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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 Episode 1 “Volition”

Released on NBC.

Released

Thursday, October 8, 2026

31 days ago

About this episode

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 heard. A chance meeting with a jury consultant leads Benson down a path that threatens her longtime partnership with Carisi.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 Episode 1 still
Season
28 (24 episodes)
Runtime
43 min
Network
NBC
Directed by
Brenna Malloy
Written by
Michele Fazekas

Guest stars

  • Whitney McIntosh-Joseph

    CSU Tech

  • Lisa M. Hodsoll

    Lisa M. Hodsoll

    Judge Beth Cataldo

  • Lindsay Mendez

    Lindsay Mendez

    Andrea Vargas

  • Lizzy DeClement

    Lizzy DeClement

    Emily Dawson

  • Jelani Alladin

    Jelani Alladin

    ADA Aidan Hawkins

  • Eric Nelsen

    Eric Nelsen

    Scott Paletta

  • J. Smith-Cameron

    J. Smith-Cameron

    Gwen Sharpe

  • Danny Hayward

    Danny Hayward

    Daniel Sutcliff

  • Matthew Nikitow

    Josh Berger

  • Michael Genet

    Michael Genet

    Judge Terrance Bates

  • Hanna Edwards

    Clerk

  • Lisa Bostnar

    Lisa Bostnar

    Stephanie Berger

  • Ana Gabriel

    Jury Foreperson

  • Amanda Schoonover

    E.R. Nurse

  • Vince Eisenson

    Vince Eisenson

    Steve Kaplan

  • Ashley St. Juliette

    Juror #1

Questions about this episode

When does Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 Episode 1 come out?

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 Episode 1 was released Thursday, October 8, 2026 on NBC.

What time does Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 Episode 1 come out?

Release times vary by platform and region, so Streambay doesn't list an exact time. The easiest way to know is to follow Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the Streambay app, which notifies you the moment the episode is available.

When does the next episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit come out?

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S28 E2 was released Thursday, October 15, 2026.

How long is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 Episode 1?

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 Episode 1 runs about 43 minutes.

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