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Law and Order (season 4)

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Country of origin
  
United States

Original network
  
NBC

No. of episodes
  
22

Original release
  
September 15, 1993 (1993-09-15) – May 25, 1994 (1994-05-25)

The fourth season of Law & Order aired on NBC between September 15, 1993, and May 25, 1994. This is the final season to feature Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone. It is also the first season to include a shorter opening sequence and theme (at 46 seconds), which would be used for the remainder of the series' run. Season four was released on DVD December 6, 2005.

Cast

There were two cast changes from season 3:

  • Anita Van Buren (played by S. Epatha Merkerson) replaced Don Cragen (Dann Florek) in the role of the detectives' supervisor (although Van Buren was a Lieutenant while Cragen had held the more senior rank of Captain)
  • Claire Kincaid (played by Jill Hennessy) replaced Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks) as Assistant District Attorney.
  • This was the first time women played any of the Law and Order 's six major characters: both roles would continue to be occupied by women, with Merkerson remaining in the role of Van Buren, throughout the remainder of the series. It was also the first time in Law and Order's history that two major cast changes were made simultaneously; the next such double change would not happen until the beginning of season 17.

  • Jerry Orbach as Det. Lennie Briscoe
  • Chris Noth as Det. Mike Logan
  • S. Epatha Merkerson as Anita Van Buren
  • Michael Moriarty as E.A.D.A. Ben Stone
  • Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid
  • Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
  • Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
  • References

    Law & Order (season 4) Wikipedia