Law & Order: SVU is returning tonight (Thursday, September 25) at 9 p.m ET on NBC, but not everyone is coming back.
The long-running procedural TV series centers around the detectives of the Special Victims Unit as they investigate and prosecute sex-based crimes, and has been on the air since 1999.
Ahead of the Season 27 premiere, here’s everything we know about who is and isn’t returning for the next season of SVU.
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Mariska Hargitay has some VIPs on the set!
The 61-year-old actress, who plays Olivia Benson on NBC‘s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, was spotted filming scenes for the long-running show’s Season 27 on Tuesday (July 29) in New York City.
Mariska was joined by her 19-year-old son, August Hermann, on the set.
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Mariska Hargitay has the support of her family during her big night at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival!
The 61-year-old Emmy-winning actress was joined by husband Peter Hermann and their three kids – August, 18, Amaya, 14, and Andrew, 13 – at the premiere of her directorial debut My Mom Jayne on Friday evening (June 13) held at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
For those who don’t know, Mariska is the daughter of legendary actress Jayne Mansfield and the documentary follows her legacy. The documentary revealed a shocking family secret – the identity of Mariska‘s biological father.
Following the event, we compiled photos of all the stars in attendance!
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Kelli Giddish is returning to Law & Order: SVU!
The 45-year-old actress is returning to the NBC crime drama full time, reprising he role as Sgt. Amanda Collins as a series regular in Season 27, Deadline reports.
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Det. Amanda Rollins is back!
Kelli Giddish returned to set of Law & Order: SVU to film scenes for season 26 alongside Mariska Hargitay on Monday afternoon (February 24) in New York City.
In between scenes, Kelli, 44, was spotted having some fun while hanging on the side of a firetruck.
The next day, Kelli and Mariska, 61, filmed a few more scenes with fellow cast members Aimé Donna Kelly and Juliana Aiden Martinez.
If you didn’t know, Kelli first joined SVU in 2013 and appeared as a main character until leaving the show in December 2022. Since then, she has made several guest appearances on the show and it was confirmed last year that she will be appearing in multiple episodes in season 26.
In a recent interview, Mariska, who has been playing Detective Olivia Benson on SVU since 1999, addressed when she might possibly leave the show.
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Law & Order: SVU is back on Thursday (October 3)!
The long-running series was officially renewed for Season 26 by NBC back in March, and will premiere on Thursday, October 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and next day on Peacock.
The crime show, also known as the first spin-off of Law & Order by Dick Wolf, debuted back in September of 1999, and has since gone on to become the longest-running primetime U.S. live-action series in the history of TV, and the only live-action ’90s series still producing new episodes.
We already know who is set to return, who is joining, and who just got promoted in the cast as a series regular!
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Exciting news for Law & Order: SVU fans!
On Thursday (September 5), showrunner/executive producer David Graziano and executive producer Julie Martin confirmed that Kelli Giddish will be reprising her role as Amanda Rollins for multiple episodes in the upcoming 26th season.
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