The 10-episode fifth season will debut on Thursday, April 17 with its first two episodes. New episodes will then be released weekly every Thursday until the season finale on June 12.
The new season explores the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome. As his worlds collide, Stabler will put everything on the line to protect the vulnerable and fight for justice.
The drama stars Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Rick Gonzalez and Dean Norris.
John Shiban left the drama as showrunner partway through production of the fifth season, with Matt Olmstead returning to the drama to overseeing the final scripts. Both receive executive producer credits alongside Meloni, Dick Wolf, Mike Slovis, Peter Jankowski and Tim Walsh. Universal Television and Wolf Entertainment produce.
