Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 26
Season 26 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 25.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 26 Progress Shield
Fractured
Oct 3, 2024 · 43 min
The SVU investigates a brutal attack on a group of law students. Benson hopes the discovery of a hidden camera will crack the case open. Carisi's best chance at conviction is catch
Excavation
Oct 10, 2024 · 43 min
Devastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home. Bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi
Divide & Conquer
Oct 17, 2024 · 42 min
A couple's dinner party ends with a violent home invasion and assault by masked men. Sgt. Rollins suspects the crime is linked to her Intelligence investigation of an international
Constricted
Oct 24, 2024 · 43 min
A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital. Carisi can't help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daug
Economics of Shame
Oct 31, 2024 · 43 min
When a TV reporter becomes the victim of sextortion that could ruin her career, Benson helps her take back control while Velasco goes undercover as a potential rich target.
Rorschach
Nov 7, 2024 · 43 min
Agent Clay consults with Benson when a woman is found gravely injured at a remote campground and the suspect could be anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard. Bruno and Silva take a ch
Tenfold
Nov 14, 2024 · 43 min
Bruno must get to the center of a victim's incomplete story to track down a serial rapist. Carisi is helpless to stop a crime he suspects is about to be committed.
Cornered
Nov 21, 2024 · 43 min
Carisi tries to protect two women taken hostage in a tense standoff between police and a violent thief. Benson and Rollins devise a risky plan to get everyone to safety.
First Light
Jan 16, 2025 · 42 min
An abhorrent web of lies and betrayal is uncovered when a woman is confronted with video of a night she can't remember. Carisi struggles to move on from his ordeal when the suspect
Master Key
Jan 23, 2025 · 42 min
When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad has only minutes to determine if he ran away or was abducted. Velasco suspects the system at large is to blame for letting chi
Deductible
Jan 30, 2025 · 42 min
A young boy seeks help when his sister doesn't come home from work. Benson and Carisi suspect a woman's assault was prearranged by a third party.
Calculated
Feb 13, 2025 · 42 min
When a high school principal busts a student for sexting, the SVU uncovers a sinister case of distribution concerning hundreds of underage students. Silva pleads for leniency for a
Extinguished
Feb 20, 2025 · 42 min
Velasco teams up with a community security guard eager to prove his mettle to find a suspect in the assault of two teens.
The Grid Plan
Feb 27, 2025 · 42 min
A Midwestern tourist is viciously attacked in Times Square. As the squad scours the area for clues, the victim takes the investigation into her own hands. A secret motive threatens
Undertow
Mar 13, 2025 · 42 min
A complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squad. Carisi must convince a jury to focus on the law and not the defendant's accusations.
Let Me Bring Pardon
Mar 20, 2025 · 42 min
The doctor of a comatose woman calls SVU when he discovers his patient is pregnant. Benson must convince the family to reject magical thinking and look at the facts.
Accomplice Liability
Apr 3, 2025 · 42 min
Carisi attempts to put aside his role as prosecutor to serve as a witness in a trial. Benson tries to help a rape survivor struggling with her recovery.
The Accuser
Apr 10, 2025 · 42 min
When a man is ruthlessly assaulted and burned, the SVU's investigation uncovers a decades-old secret. Bruno helps a young witness find the courage to come forward.
Play with Fire (II)
Apr 17, 2025 · 42 min
When the SVU and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi and ADA Price team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes. The crossover
Shock Collar
May 1, 2025 · 42 min
When a car with a young girl in the backseat is stolen, the SVU investigates whether it was a crime of opportunity or a targeted abduction.
Aperture
May 8, 2025 · 42 min
When an assault at gunpoint is witnessed through a neighboring window, the squad scrambles to locate the victim to confirm she's safe. A threat to extort the victim's family leads
Post-Rage
May 15, 2025 · 42 min
Benson investigates a string of sexual assaults targeting local female psychiatrists. The squad celebrates a promotion.