Law & Order Returns With Sweet New Release Next Month

Published Aug 25, 2026, 11:44 AM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sign in to your ScreenRant account Law & Order: Special Victims Unit opens a major case next month. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is one of the many successful shows in the long-running Law & Order franchise. The hit franchise spans series like the original Law & Order, as well as several spinoffs, such as shows like Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and many more. That said, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the longest-running of them, ready to air season 28, standing taller than the original Law & Order, which awaits the release of season 26. Fans of the police procedural franchise can now get ready for its return through an exciting new release. The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 27 Blu-ray will officially release on September 29, according to an Amazon listing. This comes four and a half months after the latest season of the crime drama finished airing on NBC. The Blu-ray's release date is exciting because it will give fans of the procedural plenty of time to finish the show's latest season before it comes back with new episodes. After all, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was renewed for season 28, continuing to serve as the longest-running primetime drama in American TV history, and its new episodes begin airing on October 8. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 28 will once again bring back Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler. After he was an original detective on the show for SVU's first 12 seasons, the actor departed at the end of season 12, with the following season premiere revealing that Stabler had retired from the force off-screen. After a 10-year absence, Meloni made a triumphant return as the fan-favorite character in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 22, which set him up to lead a new spinoff, Law & Order: Organized Crime. However, after a 5-season run, the series has been canceled. The cancellation opens the door for Meloni to be more involved with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit moving forward. The actor did return recently for the season 27 premiere, where he reunited with his long-time partner Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). There are plans in place for Meloni to return for multiple episodes as Elliot Stabler in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 28, if his packed schedule ends up working in the show's favor. The last time they were together, Stabler said "Love you" to Benson, something that fans have been waiting years to see. That relationship thread needs to be followed up. To get ready for season 28, fans can check out how Benson had one of her most intense years on the show in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 27 Blu-ray. From getting arrested to dealing with multiple attempts from Chief of Detectives Kathryn Tynan to mine her work to getting suspended and more, Benson went on a roller-coaster of emotions in the hit series' latest season. All 21 episodes of which will be available through the upcoming Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 27 Blu-ray release in September. Release Date September 20, 1999 Network NBC Showrunner Michael S. Chernuchin, David Graziano Cast Mariska Hargitay Olivia Benson Ice-T Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola Directors Jean de Segonzac, David Platt, Peter Leto, Alex Chapple, Juan José Campanella, Norberto Barba, Constantine Makris, Martha Mitchell, Arthur W. Forney, Michael Slovis, Steve Shill, Alex Zakrzewski, Michael Pressman, Helen Shaver, Mariska Hargitay, Michael Smith, Ted Kotcheff, Fred Berner, Jonathan Kaplan, Holly Dale, Jonathan Herron, Jud Taylor, Adam Bernstein, Jim McKay Writers Judith McCreary, David Graziano, Michael S. Chernuchin, Daniel Truly, Jonathan Greene, Amanda Green, Lisa Marie Petersen, Allison Intrieri, Lawrence Kaplow, Jose Molina, Matt Klypka, Michael R. Perry, Samantha Corbin-Miller, Barbie Kligman, Robert F. Campbell, Candice Sanchez McFarlane, Gwendolyn M. Parker, René Balcer, Robert Nathan, Wendy West, Speed Weed, Ryan Causey, Chris Brancato, Christos N. Gage Franchise(s) Law and Order Creator(s) Dick Wolf