The first season of Law & Order premiered on NBC on September 13, 1990, and concluded on June 9, 1991. The season consists of 22 episodes. It was the only season to feature George Dzundza as Max Greevey. It was the first season to include a longer opening sequence and theme (at 81 seconds). And it was also the first season to include Chris Noth as Junior Detective Mike Logan, Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen, Michael Moriarty as Executive Assistant District Attorney Ben Stone, Richard Brooks as Assistant District Attorney Paul Robinette and Steven Hill as District Attorney Adam Schiff.

Overview

Everybody's Favorite Bagman was produced in 1988 for CBS and was intended as the pilot episode of the series. CBS were concerned by the intensity of the episode and series and chose against airing it. Law and Order was picked up by NBC who ordered a full season, with "Prescription for Death" as the premiere episode instead. The series was eventually televised from 1990. It was directed by John Tiffin Patterson and written by Dick Wolf.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Notable guest stars

One future core cast member actress made her first appearance in the episode "Mushrooms". S. Epatha Merkerson appeared as Denise Winters, the mother of the victims. She would later appear in season 4 as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren, commander of the 27th Precinct Detective Squad, and play the role for 17 seasons from 1993–2010. In addition to above, Law & Order season 1's notable guest stars included: John Spencer, Erika Alexander, David Margulies, Phillip R. Allen, Tom Mardirosian, Clark Gregg, Alan North, Peter Frechette, Paul Calderon, Haviland Morris, Zach Grenier, Meg Mundy, John Capodice, Robert Lansing, Caroline Kava, Gerry Bamman, Al Freeman Jr, Frances Sternhagen, John Finn, Erik King, Trey Wilson, Michael P. Moran, Joe Lisi, Steven Keats, Camryn Manheim, Ronald Guttman, Wendy Makkena, Mike Starr, David Groh, Paul Guilfoyle, Jake Weber, Patricia Clarkson, Bruce Altman, Paxton Whitehead, Victor Raider-Wexler, J.D. Cannon, J.A. Preston, Paul Hecht, Stephen Elliott, Lee Richardson, Roxanne Hart, Sandy Baron, Adam Lefevre, Megan Gallagher, Frances Conroy, Dennis Boutsikaris, Ron Rifkin, Erick Avari, Cynthia Nixon, Roy Thinnes, Bob Gunton, Fritz Weaver, Stephen McHattie, William H. Macy, Samuel L. Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gil Bellows, Christine Baranski and Dominic Chianese.

Episodes