Which ‘Law and Order’ Stars Are — And Aren’t — Returning for Season 26 After Cast Exits?

Law & Order is returning for season 26 on NBC — but not every cast member is coming back to the show. The franchise is no stranger to cast members coming and going. NBC’s spinoff Law & Order: SVU recently faced a few shakeups when news broke in May 2025 that Octavio Pisano and Juliana Aidén Martinez were leaving the series before season 27. Pisano originally joined Law & Order: SVU in season 23, while Martinez came on board during season 26. No further explanation was given for Pisano and Martinez’s departures. Pisano eventually returned for some episodes, but Martinez moved over to Dick Wolf’s FBI. Law & Order: SVU, which premiered in…