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Law & Order: Organized Crime moves to Peacock for season 5

Stabler and the gang are making a massive shift.

By Danilo Castro

LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME -- "Chinatown" Episode 316 -- Pictured: (l-r) Danielle Moné Truitt as Sergeant Ayanna Bell, Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler, James Roch as D.I. Thurman -- (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC)
LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME -- "Chinatown" Episode 316 -- Pictured: (l-r) Danielle Moné Truitt as Sergeant Ayanna Bell, Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler, James Roch as D.I. Thurman -- (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC) /
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It's finally happened. There's been lots of speculation about the fate of Law & Order: Organized Crime ahead of its season 4 finale, and NBC has finally made a ruling. Instead of renewing the show for a fifth season, the network has decided to move it to the streaming platform Peacock.

The announcement was made via The Hollywood Reporter on April 25. The outlet confirmed that Law & Order: OC will be going straight on Peacock, instead of airing on NBC and being transferred to the platform the next day (as is customary with network shows). This is something that industry insiders had been predicting, especially given that Organized Crime was the lowest-rated title in the franchise.

The spinoff will air exclusively on Peacock

Law & Order: Organized Crime - Season 4
LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME -- "Memory Lane" Episode 401 -- Pictured: (l-r) Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler, Frank Robles as Older Gentleman -- (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC) /

The fifth season of Law & Order: Organized Crime will consist of ten episodes, which may not seem like a lot for a procedural dramas but is actually somewhat normal for this particular show. Organized Crime only had eight episodes in its debut season, and while that number was bumped up to 22 for seasons 2 and 3, the Hollywood strikes brought it back down to 13.

Part of the reason for the inconsistency (apart from the aforementioned strikes) is the constant changing of showrunner. The Law & Order spinoff has had one of the most chaotic showrunner histories in recent memory, with six different hires being made within four years, John Shiban, a previous contributor to shows like Breaking Bad, currently has the position.

OC season 5 will consist of 10 episodes

Law & Order: Organized Crime - Season 4
LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME -- "End Of Innocence" Episode 403 -- Pictured: Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler -- (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC) /

Dick Wolf has not addressed the decision to move Law & Order: Organized Crime to Peacock, but he did issue a statement at the top of the year, and made it clear that he's proud of the work Shiban and company have put into the show:

"I’m pleased to continue my four-decade relationship with Universal Television and NBC. I'd also like to thank our loyal fans who have kept our NBC shows on the air for what will be a cumulative 84 seasons."

The change in platform may not be ideal, especially since it breaks up the Law & Order weekly lineup on NBC, but at least fans will get to see more of their favorite OC characters in action.

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