Law & – Captain Olivia Benson and the SVU squad return this fall with the Season 28 premiere on Thursday, October 8 at 9/8c on NBC, and the next day on Peacock. No casting announcements have been made as of June 2026.
Captain Olivia Benson doesn’t miss a beat—and Season 28 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is set to put her back in the middle of the hardest cases.
This fall, the long-running courtroom-and-crisis machine returns to NBC. The Season 28 premiere is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, airing at 9/8c on NBC. It will also be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
For viewers who keep the show as part of their Thursday night rhythm, new episodes follow the series’ typical schedule. After the October 8 premiere, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will air on Thursday nights at 9/8c on NBC.
Benson’s world remains a place where survival stories meet procedural pressure. Mariska Hargitay—who plays Captain Olivia Benson—has described the cast and crew dynamic in terms that sound more like a pledge than promotion. In a 2023 interview with NBC Insider. she said she’s honored to be part of “such a team.” She added: “I love my job. I love going to work every day. I love the community that I’m in. ” and spoke about the way the production operates: “Let’s do the work. let’s have a fun time. and the best idea wins.” She also called the relationship among the group “such a team. ” and said. “We rely so much on each other. We’re a unit. It’s so sacred to me.”.
As the calendar moves toward October, the practical details are clear, even as one major piece of the next season remains blank. As of June 2026, there have been no casting announcements made for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28.
The most recent cast list gives fans a baseline for what they’ll be looking for as the squad gears up again. Season 27 featured Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, Ice T as Sgt. Fin Tutuola, Peter Scanavino as A.D.A. Sonny Carisi, Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins. Kevin Kane as Detective Terry Bruno. Aimé Donna Kelly as Captain Renee Curry. and Corey Cott as Detective Jake Griffin.
Streaming remains part of the routine, too. New Season 28 episodes will be available to watch the day after they air on Peacock.
For people who want to catch up before the next case hits. Peacock also hosts earlier seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. including Seasons 2 through Season 6 and Seasons 19 through Season 27. The streaming service also carries the original Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Season 28 is coming—October 8 on NBC at 9/8c, streaming the next day on Peacock—and fans are already circling back to the one thing SVU never stops doing: turning the most brutal moments into a story that has to be heard all the way through.
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