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The Cast of Law and Order Creator Dick Wolf shares how this Emmy Award-winning series spawned. See a photo gallery of The Cast of Law and Order's visit to the Actors Studio

Season 12, Episode 1213

Original Airdate: May 7, 2006

The longest running crime series on TV, “Law & Order” is completing its 16th season and has spawned an entire chain including “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

Filmed entirely in New York City, each series follows a crime from the initial investigation to the intricate workings of the criminal court system. Series creator Dick Wolf joins cast members Chris Noth (“Law & Order,” “Law & Order: CI”), Christopher Meloni (“Law & Order: SVU”) and S. Epatha Merkeson (“Law & Order”) to discuss the wildly popular franchise that has become a pop culture phenomenon.

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