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”Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” was renewed for a twenty-seventh season on May 8, 2025.<ref name=”Development 1″>{{cite news |last1=Sederstrom |first1=Jill |title=Both ”Law & Order” and ”Special Victims Unit” renewed for 2025–2026 season by NBC |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/law-and-order-season-25-special-victims-unit-27-renewed-2025-2026-nbc |access-date=May 8, 2025 |agency=[[NBC Insider]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal Media]] |date=May 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250508215118/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/law-and-order-season-25-special-victims-unit-27-renewed-2025-2026-nbc |archive-date=May 8, 2025 |location=United States |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=”Development 2″>{{cite magazine |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title=””Law & Order”, ”Law & Order: SVU” renewed at NBC |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/law-and-order-law-and-order-svu-renewed-nbc-1236391162/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=May 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250508191630/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/law-and-order-law-and-order-svu-renewed-nbc-1236391162/ |archive-date=May 8, 2025 |location=United States |date=May 8, 2025 |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=”Development 3″>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=””Law & Order: SVU” and ”Law & Order” renewed for 2025–2026 after combined 50 seasons on NBC |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/law-amp-order-svu-law-amp-order-renewed-nbc-2025-26-season-1236390251/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=May 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250508190734/https://deadline.com/2025/05/law-amp-order-svu-law-amp-order-renewed-nbc-2025-26-season-1236390251/ |archive-date=May 8, 2025 |location=United States |date=May 8, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> That July, [[NBC]] announced the season would premiere on September 25, 2025.<ref name=”Development 4″>{{cite news |last1=Kimont |first1=Kaitlin |title=The premiere xates for NBC’s fall 2025 shows, NBA on NBC, and Sunday night football |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/nbc-premiere-dates-fall-2025-shows-details |access-date=September 25, 2025 |agency=[[NBC News]] |publisher=[[NBC]] |date=July 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926025607/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/nbc-premiere-dates-fall-2025-shows-details |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=”Development 5″>{{cite press release |author=<!– not stated –> |date=September 16, 2025 |title=NBC sets fall premiere dates for 2025–2026 season |url=https://www.nbcuniversal.com/article/nbc-sets-fall-premiere-dates-2025-2026-season |publisher=[[NBCUniversal Media]] |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926025922/https://www.nbcuniversal.com/article/nbc-sets-fall-premiere-dates-2025-2026-season |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following [[David Graziano]]’s departure at the conclusion of the [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 26|twenty-sixth season]], [[Michele Fazekas]] was named as his successor as showrunner; this made her the first woman to hold the position in the series’ history.<ref name=”Development 6″>{{cite magazine |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title=””Law and Order: SVU” names Michele Fazekas first female showrunner in series history |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/law-and-order-svu-michele-fazekas-first-female-showrunner-1236353917/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=September 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926020137/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/law-and-order-svu-michele-fazekas-first-female-showrunner-1236353917/ |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |date=April 1, 2025 |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328 |url-status=live}}</ref> She previous acted as a writer-producer from the [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 3|third]] to [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 7|seventh seasons]].<ref name=”Development 7″>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=””Law & Order: SVU” makes history, naming Michele Fazekas showrunner as NBC drama eyes season 27 |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/law-order-svu-michele-fazekas-showrunner-season-27-renewal-1236355519/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=September 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926021013/https://deadline.com/2025/04/law-order-svu-michele-fazekas-showrunner-season-27-renewal-1236355519/ |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |date=April 1, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Brenna Malloy was ~~subsequent~~ named as the directing producer for the season.<ref name=”Development 8″>{{cite web |last1=Roffman |first1=Marisa |title=””Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” exclusive: Octavio Pisano’s season 27 return extended |url=https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2025/07/31/law-and-order-svu-season-27-cast-octavio-pisano-return-velasco-brenna-malloy/ |publisher=Give Me My Remote |access-date=September 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926021859/https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2025/07/31/law-and-order-svu-season-27-cast-octavio-pisano-return-velasco-brenna-malloy/ |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |date=July 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following [[David Graziano]]’s departure at the conclusion of the [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 26|twenty-sixth season]], [[Michele Fazekas]] was named as his successor as showrunner; this made her the first woman to hold the position in the series’ history.<ref name=”Development 6″>{{cite magazine |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title=””Law and Order: SVU” names Michele Fazekas first female showrunner in series history |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/law-and-order-svu-michele-fazekas-first-female-showrunner-1236353917/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=September 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926020137/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/law-and-order-svu-michele-fazekas-first-female-showrunner-1236353917/ |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |date=April 1, 2025 |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=60626328 |url-status=live}}</ref> She previous acted as a writer-producer from the [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 3|third]] to [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 7|seventh seasons]].<ref name=”Development 7″>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=””Law & Order: SVU” makes history, naming Michele Fazekas showrunner as NBC drama eyes season 27 |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/law-order-svu-michele-fazekas-showrunner-season-27-renewal-1236355519/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=September 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926021013/https://deadline.com/2025/04/law-order-svu-michele-fazekas-showrunner-season-27-renewal-1236355519/ |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |date=April 1, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Brenna Malloy was named as the directing producer for the season.<ref name=”Development 8″>{{cite web |last1=Roffman |first1=Marisa |title=””Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” exclusive: Octavio Pisano’s season 27 return extended |url=https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2025/07/31/law-and-order-svu-season-27-cast-octavio-pisano-return-velasco-brenna-malloy/ |publisher=Give Me My Remote |access-date=September 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926021859/https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2025/07/31/law-and-order-svu-season-27-cast-octavio-pisano-return-velasco-brenna-malloy/ |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |date=July 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Speaking on becoming the series’ first female showrunner, Fazekas described it as “crazy, in a way, that after 26 years on the air that [a female showrunner] didn’t happen. Although not, I guess, totally surprising.” She further cited [[Mariska Hargitay]] as reason for her decision to accept the position,<ref name=”Development 9″>{{cite magazine |last1=Ross |first1=Alex |last2=Vinson |first2=Nathan |title=””Law & Order: SVU” season 27 will challenge Olivia Benson in ways ‘she hasn’t had in a while,’ says showrunner (exclusive) |url=https://people.com/law-and-order-svu-season-27-giving-olivia-benson-new-challenges-showrunner-michele-fazekas-exclusive-11811778 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=September 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926023318/https://people.com/law-and-order-svu-season-27-giving-olivia-benson-new-challenges-showrunner-michele-fazekas-exclusive-11811778 |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |date=September 24, 2025 |issn=0093-7673 |oclc=794712888 |url-status=live}}</ref> and revealed her intentions to change things about the series, in an effort to freshen up the series, while keeping with its roots.<ref name=”Development 10″>{{cite news |last1=Chung |first1=Gabrielle |title=””Law & Order: SVU” showrunner reveals major storyline change for Olivia Benson in season 27 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1422986/law-order-svu-season-27-storyline-revealed |access-date=September 25, 2025 |work=[[E! News]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |date=September 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250926024020/https://www.eonline.com/news/1422986/law-order-svu-season-27-storyline-revealed |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |location=United States |url-status=live}}</ref>

Season of American television series

Season of television series

The twenty-seventh season of American police procedural crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered 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, returned in a regular capacity as Sergeant Amanda Rollins, while Octavio Pisano reprised his role as Detective Joe Velasco for the season’s premiere episode, retaining his series regular status. Additionally, Aimé Donna Kelly, who previously recurred as Captain Renee Curry, was promoted to series regular.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was renewed for a twenty-seventh season on May 8, 2025.^[1]^[2]^[3] That July, NBC announced the season would premiere on September 25, 2025.^[4]^[5]

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 in the series’ history.^[6] She previous acted as a writer-producer from the third to seventh seasons.^[7] Brenna Malloy was subsequently named as the directing producer for the season.^[8]

Season twenty-six cast members Mariska Hargitay (Captain Olivia Benson), Ice-T as (Odafin “Fin” Tutuola), Peter Scanavino (Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr., and Kevin Kane (Detective Terry Bruno) returned to the show for the twenty-seventh season. In May 2025, ahead of the season twenty-six finale, it was revealed Juliana Aidén Martinez (Junior Detective Kate Silva) and Octavio Pisano (Detective Joe Velasco) would depart the series.^[11] That same month, Kelli Giddish‘s return as a series regular was announced.^[12]^[13] Two months later, it was reported that Aimé Donna Kelly, who previously joined the series in the recurring role of Captain Renee Curry during the twenty-second season, had been promoted to series regular..^[14] Pisano was later announced to have reprised his role,^[8] beginning with the season’s premiere episode.^[15]

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In early August 2025, NBC announced former cast members Dean Winters, BD Wong and Dann Florek would make guest appearances as former Detective Brian Cassidy, former FBI Agent George Huang and former Captain Donald Cragen, respectively.^[16] Christopher Meloni (Det. Elliot Stabler) made an appearance during the season’s premiere episode.^[17] Tony Goldwyn, who stars on the flagship series as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter, will appear in several episodes throughout the season.^[18]

In addition to the guest appearances by former cast members, early episodes will see Corey Cott, Molly Griggs, and Michael Cassidy who are set to guest star. This will make Cott’s second appearance on Special Victims Unit; he previously appeared during the eighteenth season, where he portrayed Ellis Griffin, the suspect of the sexual assault on an unconscious girl.^[19] On September 11, 2025, it was announced former Chicago Med actress, Norma Kuhling, would appear during the season in a recurring role.^[20]

^ Sederstrom, Jill (May 8, 2025). “Both Law & Order and Special Victims Unit renewed for 2025–2026 season by NBC”. United States: NBCUniversal Media. NBC Insider. Archived from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
^ Otterson, Joe (May 8, 2025). “Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU renewed at NBC”. Variety. United States: Penske Media Corporation. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Archived from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2025). “Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order renewed for 2025–2026 after combined 50 seasons on NBC”. Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
^ Kimont, Kaitlin (July 28, 2025). “The premiere xates for NBC’s fall 2025 shows, NBA on NBC, and Sunday night football”. United States: NBC. NBC News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ “NBC sets fall premiere dates for 2025–2026 season” (Press release). NBCUniversal Media. September 16, 2025. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ Otterson, Joe (April 1, 2025). “Law and Order: SVU names Michele Fazekas first female showrunner in series history”. Variety. United States: Penske Media Corporation. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 1, 2025). “Law & Order: SVU makes history, naming Michele Fazekas showrunner as NBC drama eyes season 27″. Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Roffman, Marisa (July 31, 2025). “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit exclusive: Octavio Pisano’s season 27 return extended”. United States: Give Me My Remote. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Ross, Alex; Vinson, Nathan (September 24, 2025). “Law & Order: SVU season 27 will challenge Olivia Benson in ways ‘she hasn’t had in a while,’ says showrunner (exclusive)”. People. United States. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Chung, Gabrielle (September 24, 2025). “Law & Order: SVU showrunner reveals major storyline change for Olivia Benson in season 27″. E! News. United States: NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Rice, Rosy Cordero,Lynette (May 6, 2025). “Law & Order: SVU: Juliana Martinez and Octavio Pisano leaving after season 26″. Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ 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.
^ Roots, Kimberly (May 15, 2025). “Law & Order: SVU is bringing Kelli Giddish back as a series regular”. TVLine. United States. Archived from the original on May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
^ “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.
^ Roots, Kimberly (July 24, 2025). “Surprise! Law & Order: SVU‘s Octavio Pisano to return in season 27 premiere”. TVLine. United States. Archived from the original on July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
^ Nemetz, Dave (August 2, 2025). “Law & Order: SVU: Chris Meloni confirms he’ll guest-star as Stabler in season 27″. TVLine. United States. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
^ Moore, Julia. “Christopher Meloni makes surprise return to Law and Order: SVUsset filming with Mariska Hargitay and Dann Florek”. People. United States. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Roffman, Marisa (September 5, 2025). “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Law & Order‘s Tony Goldwyn to guest star in season 27″. United States: Give Me My Remote. Archived from the original on September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Roffman, Marisa (August 19, 2025). “LLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit adds Corey Cott, Molly Griggs, and Michael Cassidy to season 27″. United States: Give Me My Remote. Archived from the original on September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Roffman, Marisa (September 11, 2025). “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Chicago Med‘s Norma Kuhling to recur”. United States: Give Me My Remote. Archived from the original on September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 27″. Rotten Tomatoes. United States: Fandango Media. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
^ ^a ^b “Shows A–Z — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC”. The Futon Critic. United States. Retrieved September 22, 2025.

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