‘Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Trailer Is Here: Everything to Know

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The Law & Order universe is expanding in the United States with the latest spinoff: Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent.

News broke in May that The CW acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to seasons 1 and 2 of the Canadian procedural. Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent initially debuted in its home country in 2024 and follows the format of Dick Wolf‘s Law & Order franchise but was developed by Rene Balcer for Universal Television.

“Law & Order Criminal Intent: Toronto is the next gripping chapter of one of the greatest and most recognizable broadcast television brands of all time,” The CW president Brad Schwartz told Variety at the time. “And we can’t wait to bring this series to The CW this fall.”

Like the series before it, Law & Order Toronto follows the lives of the police and prosecutors who investigate crimes in their respective cities.

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The original Law & Order premiered in 1990 and focused on New York City crime — and was revived in 2022 with season 21. Over the past three decades, there have since been several spinoffs, including the most well-known and longest-running Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which enters season 27 this fall.

The current lineup in the U.S. includes Law & Order, SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime and now Toronto.

Scroll down for everything to know about Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent:

Who Are the Stars of ‘Law & Order Toronto’?

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Season 1 stars Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff and Kathleen Munroe as fellow Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman. The series also includes K.C. Collins as Deputy Crown Attorney Theo Forrester, Karen Robinson as Inspector Vivienne Holness, Araya Mengesha as Mark Yohannes and Nicola Correia-Damude as Dr. Lucy Da Silva.

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What Is ‘Law & Order Toronto’ About?

The series follows “Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit’s Detective Sergeants Henry Graff (Young) and Frankie Bateman (Munroe), as they investigate high-profile homicides in Canada’s largest metropolis,” according to the official synopsis. “Their unique investigative skills are showcased through a variety of psychological tactics, with a heavy focus on the motives and actions of criminals. These cases delve into the worlds of high finance, politics, real estate, media and more.”

Is There a ‘Law & Order Toronto’ Trailer?

The CW dropped the first look at Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent in August, teasing the exploration of the darker side of the major Canadian city. In between intense scenes of interrogations and glimpses at dead bodies, fans get a sneak peek at the two lead detectives’ approach to solving crimes.

“This was no crime of passion, this was a premeditated murder,” Henry Graff (Young) declares in the video, while raising his voice in anger. Frankie (Munroe), meanwhile, ominously teases, “Sometimes the dead do speak!”

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