'Law & Order: SVU' Season 26 Cast - 5 Stars Returning, 1 Joining, 1 Cast Member Promoted to Series Regular!

Law & Order: SVU is back on Thursday (October 3)!

The long-running series was officially renewed for Season 26 by NBC back in March, and will premiere on Thursday, October 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and next day on Peacock.

The crime show, also known as the first spin-off of Law & Order by Dick Wolf, debuted back in September of 1999, and has since gone on to become the longest-running primetime U.S. live-action series in the history of TV, and the only live-action ’90s series still producing new episodes.

We already know who is set to return, who is joining, and who just got promoted in the cast as a series regular!

Click through to see what to expect for Season 26…