Law & Order True Crime
Law & Order True Crime is an American true crime anthology series[2] that premiered on September 26, 2017 on NBC. The series was ordered by NBC on July 15, 2016, and is part of the Law & Order franchise. Created by René Balcer, the eight-episode first season, titled Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, is a dramatization of the trial of Lyle and Erik Menéndez, who were convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents, José and Kitty Menéndez.[3] As of 2024, the series is on hiatus.[4]
Law & Order True Crime
Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
- Edie Falco
- Miles Gaston Villanueva
- Gus Halper
United States
English
1
8
- René Balcer
- Dick Wolf
- Peter Jankowski
- Arthur W. Forney
43 minutes
September 26 –
November 14, 2017
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Production[edit]
Filming for the series began on June 26, 2017 for an eight-episode first season.[10] In April 2016, Dick Wolf and NBC announced they were working on the series, a first season being based on the Mendendez brothers murder case.[21] A second season is yet to be confirmed, but Dick Wolf mentioned he has plenty of ideas for the show and a possible storyline if there is a second season.[22] "This is unique for me, after 27 years of Law & Order," Wolf told TV critics at TCA in an interview. "This is taken from the headlines; we've made some great shows ripped from the headlines, but this is on a different level." An idea for a second season storyline includes the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995. "Just before the [Television Critics Association summer press tour], I had mentioned to him the Tim McVeigh case, and his eyes lit up," René Balcer says of Wolf's reaction. "Because Dick and I were together, we were in the same office when the bomb went off in Oklahoma."[23]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 64% based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Murders benefits from a standout performance from Edie Falco that proves captivating enough to compensate for a staid approach to potentially drama-rich material."[24] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[25] In his series of reviews of each episode, Austin Considine of the New York Times wrote that this mini-series succeeded in bringing something new and compelling to the well-known Menéndez case.[26]
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