Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 27

What Season 27 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 27 Episodes

1. 

   27x01 In the Wind

   Sep 25, 2025 · 43 min · ★ 9.0

   Danger swirls around the squad as they investigate a suspect for rape and try to protect their key witness. A new chief of detectives puts Benson to the test. An off-duty Fin tries to stop an assault in progress.

   Directing: Brenna Malloy · Writing: Michele Fazekas · Starring: Christopher Meloni, Dann Florek, BD Wong, Octavio Pisano

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   27x02 A Waiver of Consent

   Oct 2, 2025 · 43 min

   When a member of an elite social club is assaulted, Carisi must convince witnesses to come forward despite the club's strict confidentiality rules. Chief Tynan offers Benson some extra help. Velasco is confronted with a surprising opportunity.

   Directed by: Juan José Campanella · Written by: Kevin J. Hynes · Starring: Octavio Pisano, Michael Cassidy, Norma Kuhling, Molly Griggs

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   27x03 A Vicious Circle

   Oct 9, 2025 · 43 min

   Bruno suspects a bomb was planted to destroy DNA evidence in a rape case. Benson takes on a murder investigation connected to the bombing. Griffin experiences the frustrating setbacks of working an SVU case.

   Directed by: Oscar Rene Lozoya II · Written by: Brant Englestein · Starring: Octavio Pisano, Ashley Greaves, Noma Dumezweni, Norbert Leo Butz

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   27x04 Clickbait

   Oct 16, 2025 · 43 min

   When a tween suffers a life-threatening miscarriage, the SVU must unravel a web of online fabrications to identify a suspect. Rollins carefully weighs her career options.

   Directing: Norberto Barba · Writing: Kevin Deiboldt · Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Noma Dumezweni, Norma Kuhling, Alayna Martus

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   27x05 Feed the Craving

   Oct 23, 2025 · 43 min

   When a woman in active labor is abducted, Rollins and Curry look to her doula for an account of events. Carisi tries to get a confession in front of the jury.

   Directing: Brenna Malloy · Writing: Roxanne Paredes · Starring: Allyson Morgan, Ami Brabson, Quentin Nguyen-Duy, Ashley Greaves

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   27x06 Under the Influence

   Oct 30, 2025 · 43 min

   The squad investigates an assault at a house party where no one can identify the assailant. When two suspects are detained for questioning, Rollins takes the chance to turn one against the other.

   Directing: Norberto Barba · Writing: Nicholas Evangelista · Starring: Ashley Greaves, Michelle Veintimilla, Teddy Cañez, Drew Garrett

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   27x07 False Idols

   Nov 13, 2025 · 43 min

   The SVU must determine fact from fantasy when a famous author twists the details of a serious crime. Fin has a challenging day at work.

   Directing: Steve Boyum · Writing: Justine Ferrara · Starring: Anthoula Katsimatides, Michael Mastro, Evander Duck Jr., Tony Goldwyn

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   27x08 Showdown Mid-Season Finale

   Nov 20, 2025 · 43 min

   When a man claims his girlfriend was kidnapped, Bruno investigates the holes in his story. Tynan comes down hard on Benson after a disagreement. Griffin must defend his police work on the stand.

   Directed by: Juan José Campanella · Written by: Kevin J. Hynes · Starring: Tyree Michael Simpson, Whitney McIntosh-Joseph, Samanthia Nixon, Noma Dumezweni

9. 

   27x09 Purity (II)

   Jan 8, 2026 · 43 min

   The hunt for a murder suspect uncovers a crime with shocking legal and ethical implications. Bruno must protect his squad during a raid on a suspect's home. Carisi and Price team up in court when Brady's interrogation tactics undermine the case.The crossover starts on Law & Order S25E09 Snowflakes (I).

   Directed by: Jean de Segonzac · Written by: Brant Englestein, Kevin Deiboldt · Starring: Nia Vardalos, Greg Germann, Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney

10. 

    27x10 Fidelis Ad Mortem

    Jan 15, 2026 · 43 min

    When Curry's son finds a disturbing cassette tape in a thrift store haul, she and Benson must investigate a decades-old missing persons case. Griffin learns a disturbing rumor about his father.

    Directing: Oscar Rene Lozoya II · Writing: Roxanne Paredes · Starring: Michael Kostroff, Tony Goldwyn, Noma Dumezweni, Nick Sandow

11. 

    27x11 Career Psychopath

    Jan 22, 2026 · 43 min

    When a stranger threatens Rollins and Carisi's lives, they suspect it's connected to a case they worked together. Benson asks an old friend to come out of retirement for help with an investigation.

    Directed by: Michael Smith · Written by: Nicholas Evangelista · Starring: BD Wong, Ethan Cutkosky, Maxine Wanderer, Ashley Greaves

12. 

    27x12 Hubris Mid-Season Finale

    Jan 29, 2026 · 43 min

    A teenager rescued from a dangerous situation begs Benson to help reunite her with her father. Carisi and CJ take the foster system to task for separating families without sufficient proof.

    Directing: Juan José Campanella · Writing: Michele Fazekas · Starring: Ashley Greaves, Michael Mastro, Brian Cade, Norma Kuhling

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    27x13 Corrosive

    Feb 26, 2026 · 43 min

    An attempt on a respected judge's life is connected to an anonymous video posted to the SVU tip line. Rollins tries to help a victim come to terms with their abuse.

    Directing: Martha Mitchell · Writing: Brant Englestein · Starring: Ashley Greaves, Asa James, David Zayas, Ross Partridge

14. 

    27x14 Frequency

    Mar 5, 2026 · 43 min

    A family discovers a young boy in grave danger when their baby monitor picks up a rogue frequency. Griffin goes to extremes to find the boy's location. Rollins finds herself alone with a predator.

    Directing: Brenna Malloy · Writing: Brant Englestein · Starring: Jennifer Esposito, Tom Degnan, Eric Edelstein, Josh Hooks

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    27x15 Thirsty

    Mar 12, 2026 · 43 min

    Reports of an assault by a guest at a fan convention leads to a murder investigation. Tynan presents Capt. Curry with a career opportunity.

    Directing: Michael Smith · Writing: Kevin J. Hynes · Starring: Noma Dumezweni, Glenn Fleshler, Toby Huss, Nicholas Dantes

16. 

    27x16 Vivid

    Apr 2, 2026 · 43 min

    With little evidence to guide them, the SVU steps in when a woman undergoing psychedelic-assisted therapy recovers a buried memory of assault. Curry starts a new position at SVU.

    Directing: Norberto Barba · Writing: Roxanne Paredes · Starring: Paul Bomba, Sarah Desjardins, Breckin Meyer, Matt Servitto

17. 

    27x17 Deep Under

    Apr 9, 2026 · 43 min

    Benson is shocked to find undercover Detective Velasco at the center of a sex trafficking bust. When more women are smuggled into the city, a rescued victim begs SVU to help save her sister.

    Directed by: Juan José Campanella · Written by: Nicholas Evangelista · Starring: Octavio Pisano, Ryan Buggle, Jerrika Hinton, Carmela Zumbado

18. 

    27x18 Gimmick

    Apr 23, 2026 · 43 min

    A mysterious death in a hotel leads the squad into the world of professional fighting. Benson tries to convince a victim to come forward for the sake of his friend.

    Directing: Norberto Barba · Writing: Kevin Deiboldt · Starring: Ashley Greaves, Norma Kuhling, Luis Moreno, Renata Friedman

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    27x19 Impropriety

    Apr 30, 2026 · 43 min

    An unconscious and injured teen abandoned outside a hospital sends the SVU on a search for the people who left her there. Benson faces serious consequences when she chooses to protect a victim's secret under the pressure of cross-examination.

    Directed by: Jean de Segonzac · Written by: Ben Gaspin, Sarah Fiori · Starring: Peter Hermann, Paige Barr, Matthew Rauch, Asa James

20. 

    27x20 Old Friends

    May 7, 2026 · 43 min

    The squad must untangle conflicting stories and long-buried secrets when a drug-fueled college reunion ends in sexual assault. With the squad under internal pressure by Tynan, Fin keeps the case on track.

    Directed by: Juan José Campanella · Written by: Justine Ferrara · Starring: Octavio Pisano, Ashley Greaves, Izzie Steele, Mishka Thébaud

21. 

    27x21 Monster Season Finale

    May 14, 2026 · 43 min

    A procedural mistake made during the rescue of a kidnapped boy causes the case to collapse in court. As Griffin gets closer to the truth about Tynan, he finds himself in grave danger.

    Directed by: Brenna Malloy · Written by: Michele Fazekas · Starring: Noma Dumezweni, Andrew Beadle, Renata Friedman, Paul Guilfoyle

Season 27 Cast

Mariska HargitayOlivia Benson21 episodes

Ice-TOdafin 'Fin' Tutuola21 episodes

Kelli GiddishAmanda Rollins21 episodes

Peter ScanavinoDominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.21 episodes

Aimé Donna KellyRenee Curry21 episodes

Kevin KaneTerry Bruno21 episodes

Corey CottJake Griffin21 episodes

Ashley GreavesGabrielle Taylor9 episodes

Noma DumezweniKathryn Tynan9 episodes

Octavio PisanoJoe Velasco5 episodes

Norma KuhlingCindy 'CJ' Jones5 episodes

Tony GoldwynNicholas Baxter4 episodes

Glenn FleshlerDan Olin3 episodes

Renata FriedmanM.E. Horowitz3 episodes

BD WongGeorge Huang2 episodes

Michael MastroJudge Serani2 episodes

Asa JamesKingston Giddens2 episodes

Whitney McIntosh-JosephCSU Tech2 episodes

Samanthia NixonClancy2 episodes

Hugh DancyNolan Price2 episodes

Toby HussDetective John Whalen2 episodes

Andrew BeadleESU Officer #12 episodes

Christopher MeloniElliot StablerEpisode 1

Dann FlorekDonald CragenEpisode 1

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