When Law & Order: SVU becomes the longest-running live-action TV series this fall, it’ll do so with a (somewhat) new showrunner at the helm.
Warren Leight, who called the shots from Seasons 13 to 17, will return for the procedural’s milestone 21st, our sister site Deadline reports.
Current SVU showrunner Michael Chernuchin is transitioning over to CBS’ Wolf-created FBI as an executive producer in Season 2.
Leight will also remain in charge of the in-development SVU spinoff Law & Order: Hate Crimes, which was recently put on hold by NBC after receiving a series order.