Law & Order Officially Has A New Streaming Home Ahead Of Season 26

Published Sep 23, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Greg is a Lead TV Writer & Critic at Screen Rant with expertise in new streaming releases. He's published over 3000 articles at SR, including weekly recommendation guides and dozens of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. He previously worked in Development at ABC Television & Lawrence Bender Productions. Greg majored in Film Production at Chapman University's Dodge College. Greg also has years of broadcast TV production experience at major networks such as NBC, TNT, and ESPN. He currently lives in Greater Boston. The long-standing legal drama series Law & Order officially has a new streaming home ahead of its upcoming season 26 premiere. Since its series debut way back in September 1990, Law & Order has been a staple of network television and one of the most celebrated and influential legal series ever made. Still, some 36 years later, the historic franchise – which has produced nearly 550 episodes and counting – is still running strong ahead of its season 26 premiere on Thursday, October 8, 2026. That said, the original Law & Order series – not counting its massively popular spinoff Special Victims Unit – took an 11-year hiatus between season 20, which concluded in May 2010, and season 21, which marked the beginning of its "revival" era in February 2022. Now, all seasons of Law & Order’s revival will be available on Netflix for the first time ever when season 25 is added on September 25, 2026. Currently, Hulu is the main streaming home of the original 20-season series, while Netflix is the official streaming home os seasons 21–25. Law & Order Season 25 Is Arriving On Netflix NBCUniversal Law & Order fans can rejoice at the fact that season 25, which ran from September 2025 to May 2026 on NBC, will be coming to Netflix this Friday, just a few weeks ahead of the season 26 premiere. This gives Netflix streaming rights to the entire Law & Order revival series, which currently consists of five seasons and 88 episodes at the time of writing. Law & Order season 26 has not revealed its official episode count yet, but it's all but guaranteed to pass the 550 episode threshold sometime this year. Law & Order continues to follow its classic procedural format in its revival seasons, which feature a new case per episode. They each lean into modern times and current events that can often come straight from actual headlines, specifically crimes related to artificial intelligence. The series has modernized itself as well in its revival era, carrying over character arcs and background plot developments while still honoring the signature Law & Order feel. While original series cast members such as Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson returned in the early revival seasons, Law & Order has adopted a new ensemble cast led by Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, and more. Law & Order has not garnered much critical attention during its revival era but remains a reliable driver of viewership for NBC. Law & Order season 25 proved to be a consistent primetime anchor for the network, with its premiere episode bringing in 6 million cross-platform viewers in its first seven days. Law & Order season 26 will hope to match or improve on this metric, especially since season 27 has yet to be confirmed. Similarly, Law & Order season 25 hopes to become an instant streaming hit on Netflix, where it could potentially become a Top 10 most-watched series this weekend. Netflix Now Has All Law & Order Revival Episodes Ahead Of Season 26 Peacock Netflix is delivering Law & Order season 25 at just the right time as the anticipation for season 26 continues to build with October rapidly approaching. While Law & Order season 25 is also available to stream on Peacock, Netflix allows the newer seasons of the fan-favorite series to be accessible to even more viewers worldwide. This, in turn, works for NBC and Peacock, driving season 25 viewers to the season 26 rollout that will be occurring for the foreseeable future. New episodes of Law & Order season 26 will air on NBC on Thursday nights at 10:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM CT, which is a new time slot for the show, moving from the primetime 8:00 PM ET slot. These episodes will be made available on Fridays following a next-day streaming schedule. Law & Order fans who are not subscribed to Peacock but have Netflix subscriptions can finally catch up on the latest full season as soon as this weekend. Law & Order Release Date September 13, 1990 Network NBC Cast S. Epatha Merkerson Lieutenant Anita Van Buren