Law & Order season 10
The tenth season of Law & Order premiered on NBC, September 22, 1999 alongside Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and ended May 24, 2000. Executive Producers René Balcer and Ed Sherin both left the show at the end of the season. This is the final season to feature Steven Hill as Adam Schiff, who was the last original cast member.
Cast
This is the first season to feature Ed Green who replaced seasons 6–9's Rey Curtis in the role of junior detective. This season marked the first Law & Order spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , which features Dann Florek reprising his role of Captain Donald Cragen from the first three seasons of Law & Order. Florek/Cragen appears in both parts of a two-part crossover between the two shows this season, and four other Law & Order: SVU characters appear in episodes of the original series over this season. Steven Hill, who played Adam Schiff, left the series at the end of the 10th season.This season was the only season to feature all five of the series' longest running characters: Jack McCoy, Anita Van Buren, Lennie Briscoe, Adam Schiff and Ed Green.
Recurring
- J. K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda
- Leslie Hendrix as M.E. Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
- Larry Clarke as Detective Morris LaMotte
Guest
- Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
- Carey Lowell as Defense Attorney Jamie Ross
- Tovah Feldshuh as Defense Attorney Danielle Melnick