Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Right now you can watch Law & Order: Criminal Intent in Australia on BINGE and Foxtel Now, and in the US on Peacock Premium — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. 10 seasons in, and the quality has not slipped. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 381 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Vincent D'Onofrio leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Put it on tonight on BINGE and see for yourself.

There is a reason Law & Order: Criminal Intent keeps coming up in conversation. Law & Order: Criminal Intent trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes. The performances from Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. The series ran for 10 seasons (2001–2011), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The performances in Law & Order: Criminal Intent do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Law & Order: Criminal Intent delivers. The tonal similarities to Elementary are real, though Law & Order: Criminal Intent carves out its own identity quickly. The 10-season run rewards the patience it asks of you. Vincent D'Onofrio is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent wrapped up in 2011, created by Dick Wolf — and 10 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.