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Law & Order: SVU Season 28 broadcast

Overview

The long-running crime drama ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ premiered its 28th season on NBC on October 8, 2026. The season opener, ‘Volition’, addressed a sexual assault case involving complexities of consent and intoxication, while highlighting tensions between Captain Olivia Benson and ADA Carisi.

The second episode, titled ‘Midway’, aired on October 15. This installment followed an investigation led by Captain Renee Curry into the disappearance of a boy from a carnival, which revealed links to a prior abduction.

Entities

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · NBC · Olivia Benson · Mariska Hargitay · Aimé Donna Kelly

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Law & Order: SVU Season 28, Episode 2 to air October 15

    Law & Order: SVU Season 28, Episode 2, “Midway,” airs October 15 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, featuring a disappearance case led by Captain Renee Curry.

  2. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Law & Order: SVU returns for Season 28 premiere

    Law & Order: SVU premiered its 28th season on NBC with the episode ‘Volition’, a case centered on consent and legal challenges in sexual assault prosecution.

Sources

emsworld.com · formosadeportiva.com.ar · hollywoodreporter.com · syracuse.com