A couple of months since Law & Order: SVU season 27 killed Captain Cragen, Dann Florek breaks his silence about what happened to his character. Being one of the earlier shows that kicked off the 2025-2026 TV season , the NBC series opened its year with a major revelation. Apparently, long-time Manhattan SVU Captain and Olivia Benson's mentor/father figure has already died. The surprise was quite unnerving, considering that there was no indication that Captain Cragen was even battling any illness.

Florek's involvement in Dick Wolf 's famed procedural franchise preceded the inception of Law & Order: SVU , as his character was originally introduced in the flagship. While he had already retired from the force for years now, effectively paving the way for Benson to take over the te

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