in october 2012, leight said of the future of the "law & order" franchise – which currently consisted of just "law & order: svu" – "(dick wolf and i) sometimes talk in general terms of where (the franchise) could go. i'm curious to see if there's another iteration somewhere down the line," he says. "we try hard to maintain a certain level of quality which i think is why the shows sustained in reruns so well. and i'd like to believe there's room for another generation in some way."