NBC’s Law & Order: SVU airs tonight with Law & Order: SVU Season 27 Episode 20, “Old Friends.” In the episode, Olivia Benson and the SVU team are pulled into a case that forces painful memories from the past back to the surface, leading to emotional complications that could change everything.
Law & Order: SVU Season 27 Episode 20 airs tonight, Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on NBC. Episodes stream the next day on Peacock.
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LAW & ORDER: SVU Season 27 Episode 20
Episode Title: “Old Friends” Air Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026 Time: 9:00 PM ET/PT Network: NBC Streaming: Available next day on Peacock
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Law & Order: SVU stars Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola, Peter Scanavino as ADA Dominick Carisi Jr., Octavio Pisano as Detective Joe Velasco, Kevin Kane as Detective Terry Bruno, Aimé Donna Kelly as Captain Renee Curry, and Jordana Spiro as ADA Price.
Created by Dick Wolf, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit remains one of television’s most enduring and impactful crime dramas. Now in its historic 27th season, the series continues to follow the elite detectives of the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit as they investigate emotionally complex cases involving sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence.
Executive producers include Dick Wolf, Michele Fazekas, Mariska Hargitay, Kenneth Brown, and Peter Jankowski. The series is produced by Universal Television and Wolf Entertainment.
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Law & Order SVU Season 27 Episode 20 Photos “Old Friends”
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) John Skelley as Preston, Mishka Thébaud as Ryan — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Renee Curry, Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola, Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins, Julia Yorks as Sophie, James O’Halloran as Adam, Mishka Thébaud as Ryan, John Skelley as Preston, Christina Brucato as Angela — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: John Skelley as Preston — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) Julia Yorks as Sophie, James OHalloran as Adam, Mishka Thébaud as Ryan, John Skelley as Preston, Christina Brucato as Angela — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Renee Curry — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)Law & Order SVU Season 27 Episode 20 — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Law & Order SVU Season 27 Episode 20 — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)Law & Order SVU Season 27 Episode 20 — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) Aimé Donna Kelly as Capt. Renee Curry, Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) Izzie Steele as Nora, Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) Julia Yorks as Sophie, James OHalloran as Adam — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) James OHalloran as Adam, Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Christina Brucato as Angela — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)Law & Order SVU Season 27 Episode 20 — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Law & Order SVU Season 27 Episode 20 — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins, Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Izzie Steele as Nora — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: (l-r) Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins, Ice T as Sgt. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT — “Old Friends” Episode 27020 — Pictured: Kelli Giddish as Sgt. Amanda Rollins — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)
