Overview

• The flagship returns at 8 p.m. ET with SVU at 9 p.m. ET, with both episodes streaming the next day on Peacock.
• Season 25 opens by continuing last season’s cliffhanger that places ADA Samantha Maroun under scrutiny, according to the showrunner.
• Mehcad Brooks’ exit is addressed in the premiere, and David Ajala will join partway through the season as a detective working with Reid Scott’s Vincent Riley, who starts out without a partner.
• Returning Law & Order cast includes Maura Tierney, Tony Goldwyn, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi and Reid Scott, while SVU begins its season under new showrunner Michele Fazekas with Kelli Giddish back as a series regular.
• Producers plan multi-hour crossover events between Law & Order and SVU designed to feel like a single, movie-style story.