Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The following article includes mention of a sexual assault.

A new showrunner will join the long-running police procedural.

Michele Fazekas will lead the show next season.

Law & Order Special Victims Unit

Fazekas could bring back more confrontations between Benson and Stabler in season 27.

However, it should also be done in a structured, nuanced way.

They have both also been through their fair share of personal obstacles and tackled intense cases over the years.

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Fans have been waiting for a while for a major development in their slow-burning romance.

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Law & Order: SVUseason 26 airs on Thursdays at 9pm on NBC.

Law & Order; SVU Benson in a red trench coat walking with Stabler

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit centers on the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit, a specialized team of detectives who investigate and solve cases of sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. Under the leadership of Captain Olivia Benson, the unit deals with complex and sensitive crimes, balancing empathy for victims with the pursuit of justice.

SVU Benson and Stabler hug

Jeffries, Benson, and Stabler look at evidence together

Benson and Stabler facing each other and arguing in SVU Season 6 Episode 13

Law & Order; SVU Benson and Stabler smiling each other while neither has a shirt on

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Benson sitting in a field next to a truck and holding Stabler, who has his eyes closed

Law & Order: SVU Benson And Stabler standing together almost kissing

Headshot of Christopher Meloni

Headshot Of Mariska Hargitay

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit