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‘Law and Order Toronto’ showrunners feeling the pressure on multiple fronts

American TV staple reaches north for new show focused on Canada’s largest city
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Cast members (left to right) Karen Robinson, Aden Young, Kathleen Munroe, and K.C. Collins pose for a photo at a press junket as they promote the television series “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” in Toronto on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Nobody wants to be the person who mucked up the “Law & Order” franchise.

It’s a fear that’s haunted veteran procedural writer Tassie Cameron since she embarked on the most daunting responsibility of her career: turning Dick Wolf’s beloved legal drama into the new Canadian spinoff “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent.”

Despite years of experience writing on “Rookie Blue,” “Pretty Hard Cases” and “Mary Kills People,” she quivers at the responsibility she holds as the show’s Thursday broadcast premiere approaches.

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