‘Law & Order’ Casts Maura Tierney as a Lieutenant in Season 24

Maura Tierney is joining the cast of “Law & Order” for Season 24.

Though specific character details are not yet available, Tierney will play a lieutenant in the season, which premieres on NBC on Oct. 3.

Among Tierney’s best known projects is “The Affair,” the Showtime drama in which she played Helen Solloway in all five seasons from 2014 to 2019, which earned her a Golden Globe. Like “Law & Order,” her other major TV roles have been on NBC: “NewsRadio,” the ’90s sitcom in which she played Lisa Miller for all five seasons, and “ER,” the medical drama that starred her as Abby Lockhart in Seasons 6 through 15.

More to come…