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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 28

1 episodes Premiered Oct 8, 2026 Updated Sep 25, 2026

Previously on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 28 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 27.
⚡ 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.

Season 28 Episodes

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Season 28: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S28·E1 Mytharc

Volition

Oct 8, 2026

When a sexual assault victim struggles to prove her case in court amid questions of consent and intoxication, Benson pursues a controversial strategy to make sure her voice is hear