Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the longest-running primetime live-action series in TV history is all set to make a comeback to NBC. The series is returning for its milestone Season 26 for NBC's 2024-2025 programming.
Decade after decade, the show manages to captivate its viewers and add new generations of fans along the way. Fans will have some familiarity back in the show, in the form of Mariska Hargitay’s Captain Olivia Benson and Ice-T’s Fin Tutuola, along with a few exciting new additions.
When does Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 come out?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 is set to premiere on October 3, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. The show will have new episodes on air every Thursday, continuing the legacy of being a prime-time spot holder.
The show can be streamed on Peacock the very next day.
What is the plot of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26?
The summary of the first episode, titled, Fractured reads:
The SVU investigates a brutal attack on a group of law students; Benson hopes the discovery of a hidden camera will crack the case open; Carisi's best chance at conviction is catching the defendant in a lie."
According to IMDB the plot of the second episode, titled Excavation, to be aired on October 10th is as follows:
Devastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home; bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi when a powerful judge stalls the case.
Cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26
The cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 will have many loved faces coming back like Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson. She has been a central character and at the Season 25 wrap party, mentioned that the work culture on the set follows the motto, 'Let's do the work, let's have a fun time, and best idea wins.' She emphasized being a team player and complimented the cast and crew for being the most reliable.
Other members of the cast this season will be:
- Ice-T - Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino - ADA Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr.
- Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
- Molly Burnett - Detective Grace Muncy
- Christopher Meloni - Detective Elliot Stabler
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