Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 27

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 27
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Promotional poster via Peacock
Showrunner Michele Fazekas
Starring
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2025 (2025-09-25)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The twenty-seventh season of American police procedural crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will premiere on NBC on September 25, 2025. The season is produced by Wolf Entertainment, in conjunction with Universal Television. Michele Fazekas serves as showrunner, following the departure of David Graziano. Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, and Kevin Kane reprise their roles as Captain Olivia Benson, Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola, Assistant District Attorney Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr., and Detective Terry Bruno, respectively. Kelli Giddish, who had been making guest appearances following her departure during the twenty-fourth season, will return in a regular capacity as Sergeant Amanda Rollins, while Octavio Pisano will reprise his role as Detective Joe Velasco for the season's premiere episode. Additionally, Aimé Donna Kelly, who previously recurred as Captain Renee Curry, was promoted to series regular.

Production

Crew

Following David Graziano's departure at the conclusion of the twenty-sixth season, Michele Fazekas was named as his successor as showrunner; this made her the first woman to hold the position for the series. [1]

Casting

In May 2025, ahead of the season twenty-six finale, it was revealed Juliana Aidén Martinez and Octavio Pisano would depart the series as Junior Detective Kate Silva and Detective Joe Velasco, respectively. [2] That same month, Kelli Giddish's return as a series regular was announced. [3] [4] Two months later, it was reported that Aimé Donna Kelly, who previously joined the series in the recurring role of Captain Renee Curry in 2020, had been upgraded to series regular ahead of the season. [5] Pisano was later announced to have reprised his role for the season's premiere episode. [6] In early August 2025, NBC announced former cast members Dean Winters, BD Wong and Dann Florek would guest-star as former Detective Brian Cassidy, FBI Agent George Huang and former Captain Donald Cragen, respectively. [7]

Cast and characters

Main

Special guest stars

Crossover stars from Law & Order: Organized Crime

Episodes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 27 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [8] [9] Directed byWritten byOriginal release date  [8] [9] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
5741"In the Wind" [9] TBATBASeptember 25, 2025 (2025-09-25)2701TBD
5752"A Waiver of Consent" [8] TBATBAOctober 2, 2025 (2025-10-02)2702TBD
5763"A Vicious Circle" [8] TBATBAOctober 9, 2025 (2025-10-09)2703TBD
5774"Clickbait" [8] TBATBAOctober 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)2704TBD
5785TBATBATBAOctober 23, 2025 (2025-10-23)2705TBD

References

  1. ↑ Otterson, Joe (April 1, 2025). "'Law and Order: SVU' Names Michele Fazekas First Female Showrunner in Series History". Variety . Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ Rice, Rosy Cordero,Lynette (May 6, 2025). "Law & Order: SVU: Juliana Martinez & Octavio Pisano Leaving After Season 26". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 15, 2025). "Rollins Returns: Kelli Giddish Rejoins Law & Order: SVU as Series Regular for Season 27". Deadline Hollywood . United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (May 15, 2025). "Law & Order: SVU Is Bringing Kelli Giddish Back as a Series Regular". TVLine . United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Aimé Donna Kelly Upped to Series Regular on Law & Order: SVU — as Another SVU Detective Departs". United States: Blex Media. July 18, 2025. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (July 24, 2025). "Surprise! Law & Order: SVU's Octavio Pisano to Return in Season 27 Premiere". TVLine . United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Nametz, Dave (August 2, 2025). "Law & Order: SVU: Chris Meloni Confirms He'll Guest-Star as Stabler in Season 27". TVLine . United States: Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 27". Rotten Tomatoes . United States: Fandango Media . Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "Shows A–Z — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC". The Futon Critic . United States. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
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