NBC says its freshman series "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is scheduled to return to the network's regular lineup with a two-hour original premiere.

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The crime drama procedural, which has been on hiatus in recent weeks while it was being reworked, is to return April 11 at 9 p.m. It will resume in its regular day and time on April 18 at 10 p.m.

The announcement was made Monday by Bob Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment.

"We are pleased to welcome 'Law & Order: Los Angeles' back to NBC's regular lineup," Greenblatt said in a statement. "Dick Wolf and his team have made some exciting creative changes and we can't wait to reintroduce the show to audiences."

"Law & Order: Los Angeles" follows Detectives Ricardo Morales -- played by Alfred Molina -- and Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski -- played by Corey Stoll -- as they pursue cases through Los Angeles. Terrence Howard plays Deputy District Attorney Jonah "Joe" Dekker and Alana de la Garza plays Deputy District Attorney Connie Rubirosa.

The show premiered last fall. It was announced in January that co-stars Regina Hall, Megan Boone and Skeet Ulrich would not be on it when it resumes after the hiatus.