'Law & Order 'and' Law & Order: SVU' Renewed for Milestone Seasons at NBC: Get the Details!
Olivia Benson isn't ready to retire just yet.
On Thursday, May 8, NBC announced more of its renewal plans for the upcoming 2025-2026 season, with Law & Order officially returning for its milestone 25th season.
Law & Order: SVU is also getting the green light for yet another record-breaking season.
Season 27 will see the departure of the series' showrunner David Graziano, who helmed the show from season 24 through season 26. In April, Variety shared that Michele Fazekas would be taking over the top spot, making her the first female to hold the job in the show's history.
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SVU will continue to star Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T and Peter Scanavino. On May 6, PEOPLE confirmed that Octavio Pisano and Juliana Aidén Martinez, who portray Detective Joe Velasco and Detective Kate Silva, will depart the long-running NBC series after season 26 concludes.
Executive producer Dick Wolf's other shows on the network — being his "One Chicago" slate Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med — have also been renewed. They will be returning for seasons 14, 13 and 11, respectively.
Meanwhile, over at CBS, two of the Wolf-produced FBI shows — a.k.a. FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International — were canceled. However, the network ordered a new show within the franchise featuring Tom Ellis as the series lead, and it's currently titled CIA.
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The season 26 finale of Law & Order: SVU will air on Thursday, May 15, on NBC at 9 p.m. ET. Episodes of both Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU can be streamed on Peacock.
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