LOS ANGELES — 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 over three decades after its debut in 1990. The franchise is building momentum as the so-called mothership and spinoff “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 b

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