Sam Waterston Officially Returning for ‘Law & Order’ Revival at NBC
BY LESLEY GOLDBERG | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment He’ll reprise his role as Jack McCoy for what will be his 17th season with the procedural. Jack McCoy is officially returning to Law & Order. Following prolonged negotiations, Sam Waterston has closed a deal to return for NBC’s Law & Order revival. The casting means Waterston will appear in 17 of the show’s 21 seasons, as the revival is being billed as a continuation of the series that launched a multibillion-dollar franchise. Waterston first joined L&O in season five and remained through season 20, when NBC unceremoniously canceled the drama before it could snap Gunsmoke’s record for the…