Continuing its run after more than 20 years on the air, Law & Order: SVU season 25 is on the way to NBC. The spinoff of Law & Order follows the Manhattan Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department as they investigate sex crimes under commanding officer Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). The series renewal came as no surprise, with Law & Order: SVU being one of the most popular procedural shows currently on TV, continuing to pull in a massive audience over two decades after the season 1 premiere in 1999.