The case isn't closed yet for Dick Wolf

The 'Law & Order' creator has no plans to stop as the series enters its 25th season.

- GREG BRAXTON

ACTORS Jerry Orbach, left, and Benjamin Bratt.

(NBCU Photo Bank)

Even in these tumultuous times, these three things remain constant — death, taxes and “Law & Order.”

The juggernaut of the “Law & Order” universe created by producer Dick Wolf continues more than three decades after its debut in September 1990. The franchise is building momentum as the so-called mothership and spin-off “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” premiere new seasons Thursday on NBC, followed by the fifth season of “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” which debuted on Peacock in April.

Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Christopher Meloni, Tony Goldwyn and S. Epatha Merkerson participated in an Emmys tribute to the dramas this month. Fan excitement heightened with post-ceremony pictures of Hargitay, who plays Capt. Olivia Benson, and Meloni, who plays Det. Elliot Stabler. Devotees of "SVU" have been pushing for years for the two characters to become romantically involved on the series.

NBCUniversal and Wolf Entertainment just launched a "Law & Order" FAST channel that's available on several platforms including Prime Video and Roku. The USA Network and Sundance TV air regular marathons of "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: SVU." Videos of fans dancing to the theme song by composer Mike Post have been popping up on social media for months. Hargitay and her "SVU" co-star Kelli Giddish posted their own boogie to the funky, jazzy tune.

"My reaction to all of this is 'Thank you, God," " Wolf said in a phone interview.

"It's an amazing gift. It's made my life. I had once done a pretty good job working on other people's shows.