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Law & Order Season 26 Episode 1 “Ghost in the Machine”

Released on NBC.

Released

Thursday, October 8, 2026

31 days ago

About this episode

A software engineer's murder sends Riley and Walker into the rapidly-evolving world of AI. As Baxter pursues justice in a groundbreaking case, he's confronted with a technology advancing faster than the laws designed to govern it.

Law & Order Season 26 Episode 1 still
Season
26 (4 episodes)
Runtime
43 min
Network
NBC
Directed by
Alex Hall
Written by
Rick Eid and Scott Gold

Guest stars

  • Reid Scott

    Reid Scott

    Vincent Riley

  • Kevyn Morrow

    Kevyn Morrow

    Judge Marty Chen

  • Zach Grenier

    Zach Grenier

    Ed Zanini

  • Vincent Kartheiser

    Vincent Kartheiser

    Chuck Klein

  • Arjun Gupta

    Arjun Gupta

    Mahesh Sharma

  • Tim Creavin

    Tommy Lee Miller

  • Hank Lin

    Bodega Owner

  • Genesis Oliver

    Genesis Oliver

    Peter Anderson

  • Helen Laser

    Helen Laser

    Uni One

  • Asel Swango

    Meg Wood

  • Adam Petherbridge

    Steve Kelly

  • Zara McCord

    Pottery Instructor

  • Tara Haight

    Neighbor

  • Susanne McDonald

    Foreperson

  • Decater James

    Decater James

    Foreman

Questions about this episode

When does Law & Order Season 26 Episode 1 come out?

Law & Order Season 26 Episode 1 was released Thursday, October 8, 2026 on NBC.

What time does Law & Order Season 26 Episode 1 come out?

Release times vary by platform and region, so Streambay doesn't list an exact time. The easiest way to know is to follow Law & Order in the Streambay app, which notifies you the moment the episode is available.

When does the next episode of Law & Order come out?

Law & Order S26 E2 was released Thursday, October 15, 2026.

How long is Law & Order Season 26 Episode 1?

Law & Order Season 26 Episode 1 runs about 43 minutes.

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