"Law & Order: SVU" Will Bring Back Octavio Pisano for Season 27 Opener
by Lynette Rice
July 24, 2025


Octavio Pisano is not gone just yet from "Law & Order: SVU". Deadline has learned that he will return for the season 27 opener this fall.

No specific airdate for the premiere has been revealed yet.

https://deadline.com/2025/07/law-and-order-svu-bring-back-octavio-pisano-season-opener-1236467477/

SVU’s Season 27 Comebacks Show NBC Is Finally Listening to Fans (https://screenrant.com/law-order-svu-season-27-kelli-giddish-octavio-pisano-return-fan-backlask-nbc-listening/)

The latest positive changes in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/law-order-special-victims-unit/) strongly suggest that the showrunners are taking fans' expectations into account.

Law & Order: SVU Walks Back On NBC's Frustrating Change For Season 27 (https://screenrant.com/law-and-order-svu-octavio-pisano-joe-velasco-appears-season-27/)

Though Law & Order: SVU (https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/law-order-special-victims-unit/) is in for some major cast departures in season 27, NBC looks to be walking back the decision on one of those departures.

Octavio Pisano Returning for Stint on "Law & Order: SVU" for Season 27
by Rosy Cordero
February 10, 2026


Octavio Pisano is returning to NBC‘s "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" for a stint in Season 27. He is currently in New York shooting an episode as Joe Velasco.

Sources close to production reveal his character is working undercover.

https://deadline.com/2026/02/octavio-pisano-returning-law-and-order-svu-season-27-1236714710/