Overview
- The Season 27 finale, titled Monster, capped a year that asked why Captain Olivia Benson keeps doing the work.
- The episode focuses on a rescue mistake that creates legal trouble for the unit without resolving those stakes on screen.
- Detective Jake Griffin faces personal risk as he probes the truth about a former mentor, raising tensions inside the case.
- Showrunner Michele Fazekas, the franchise’s first female SVU showrunner, centered the season on being closer to the end than the beginning.
- NBC says the show returns in the fall with streaming on Peacock, and Ice-T indicated on X that Fin Tutuola continues into Season 28.