Sam Waterston reveals what convinced him to return as Jack McCoy in LawAndOrder season 21: 'The audience’s persistent appetite for ‘Law & Order’ is a major reason why we’re back, so thanks to them.'
Sam Waterston reveals what convinced him to return as Jack McCoy in Law & Order season 21. As the Law & Order franchise flourishes with spin-offs SVU and Organized Crime, NBC and creator Dick Wolf are taking things back to where it all began by revisiting the original series. The first Law & Order, which premiered back in 1990, ran for a total of 20 seasons before its surprising and abrupt cancellation in 2010.
Set to premiere in just a couple weeks, Law & Order season 21 will be comprised of both familiar faces and franchise newcomers. In the latter category are those like Jeffrey Donovan, Hugh Dancy, and Camryn Manheim. In the former group, Law & Order has recruited at least two original stars. Anthony Anderson returns to play Kevin Bernard, while longtime Law & Order mainstay Waterston will once again inhabit the character of Jack McCoy.
“[Wolf] was talking about it five years ago and I don’t think he’s ever stopped talking about it. One of the reasons that we’re back is because of his persistence and determination — and his conviction that it was a terrible mistake to stop in the first place. The other reason we’re coming back is because we stopped making the shows, but the audience never stopped watching them. The audience’s persistent appetite for ‘Law & Order’ is a major reason why we’re back, so thanks to them.
Law & Order reruns are frequent these days, thus allowing audiences to pick up with the detectives and lawyers from across all seasons whenever they want to. Those reruns, along with the many spin-offs, have allowed Law & Order to remain alive and well for all kinds of viewers, including those who might not have been able to watch the series when it first began. Plus, the show's ripped-from-the-headlines format means Law & Order will almost always remain relevant.
With all that in mind, it's no wonder Waterston jumped at the chance to play Jack again. He last played the character in a 2018 Law & Order: SVU episode, so it's only been a few years since he stepped into those shoes. It'll be interesting to see how, if at all, McCoy has changed since Law & Order was first on; most likely, Waterston will have found some new layers to add to his already-excellent performance.
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