Variety reports that “Law & Order: SVU” has been renewed for season 28 on NBC.
As always, the renewal comes as no surprise, as the flagship show of the Law & Order series continues to generate strong numbers on NBC despite being in its final stages of airing. Meanwhile, Law & Order is still waiting for an official announcement regarding its renewal for next season, while Law & Order: Organized Crime was just canceled after five seasons.
Series mainstays Mariska Hargitay and Ice-T will remain in the SVU cast, along with Peter Scanavino, Kelly Giddish, Kevin Kane and Emme Donna Kelly. Dick Wolf will executive produce along with Michele Fazikas, Hargitay, Kenneth Brown, and Peter Jankowski. Fuzzikas returned to the show as a news showrunner at the start of season 27. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is produced by Universal Television in partnership with Wolf Entertainment under an overall agreement between Wolf Entertainment and the studio.
Other than “Law & Order,” the only other shows waiting to announce new seasons are the dramas “Brilliant Minds” and “The Hunting Party,” and the comedies “Stumble” and “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.” Brilliant Minds doesn’t appear to be ready to return after NBC pulled the final six episodes of the season from its schedule in February. It is scheduled to return to finish its second season in late May.
For the first time in years, NBC has ordered multiple pilots for the 2026-2027 broadcast season. That includes a reboot of “The Rockford Files” starring David Boreanaz and a PI comedy from Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici. Further cancellations seem likely ahead of the NBC upfront presentation in May, especially since these pilots are considered strong candidates for series orders.
