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==Spin-offs, crossovers, and adaptations==
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The longevity and success of ''Law & Order'' have spawned six American television series (''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'', ''[[Law & Order: LA]]'', ''[[Law & Order True Crime]], and'' ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]])'' as well as a television film (''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]''). The commercial potential of the ''Law & Order'' name outweighed initial fears that failed spin-offs (such as ''Trial by Jury'' and ''Los Angeles'') could erode the audience of the original series.<ref name="Green and Dawn 10-11">Green and Dawn (2009), pp.&nbsp;10–11</ref> To differentiate it from other series in the franchise, ''Law & Order'' is often referred to as "The Mother Ship" by producers and critics.<ref name="Green and Dawn 2">Green and Dawn (2009), p.&nbsp;2</ref>

''Law & Order'' has had [[crossover (fiction)|crossover]] episodes with other series in its franchise. Additionally, it crossed over with ''[[New York Undercover]]'' and ''[[Conviction (2006 TV series)|Conviction]]''; while neither series belongs to the ''Law & Order'' franchise officially, both are part of its [[fictional universe]], and were also created by Wolf. It also had several crossover episodes with ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''. ''Law & Order''{{'s}} success has spawned two other external franchises that co-exist in the same universe (''[[Chicago (franchise)|Chicago]]'' and ''[[FBI (franchise)|FBI]]''). ''Chicago'' and ''Law & Order'' were connected through ''[[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]]'' and ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]'' with crossovers between ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|SVU]]''. ''Chicago P.D.'' also had crossovers with ''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]''.

The series has been adapted for British television as ''[[Law & Order: UK]]'', with the setting being changed to London. In 2024, a Canadian produced series, ''[[Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent]]'' premiered on [[Citytv]]; this series is based on the ''Criminal Intent'' format and set in the city of Toronto.

There have been a few unofficial "rip-offs" of ''Law & Order'' in other countries. For example, Singapore's version of ''Law & Order'' was entitled ''[[Code of Law]]'', starring [[Keagan Kang]] and [[Joanne Peh]] as Jacob Fernandez and Sabrina Wong (the counterparts to Jack McCoy and Serena Southerlyn respectively from the original ''Law & Order''), and aired a total of five seasons of 59 episodes between September 2012 and June 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=ONG |first=S M |title=What happened to Joanne Peh? |url=https://stage-a1.asiaone.com/entertainment/what-happened-joanne-peh |access-date=April 9, 2024 |work=AsiaOne |date=February 3, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>