Law & Order: SVU Names Gen V EP Michele Fazekas New Showrunner

There's a new captain about to move into place behind the scenes at Law & Order: SVU.

Michele Fazekas, who most recently was showrunner on Prime Video's Gen V, is on deck to serve in that capacity on NBC's long-running procedural, our sister site Deadline reports.

If the series is renewed for Season 27, Fazekas will replace David Graziano, who joined the show in 2022, ahead of Season 24.

The move marks a return to SVU for Fazekas, who — along with former writing partner Tara Butters — was a writer/producer on the show in Seasons 4 through 7.

Her other TV credits include Dollhouse, Hawaii Five-0, Resurrection, Terra Nova, Reaper, Agent Carter, Emergence and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World.

In related, recent SVU news, characters from that show and Law & Order will cross paths during a two-hour event airing Thursday, April 17 at 8/7c.

"Over the course of the crossover, a mysterious phone call to Capt. Benson of the SVU leads detectives to the scene of a brutal murder," according to the crossover's official logline. "When the SVU and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi and ADA Price team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes."

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