'Law & Order: SVU' Confirms Character Recast Following Child Abuse Allegations

'Law & Order: SVU' Confirms Character Recast Following Child Abuse Allegations LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT -- "In The Wind" Episode 27001 -- Pictured: (l-r) Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson, Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr.Image via NBC By  Marisa Williams Published Feb 3, 2026, 7:45 PM EST Marisa is a Senior News Author for Collider. She graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2018 after majoring in Creative Writing with a minor in Folk Studies. She grew up in Kentucky and currently resides in Indiana with her beagle mix rescue, Este. When not writing about her favorite television shows and movies, she can typically be found hanging out with her dog, reading, listening to Taylor Swift, or fangirling about Doctor Who (usually River Song). Sign in to your Collider account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

NBC has made a decision regarding the recently pulled Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Corrosive" from its 27th season. The episode as originally shot, will not see the light of day, and instead, David Zayas, known for his role on Dexter, will be recast in the role Timothy Busfield originally played. Busfield currently faces charges of child sexual abuse. The charges stemming from his time as a director on The Cleaning Lady, produced by Warner Bros. After the episode was pulled, "Fidelis ad Mortem," aired in its place, and it was unclear, at the time, what other changes to SVU's air schedule would be made. "Corrosive" is now set to air February 26. The marks the first episode after the show's break from the 2026 Winter Olympics coverage on NBC.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Like Follow Followed TV-14 Crime Drama Mystery Release Date September 20, 1999 Network NBC Showrunner Michael S. Chernuchin, David Graziano

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• Mariska Hargitay Olivia Benson
• Ice-T Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
• Dann Florek Donald Cragen
• Richard Belzer John Munch

This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.

Directors Jean de Segonzac, David Platt, Peter Leto, Alex Chapple, Juan José Campanella, Norberto Barba, Constantine Makris, Martha Mitchell, Arthur W. Forney, Michael Slovis, Steve Shill, Alex Zakrzewski, Michael Pressman, Helen Shaver, Mariska Hargitay, Michael Smith, Ted Kotcheff, Fred Berner, Jonathan Kaplan, Holly Dale, Jonathan Herron, Jud Taylor, Adam Bernstein, Jim McKay Writers Judith McCreary, David Graziano, Michael S. Chernuchin, Daniel Truly, Jonathan Greene, Amanda Green, Lisa Marie Petersen, Allison Intrieri, Lawrence Kaplow, Jose Molina, Matt Klypka, Michael R. Perry, Samantha Corbin-Miller, Barbie Kligman, Robert F. Campbell, Candice Sanchez McFarlane, Gwendolyn M. Parker, René Balcer, Robert Nathan, Wendy West, Speed Weed, Ryan Causey, Chris Brancato, Christos N. Gage Franchise(s) Law and Order Main Genre Crime Seasons 27 Producers Neal Baer, Warren Leight, David DeClerque, Kevin Fox, Kenneth G. Brown, Joe Lazarov, David J. Burke Creator(s) Dick Wolf Streaming Service(s) Hulu, Peacock, Netflix Executive Producer(s) Dick Wolf, Peter Jankowski, Julie Martin, Robert Palm Powered by Expand Collapse This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

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