Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 25

The twenty-fifth season of the American crime-drama television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was ordered on April 10, 2023, by NBC. Originally slated to premiere in September 2023, the season premiered on January 18, 2024 and concluded on May 16, 2024, following the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The season consisted of only 13 episodes making it the shortest in the show's history, beating the record previously held by the twenty-second season and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television; David Graziano is continuing as showrunner, following the departure of Warren Leight at the conclusion of the twenty-third season.

After joining the cast in the previous season, Molly Burnett departed the series following the season finale. On November 28, 2023, it was announced Kelli Giddish would return for the season premiere following her mid-season departure during the twenty-fourth season, and returning as a guest star close to the season finale.

Main

 * Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
 * Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
 * Peter Scanavino as Assistant District Attorney Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr.
 * Octavio Pisano as Junior Detective Joe Velasco

Special guest stars after their departure

 * Kelli Giddish as Professor Amanda Rollins (former Senior Detective) (episodes 1, 11)

Recurring

 * Ryan Buggle as Noah Porter-Benson
 * Kevin Kane as Detective Terry Bruno
 * Terry Serpico as Chief Thomas McGrath, an NYPD Assistant Chief
 * Brian Cade as Attorney Harris Malone
 * Aime Donna Kelly as Captain Renee Curry
 * Erin Anderson as Attorney April Andrews
 * Josh Cooke as FBI Harrison Clay, an FBI Special Agent in Charge
 * Jordana Spiro as FBI Agent Shannah Sykes
 * Edie Salas Miller as Officer Tiffany Gómez
 * Zack Robidas as Peter Flynn
 * Leslie Fray as Eileen Flynn
 * Allison Elaine as Maddie Flynn
 * Patrick Carroll as George Brouchard
 * Leilany Celeste as Tanya Garcia
 * Yvonna Kopacz-Wright as Dr. Darby Wilder
 * Ashley Taylor Greaves as Officer Gabrielle Taylor
 * Stephen C. Bradbury as Judge Colin McNamara
 * Ami Brabson as Judge Karyn Blake
 * Tricia Paoluccio as Dr. Heather Lentz

Notable guests

 * David Krumholtz as Dr. Raymond Goldberg, a dermatologist.
 * Amy Carlson as Katie McGrath