Overview

• The 27th season debuts Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, with next-day streaming on Peacock.
• Michele Fazekas, the first woman to lead SVU, signals a creative refresh with a new producing director, new cameras and slight set changes.
• Episodes will blend case-of-the-week storytelling with ongoing threads as Fazekas introduces challenges Benson hasn't faced recently.
• Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T return alongside Peter Scanavino, Kevin Kane and series regular Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins.
• Octavio Pisano and Juliana Aidén Martinez were previously reported to be exiting after Season 26, with Pisano expected to appear in the premiere, and Hargitay’s posts have hinted at legacy guest cameos such as Christopher Meloni and Dann Florek.