NBC has announced additional seasons of its New York-based crime dramas Law & Order and Law Order: Special Victims Unit for 2025-26. The new season will be the 25th for the flagship show, starring Maura Tierney and Hugh Dancy,

SVU, headlined by Mariska Hargitay, will return for a record 27th season. Law & Order, which took a 12-year cancellation break, will be back for its 25th season. Both are having their best seasons on Peacock in total viewers in Live+35, having reached combined more than 44 million total viewers across linear and digital platforms this season.

Martinez joined “Law & Order: SVU” earlier this season, while Pisano has been part of the main cast since season 23. The beloved procedural drama has not yet officially been renewed for season 27, but if and when the show returns, Martinez and Pisano won’t be there.