LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT Announced

In news that seemingly came out of the blue the Wolfverse is expanding to north of the border with Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent.

Citytv will be the home of the new Law & Order spinoff in Canada. International distribution being handled by Universal Television. Fans of the franchise might recognise the subtitle Criminal Intent. Law & Order: Criminal Intent ran for 10 seasons from 2001 to 2011 and starred Vincent D’Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe.

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent follows an elite squad of detectives who investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto. The press release states that the show is “will showcase original Canadian stories written and produced by, and starring, Canadians.” There are currently no casting details.

International Expansion

Canada will not be the first international territory to have its own Law & Order spinoff. France has Paris enquêtes criminelles (Paris Criminal Investigations), which was also a version of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Russian TV aired both Law & Order: Division of Field Investigations and its own version of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. And in the UK, there was the series “Law & Order: UK.”

“The timeless appeal of the cases explored in the globally successful ‘Law & Order’ franchise continue to draw in Citytv audiences week after week,” said Hayden Mindell, Senior Vice President, Television, Rogers Sports & Media, in the release. “We’re thrilled to be in partnership with Lark Productions and Cameron Pictures Inc., to bring Canadian stories to this iconic format.”

“Our team is excited for the unique opportunity to produce a distinctly Canadian version of ‘Criminal Intent’ in partnership with Cameron Pictures,” said Erin Haskett, President and Executive Producer, Lark Productions. “We have been collaborating with Rogers Sports & Media since early last year and are thrilled to share the original vision of the adaptation with audiences.”

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent will air in Spring 2024 on Citytv.

SOURCE: Variety.com