Spoilers ahead for the Season 27 premiere of Law & Order: SVU in the 2025 premiere schedule, called "In the Wind" and available to stream now with a Peacock subscription.
Law & Order: SVU kicked off its 27th season on Thursday with a big punch to the gut. The opening scene revealed that Dann Florek’s Captain Donald Cragen died, and it was surprising, to say the least. Florek is one of the longest-running actors in the Law & Order franchise, starting out on the Mothership’s first three seasons before starring on SVU for the first 15 seasons. Both Florek and Cragen are much beloved by fans, and they are not happy about the death. At the very least, though the SVU gang all hung out while filming the episode.
