Saffron Burrows Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
| Narrated by |
Steven Zirnkilton (opening only) |
| Opening theme | Theme of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–07) Theme of Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2007–11) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 195 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Dick Wolf Peter Jankowski (seasons 3–5) Norberto Barba (seasons 6–8) John David Coles (seasons 8–9) Show runners: René Balcer (seasons 1–5) Warren Leight (seasons 6–7) Walon Green (season 8, D'Onofrio/Erbe (season 9) (season 8, Goldblum/Nicholson) Michael S. Chernuchin (season 8, Goldblum/Nicholson) Robert Nathan (season 8, Goldblum/Nicholson) Chris Brancato (season 10) |
| Producer(s) | John L. Roman (seasons 1-9) |
| Running time | approx. 43 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) |
Wolf Films Studios USA (2001–2002) Universal Television (2002–2004) NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–2007) Universal Media Studios (2007–2008) Universal Cable Productions (2008–2011) |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network |
NBC (2001–2007) USA Network (2007–2011) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | September 30, 2001 – June 26, 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Law & Order franchise Paris enquêtes criminelles In Plain Sight |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama Law & Order. Criminal Intent focuses on the investigations of the Major Case Squad in a fictionalized version of the New York City Police Department set in New York City's One Police Plaza. In the style of the original Law & Order, episodes are often "ripped from the headlines" or loosely based on a real crime that received media attention.
The series aired on NBC for the first six seasons but was moved to the NBCUniversal-owned USA Network starting with the seventh season to share costs and due to declining ratings. During its NBC run, each episode aired on USA the week after its original NBC airing. The 10th and final season premiered on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at 9 p.m. EDT with original cast members Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe starring as Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames, respectively, and featuring Jay O. Sanders as Captain Joseph Hannah. The series ended on June 26, 2011, after 10 seasons comprising 195 episodes.
In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories.
Criminal Intent follows a division of the New York City Police Department, the "Major Case Squad", a force of brilliant and skilled first-grade detectives who handle the most serious and the most complex crimes that New York has to offer. The Major Case Squad investigates high-profile cases (in most cases, murder) such as those involving VIPs, local government officials and employees, the financial industry, and the art world. The series pays attention to the actions and motives of the criminals, rather than focusing exclusively on the police and prosecutions. A feature of each Criminal Intent episode is that the cold open always involves a series of cut-scenes that show events from the suspects' and victims' lives, leading up to the crime. Clues to the crime's eventual solution can often be found in this teaser sequence. Unlike other Law & Order series, most Criminal Intent episodes end in confessions rather than continuing to the trial phase.
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