Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ( season 19 ) - wikipedia Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ( season 19 ) Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ( season 19 ) Season 19 Promotion Cover Starring Mariska Hargitay Kelli Giddish Ice - T Peter Scanavino Raúl Esparza Country of origin United States Release Original network NBC Original release September 27, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 27 ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 18 List of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit episodes The nineteenth season of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit was ordered on May 12, 2017. It is set to premiere on September 27, 2017. Contents 1 Production 1.1 Storylines 2 Cast 2.1 Main cast 2.2 Recurring cast 2.3 Guest stars 3 Episodes 4 Ratings 5 References Production Law & Order : Special Victims Unit was renewed for a nineteenth season on May 12, 2017. Michael S. Chernuchin, who previously worked on Law & Order, Law & Order : Criminal Intent and Chicago Justice took over from Rick Eid as showrunner, after Eid left to be showrunner for Chicago P.D. fifth season after only one season as showrunner. It was announced that the season would premiere on September 27, 2017. Production on the season started on July 20, 2017. Storylines Show runner / executive producer Michael Chernuchin told The Hollywood Reporter that this season of SVU would be ' ripping the headlines ' of more current and political events such as the Charlottesville riots. Chernuchin noting, `` Conflict. It 's just the state of the world today with everybody. Everybody 's political now and everything is political now and we want to deal with that. '' Kate Stanhope at THR also mentioned to Chernuchin about the pulled episode ( `` Unstoppable '' ) from last season, asking him if he was hesitant about diving into politics this season. Chernuchin replied, `` Because I 'm not going to a choose a side. I wo n't choose a side. I 'm going to present both political views and let the audience decide which one is right. My goal, and I told the writers on this on the first day of our writers ' room, is at the end of every episode, I want half the audience to throw their shoes at the television and the other half to stand up and cheer. '' Another episode Chernuchin told THR would be based on Charlie Gard, an infant in England who was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive brain damage and muscle failure. `` That 's a life and death story, '' Chernuchin explained. `` Cat - fishing, '' cyberbullying -- which he described to THR as `` ( SVU 's ) answer to 13 Reasons Why -- and an airplane episode covering `` all the turmoil on airplanes these days. '' Chernuchin concluded, `` We are ripping things from the headlines. Some of them are big, famous headlines and some of them are smaller headlines. '' On September 8, 2017, Chernuchin gave an overview of the season premiere and outlook on the season as a whole to TV Line ; noting that A.D.A. Barba ( Raul Esparza ) would start having other problems than court battles when Peter Stone ( Philip Winchester ) shows up, Stone pushing Barba into `` a huge moral decision. '' Chernuchin also teased that Lieutenant Benson 's life would be getting worse before it gets any better, `` What I told Mariska ( Hargitay ) when I came aboard is, ' You 're a broken woman, because of your past, and I 'm going to drag you through the woods and you 're gon na come out the other side a better person, '' he previewed. `` So we 're gon na throw the kitchen sink at her ( Benson ). '' Although a bright spot, he mentioned there 's a possibility of romance for Benson, `` There might be, she 's not looking for it, but it might happen. '' Cast The entire main cast from the previous season will return. In August 2017, it was announced that Philip Winchester would reprise his role as Assistant State 's Attorney Peter Stone from Chicago Justice, appearing around the midpoint of the season. New show runner / executive producer Michael Chernuchin told Entertainment Weekly that the Stone character would be coming in as an antagonist and that Peter Stone is going to be a foil for A.D.A. Barba ( Raul Esparza ) this season ; Stone 's character is n't necessarily taking his ( Barba 's ) job. `` There 's more than one A.D.A. in New York (... ) Philip will come in and he wo n't be the nicest person our characters have ever met. What he 's going to be doing, too, is basically bringing all of the franchises into one. He 's connecting Law & Order, the Chicago franchises and now SVU. '' Main cast Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Olivia Benson Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins Ice - T as Sergeant Odafin `` Fin '' Tutuola Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick `` Sonny '' Carisi, Jr. Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba Recurring cast Dean Winters as Detective Brian Cassidy Guest stars It was announced on August 11, 2017 by The Hollywood Reporter that actress Brooke Shields will play a ' major ' recurring role throughout the course of the season. `` I play a very different character from any I have ever played, '' Shields commented. `` I 'm excited to stir the SVU pot a bit. '' THR noted that details of her role are being kept under wraps, although it 's been teased that Shields ' role will `` shake up Benson 's ( Mariska Hargitay ) world. '' At the New York Fashion Week event on September 7, 2017, Shields talked about her `` complicated '' character ; `` We 're discovering the character, '' she said of her mysterious recurring role, `` it 's pretty complicated and it 's gut wrenching. What 's so amazing about the show is that the characters are so rich and layered, and they 're just filtering me through it. '' Shields also noted that her character is set to begin appearing in the third episode of the season. On August 18, Entertainment Weekly released a sneak - peak of the script of SVU 's season 19 premiere episode ( titled : `` Gone Fishin ' '' ) and announced that Will Chase would be guest starring as Byron Marks, an accused rapist who turned fugitive when he fled to Cuba six years prior, he is caught by Fin ( Ice T ) in the premiere 's opening scenes. Amy Smart will guest star as one of Marks ' victims, and Peter Jacobson -- who previously guest starred in the thirteenth season finale and recurred in season fourteen as a pimp named Bart Ganzel -- will be guest starring in the premiere as his recurring mothership Law & Order character, Defense Attorney Randy Dworkin, a character created by Michael Chernuchin during his tenure on L&O. Annabeth Gish will guest star in the third episode of the season, according to TV Line, she is set to portray a defense attorney in a case where a man is castrated and left for dead ; leading the SVU squad to three female suspects with possible motives. Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas, will make a cameo appearance as himself in an October episode of SVU. Thomas ' cameo appearance occurs in the midst of a missing persons investigation. Mike Faist, a Tony Award - nominated actor starring as Connor Murphy in Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, will guest star in an upcoming episode as a young man struggling with the long - ago disappearance of his sister. Another Broadway star, Christiane Noll, will be guest starring in the episode `` Unintendend Consquences '' as Sarah Curtis, `` After 19 years on the air, I will finally be appearing as a guest star on episode # 19006 of Law & Order : SVU ! I am really excited because this is my first big guest starring role, '' Noll told Playbill. On September 20, 2017, it was announced Sam Waterston will guest star in an upcoming episode of SVU as his Law & Order character, Jack McCoy. Waterston will be re-united with show runner / EP Michael S. Chernuchin, who also held the same position at the time Waterston joined the original series in 1994 ; Chernuchin is credited as the creator of the McCoy character. This will also mark Waterston 's fourth guest appearance on SVU. Episodes See also : List of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 411 `` Gone Fishin ' '' Alex Chapple Michael Chernuchin September 27, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 27 ) 1901 TBD 412 `` Mood '' Michael Pressman Allison Intrieri October 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 04 ) 1902 TBD 413 `` Contrapasso '' TBA TBA October 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 11 ) 1903 TBD 414 `` No Good Reason '' TBA TBA October 18, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 18 ) 1904 TBD 415 5 `` Complicated '' TBA TBA TBA 1905 TBD 416 6 `` Unintended Consequences '' TBA TBA TBA 1906 TBD Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Gone Fishin ' '' September 27, 2017 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD `` Mood '' October 4, 2017 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD `` Contrapasso '' October 11, 2017 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD References ^ Jump up to : `` NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for New 2017 -- 18 Season ''. The Futon Critic. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Otterson, Joe ( May 12, 2017 ). `` ' Law & Order : SVU ' Renewed for Season 19, Showrunner Rick Eid Exits for ' Chicago PD ' ''. Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( 2017 ). `` ' Law and Order : SVU ' Taps ' Chicago Justice ' EP Michael Chernuchin as New Showrunner. '' Variety.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Martin, Julie ( 2017 - 07 - 19 ). `` # SVU19 # Day1 # InGoodHandspic.twitter.com/gJLjS7mjHh ''. @ JulieMartinSVU. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 21. ^ Jump up to : Stanhope, Kate ( August 30, 2017 ). `` ' Law & Order : SVU ' Season 19 to Tackle Charlottesville Riots, Charlie Gard Case ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fall TV Spoilers 2017 : Scoop on 35 + Returning Favorites ''. TV Line. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( August 8, 2017 ). `` Philip Winchester Joins ' Law & Order : SVU ', Will Reprise ' Chicago Justice ' Role ''. Deadline. Retrieved August 9, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Stanhope, Kate ( August 11, 2017 ). `` ' Law & Order : SVU ' Enlists Brooke Shields for Major Recurring Role ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Abrams, Natalie ( August 17, 2017 ). `` Spoiler Room : Scoop on ' Arrow, ' ' Once Upon a Time, ' ' Scandal ' and more ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Bratskeir, Anne ( September 7, 2017 ). `` Brooke Shields calls her ' Law & Order : SVU ' role ' gut wrenching ' ''. am New York. Retrieved September 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Abrams, Natalie ( August 18, 2017 ). `` Law & Order SVU premiere : Fin lands major arrest in script page ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Roots, Kim ( August 30, 2017 ). `` SVU Enlists X-Files ' Annabeth Gish ''. TV Line. Retrieved August 31, 2017. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Rob ( September 12, 2017 ). `` Isaiah Thomas to Take Part in Episode of Law and Order : SVU ''. Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` DEAR EVAN HANSEN 's Mike Faist to Guest Star on NBC 's LAW & ORDER : SVU ''. Broadway World. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew ( September 19, 2017 ). `` Tony Nominee Christiane Noll Lands SVU Role ''. Playbill. Retrieved September 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Stanhope, Kate ( September 20, 2017 ). `` Sam Waterston to Reprise ' Law & Order ' Role on ' SVU ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ( # 1901 ) ' Gone Fishin ''. The Futon Critic. September 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Twitter ''. mobile.twitter.com. Jump up ^ `` ( # 1902 ) ' Mood ' ''. The Futon Critic. September 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Intrieri, Allison ( July 30, 2017 ). `` Cast nailed it @ the read thru. Gearing up 4 the 1st day of shooting tomorrow. Ca n't believe I get 2 write 4 Olivia Benson again ! # svupic.twitter.com/ETmuj6szWt ''. Jump up ^ `` ( # 1903 ) ' Contrapasso ' ''. The Futon Critic. September 19, 2017. Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/JulieMartinSVU/status/907599165374562304 Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/JulieMartinSVU/status/910167422430261249 Jump up ^ http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominee-christiane-noll-lands-role-on-tv-staple Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Characters Detectives Elliot Stabler Olivia Benson John Munch Monique Jeffries Fin Tutuola Chester Lake Nick Amaro Amanda Rollins Dominick Carisi Jr. Commanding officers Donald Cragen Olivia Benson Assistant District Attorneys Alexandra Cabot Casey Novak Kim Greylek Rafael Barba Doctors George Huang Melinda Warner Other characters Barry Moredock Brian Cassidy Elizabeth Donnelly Michael Cutter Sonya Paxton Seasons Episodes Season 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Notable episodes `` Payback '' `` 911 '' `` Authority '' `` Cold '' `` Zebras '' `` Behave '' `` Smoked '' `` Scorched Earth '' `` Justice Denied '' `` Father Dearest '' `` Rhodium Nights '' `` Lost Reputation '' `` Above Suspicion '' `` Acceptable Loss '' `` Manhattan Vigil '' `` Comic Perversion '' `` Glasgowman 's Wrath '' `` Chicago Crossover '' See also Cast members Awards and nominations Law & Order franchise Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit_(season_19)&oldid=802654836 '' Categories : Law & Order : Special Victims Unit episodes 2017 American television seasons Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from August 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 September 2017, at 16 : 02. 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Question: when does law and order svu season 19 start
Answer: September 27, 2017