NBC has been announcing its slate of renewals for the 2025-2026 season, and the ‘Law & Order’ franchise has made the cut
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, Efwebeconfirmed 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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