‘Law and Order’ to get a reality series

So, if you feel as though your many years of watching Law and Order have turned you into a semi-competent law expert, now’s your chance to put those skills to good use! (Don’t expect any murder trials.) The audience will also be prompted to engage in the proceedings throughout the hour, chiming in on veracity of witnesses and persuasiveness of evidence.

During this upcoming season, Wolf will already be producing four NBC shows including Law & Order: SVU, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Medical. And in line with NBC’s push into live entertainment, the series will be live as well as interactive. This isnt the first time that Dick Wolf has gotten a courtroom-based reality show on the air; back in 2002, he also produced the trial series Crime & Punishment, which lasted for three limited-episode seasons. Beyond that, his production company was also behind such nonfiction series as Cold Justice and its spinoff, as well as Nightwatch and Dead Again.

NBC is making it official on the planned legal doco-series with Law & Order maestro Dick Wolf.

Previously titled “You the Jury”, the project, which lets audience decide the verdict on real-life civil cases, now includes “Law & Order” brand recognition, indicating the network’s hope to lure in viewers from the successful, long-running franchise.

Wolf Reality and Magical Elves are repped by WME.