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Law & Order SVU has been renewed for another run, NBC has confirmed.
The crime drama television series, which has been the longest-running primetime drama on American television since season 21 back in 2019, will return next fall for its 28th season.
However, as reported by Deadline, there’s a twist: season 28 is actually the second part of a two-season renewal from May 2025, which NBC hadn’t made public.
The renewal news comes hot on the heels of another Law & Order series, Organised Crime, being axed after five seasons on NBC and Peacock.
Meanwhile, the future remains unclear for the mothership Law & Order show, which is currently in its 25th season.
While we’ll have to wait for official cast confirmations for Law & Order SVU, we’d expect the likes of Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, Aimé Donna Kelly, and Kevin Kane to return to the fore.
Cast member Ice-T previously alluded to another run, saying in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter): “I’m on the last three episodes of the season [27], which means going into season 28, Fin will still be alive and breathing.”
Law & Order SVU is currently airing its 27th season on NBC, with the finale set to air on Thursday, 14 May, 2026, at 9pm ET.
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Molly Moss is a Trends Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest trends across TV, film and more. She has an MA in Newspaper Journalism and has previously written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Sun Online.
