Sam Waterston Returning for Law & Order Season 21

Long-time Law & Order star Sam Waterston is making his return as Jack McCoy for NBC’s revival of the original series, the network reveals. The Law & Order franchise has been on the air for three decades, with Law & Order: Organized Crime going into its sophomore season and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit entering its 23rd season, but the flagship show has been off the air for eleven years, with a revival premiering on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, marking its twenty-first season.