NBC’s Regulation & Order Thursdays have returned with new episodes airing within the 2025 TV schedule and streaming subsequent day with a Peacock subscription, and the franchise reaches two notable milestones this fall. Not solely is that this yr the thirty fifth anniversary of the franchise as a complete, however September additionally marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the unique Regulation & Order pilot. Tony Goldwyn, who performs DA Baxter, opened as much as CinemaBlend about nonetheless feeling like “the brand new child” in his third season regardless of his a few years of community TV expertise, together with Scandal.
Even earlier than the Season 25 premiere that included an unceremonious solid change, the Regulation & Order franchise was honored on the Emmys with stars from all three present exhibits. Goldwyn was amongst them to signify the OG present, alongside former L&O solid member (and present Chicago Med star) S. Epatha Merkerson, SVU’s Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T, and Organized Crime’s Christopher Meloni.
After I spoke with Goldwyn throughout NBC’s Regulation & Order press junket, he shared what it was like for him to take the stage together with his fellow franchise stars, saying:
It was nice. I imply, I used to be the brand new child mainly as a result of it is Mariska [Hargitay] and Ice-T and Chris [Meloni]. So it was thrilling. Regulation & Order actually holds a big place in our tradition, and particularly should you’re in New York Metropolis. It is an amazing factor to be part of, and it was fantastic to be there and to current the Finest Drama Emmy.
On most exhibits, a solid member being three seasons in wouldn’t make them the “new child.” With Regulation & Order, nevertheless, Goldwyn was on stage with Mariska Hargitay forward of her twenty seventh season of SVU, Ice-T forward of his twenty sixth season of SVU, Christopher Meloni with twelve seasons of SVU and 5 of Organized Crime, and S. Epatha Merkerson after seventeen seasons of Regulation & Order’s authentic run. Amongst these stars, it’s no surprise that the Scandal vet felt just like the beginner!
That mentioned, Tony Goldwyn isn’t the latest member of the Regulation & Order solid. Maura Tierney joined in Season 24 to fill the emptiness left by Camryn Manheim’s Lt. Kate Dixon, and one other new solid member is on the way in which to switch Mehcad Brooks’ Detective Jalen Shaw. The present additionally isn’t essentially going to be as strictly procedural this season as in years previous. Having labored on the serialized Scandal for seven seasons and greater than 100 episodes, Goldwyn weighed in on the potential of ongoing tales on Regulation & Order:
There’s extra of that that folks can sit up for, whether or not it is relations of ours getting ingrained within the story, or exterior relationships we have now that muddy up the work surroundings, or as we mentioned, our private [lives] and the tensions between us as individuals.
It stays to be seen when Regulation & Order will dig additional into Baxter’s character past his work as DA, however the subsequent episode shifts the main focus over to ADA Nolan Value, performed by Hannibal alum Hugh Dancy. The present has extra usually centered on Nolan’s difficult previous than on his romantic future, however that’s concerning the change, judging by the promo. Have a look:
The following new episode of Regulation & Order Season 25 will air on Thursday, October 2 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, forward of Regulation & Order: SVU following the sudden premiere loss of life at 9 p.m. ET and Regulation & Order: Organized Crime at 10 p.m. ET. You possibly can revisit earlier episodes of all three streaming on Peacock now as effectively.