AceShowbiz - NBC just announced that "Law & Order" would have another spin-off entitled "Law & Order: Hate Crimes". The latest installment of the franchise will contain thirteen episodes and it will be based on New York City's real-life Hate Crimes Task Force, which is the second oldest bias-based task force in the U.S.

"As with all of my crime shows, I want to depict what's really going on in our cities and shine a light on the wide-ranging victims and show that justice can prevail," the upcoming series' executive producer, Dick Wolf, said in a statement.

"Twenty years ago when 'SVU' ['Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'] began, very few people felt comfortable coming forward and reporting these crimes," he explained. "But when you bring the stories into people's living rooms with characters as empathetic as Olivia Benson, a real dialogue can begin. That's what I hope we can do with this new show in a world where hate crimes have reached an egregious level."

Warren Leight, who created "SVU" with Wolf, added that he's thrilled to work alongside Wolf again on the new project. "I'm extremely impressed by the actual men and women investigating these cases in a city as complicated and diverse as New York," Leight said. "The work they are doing puts them on the front lines in a battle for the soul of our city and nation. I'm thrilled about the chance to reunite with Dick and NBC to portray the reality of this crisis."

NBC has released an official description of the new show that reads, " 'Law & Order: Hate Crimes' is set in New York City, where crimes motivated by discrimination are vigorously investigated by an elite, specially trained team of investigators. Going behind the headlines and viral videos, these diverse, dedicated and passionate detectives will stop at nothing to bring these criminals to justice."

While there's still no word on the new spin-off's release date, the twentieth season of "Special Victims Unit" is set to premiere on September 27 on NBC.