‘Law & Order’ Casts Maura Tierney as a Lieutenant in Season 24

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22 July 2024 at 6:22 pm·1-min read

Maura Tierney is joining the cast of “Law & Order” for Season 24.

Though specific character details are not yet available, Tierney will play a lieutenant in the season, which premieres on NBC on Oct. 3.

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Among Tierney’s best known projects is “The Affair,” the Showtime drama in which she played Helen Solloway in all five seasons from 2014 to 2019, which earned her a Golden Globe. Like “Law & Order,” her other major TV roles have been on NBC: “NewsRadio,” the ’90s sitcom in which she played Lisa Miller for all five seasons, and “ER,” the medical drama that starred her as Abby Lockhart in Seasons 6 through 15.

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