Sam Waterston admits he was hesitant to return to LawAndOrder — but couldn’t be happier he did.
, who will be back on the NBC procedural when the series returns Feb. 24 after more than a decade off the air. In fact, the man behind District Attorney Jack McCoy couldn’t help raising his voice in excitement when asked about setting foot on the famous set again.
“I’ve been thinking about ‘Law & Order’ coming back since the day it was canceled. There’s no better time than now to bring the show back,”of the 2022 renewal. “There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true. ‘Law & Order’ returning is mine.” “It’s a great time for the original ‘Law & Order’ to be on the air. It’s a show about crime, but it’s really a show about society. The murder plot is a way into examining various political, social and economic issues from several different perspectives,” the producer continues. “We haven’t made any intentional tonal changes, per se, but the world has definitely changed significantly since 2010, so the tone will probably feel different simply because the world is different.
But Waterston admits he had a moment of hesitation when the notion of returning to “Law & Order” became a reality.Nicole Rivelli/NBCU Photo Bank “It does feel familiar, but we are completely different people. The structure of the show, the names of the characters, they’re there from the past. But I feel like I have to find a new way to live in the show,” he says. “I think that’s what will make it interesting. We’re going to do that together. It’s the same show but it’s a new day. The new people who Jack will be working with most of the time are going to change McCoy, and the relationships will be different.
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