‘Law & Order: SVU’ Sets Season 28 Premiere Date
It seems inevitable that NBC’s longest-running show, when it does end, will get a final season announcement ahead of that premiere. So, given that, it was safe to assume that Law & Order: SVU would be back for Season 28. And it continues to be part of NBC’s fall lineup, airing in its 9/8c slot on Thursdays (but now Law & Order will follow it, at 10/9c).
Read on for everything we know so far about Law & Order: SVU Season 28, from the cast to the premiere date and more.
When does Law & Order: SVU Season 28 premiere?
The Law & Order: SVU Season 28 premiere will air Thursday, October 8, at 9/8c, on NBC.
The long-running drama, starring Mariska Hargitay, was renewed in April, but when the announcement came, Deadline revealed it was the second of a private two-season pickup from May 2025. The Season 28 part of it just hadn’t been announced yet.
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This wasn’t too surprising, given that when Ice-T shared a video from the set revealing that he was in the final three episodes of Season 27 on March 10, at the same time, he offered his feelings about the show’s future. “Season 28, I know we gonna get it,” he said at the end.
What is Law & Order: SVU about?
The official description from NBC is simple: “This hard-hitting and emotional series chronicles the lives of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, an elite squad of detectives who investigate crimes of sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence.”
Who’s in the Law & Order: SVU cast?
Law & Order: SVU stars Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola, Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins, Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr., Kevin Kane as Det. Terry Bruno, Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Renee Curry, and Corey Cott as Det. Jake Griffin.
What about the other Law & Order shows?
Law & Order will be back for Season 26. And Law & Order: Organized Crime has been canceled and there will not be a Season 6.