Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
“Hope in the darkness.”
CreatorDick Wolf
The longest-running scripted primetime drama on American television follows an elite New York police squad devoted to the sexually based crimes that leave the deepest wounds. Led for decades by the fiercely principled Olivia Benson, the detectives of the Special Victims Unit navigate assault, abuse, and exploitation while shepherding traumatized survivors through an often unforgiving justice system. Each case pairs procedural rigor with an unusual emotional intimacy, weighing the cost such work exacts on the officers who shoulder it. Ripped from real headlines yet grounded in compassion, it remains a fixture of the sprawling 'Law & Order' universe.
Mariska Hargitay was 35, Ice-T was 41, and Christopher Meloni was 38 when the series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” premiered (1999).
Seasons
28
Episodes
602
Country
United States
Status
On Air
Cast
Mariska Hargitay
Olivia Benson · 602 eps
Ice-T
Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola · 580 eps
Dann Florek
Donald Cragen · 333 eps
Richard Belzer
John Munch · 325 eps
Kelli Giddish
Kara Bawson · 290 eps
Christopher Meloni
Elliot Stabler · 284 eps
Peter Scanavino
Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr. · 260 eps
BD Wong
George Huang · 232 eps
Tamara Tunie
Melinda Warner · 226 eps
Raúl Esparza
Rafael Barba · 130 eps
Diane Neal
Casey Novak · 113 eps
Stephanie March
Alexandra Cabot · 97 eps
Danny Pino
Nick Amaro · 95 eps
Frank Anello
NYPD Officer (uncredited) · 86 eps
Octavio Pisano
Joe Velasco · 84 eps
Kevin Kane
Greg Wilcox · 73 eps
Aimé Donna Kelly
Renee Curry · 59 eps
Mike Doyle
Karlan · 53 eps
Joel de la Fuente
Ruben Morales · 52 eps
Joanna Merlin
Lena Petrovsky · 43 eps
Caren Browning
Linda Davies · 43 eps
Ryan Buggle
Noah Porter-Benson · 42 eps
Peter Hermann
Trevor Langan · 36 eps
Jamie Gray Hyder
Katriona Tamin · 36 eps
Philip Winchester
Peter Stone · 33 eps
Dean Winters
Brian Cassidy · 32 eps
Isabel Gillies
Kathy Stabler · 32 eps
Stephen C. Bradbury
Colin McNamara · 32 eps
Michael Mastro
Postal Medic · 32 eps
Robert John Burke
Ed Tucker · 30 eps
Corey Cott
Ellis Griffin · 30 eps
Judith Light
Elizabeth Donnelly · 26 eps
Michelle Hurd
Monique Jeffries · 25 eps
Demore Barnes
Christian Garland · 25 eps
Ami Brabson
Karyn Blake · 24 eps
Ned Eisenberg
Roger Kressler · 24 eps
Michaela McManus
Kim Greylek · 22 eps
Juliana Aidén Martinez
Kate Silva · 22 eps
Audrie Neenan
Lois Preston · 22 eps
Adam Beach
Chester Lake · 21 eps
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1
Payback
Detectives Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and dismemberment of a taxi driver; the team discovers that he may have been a vicious Serbian war criminal living in the United States under a false identity.
2
A Single Life
Benson and Stabler run into multiple dead ends while investigating the case of a woman who plummeted six stories to her death clad only in a slip.
3
...Or Just Look Like One
When a teen model is murdered and another is left for dead at a hospital emergency room, the team uncovers an insidious drug and sex conspiracy in the world of high fashion. Benson and Stabler enter into a modeling underworld of thoughtless parents, drug-dealing doctors and a trendy agency executive.
4
Hysteria
When a young African-American woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims, but when looking into her home life Benson and Stabler realize that she does not fit the pattern, and may not be connected to the other deaths after all, but the other deaths have a connection no one anticipated.
5
Wanderlust
When a world-traveling author is found dead in a room he rented from an alcoholic woman and her precocious 14-year-old daughter, the detectives are shocked to discover who the murderer is.
6
Sophomore Jinx
A female student at an upper-class university is raped and murdered, and two of the college's basketball stars are suspected. However, the college blocks their investigation at every turn because they are not willing to risk the negative publicity that the investigation could bring to the school and the upcoming championship.
7
Uncivilized
When a young boy is found raped and murdered in a field, suspicion leads detectives to a recently paroled child molester who lives in the neighborhood.. Although they both hate what the man has done in the past, it is soon obvious to the detectives that the teenagers who initially steered them in the man's direction are hiding secrets of their own.
8
Stalked
When an assistant district attorney is found raped and murdered in Central Park, the Special Victims Unit learn that she'd been stalked by a real estate agent whom she'd convicted of date rape. Benson lets her emotions get the best of her as she takes it upon herself to bring the suspected rapist to justice. Stabler tries to get the man's business partner to help him, but Benson may be the one who ends up needing help.
9
Stocks & Bondage
An investment analyst is found hanged in her bedroom, and the Special Victims Unit explores her sordid sexual past to uncover her murderer's identity. The team uncovers the world of bondage and sado-masochism where they first investigate the woman's colleagues but are soon on the trail of a host of individuals involved in the world of whips and chains.
10
Closure
When a woman is raped, she turns to the Special Victims Unit for help, but lack of evidence prevents them from apprehending the criminal. When the detectives revisit the case a few months later, they find the woman even less willing to talk about what happened, as she claims she has moved on. Things turn sticky when Benson and Cassidy spend the night together.
11
Bad Blood
A moral coalition leader's gay son is found murdered on the roof of his apartment building. Initially, Benson and Stabler investigate his father, a Conservative well-known for his homophobic viewpoints, but once they start looking into the young man's living arrangements they realize the person they're looking for may be closer than they think. Munch tries to help Benson find the man who raped her mother, and could potentially be her father.
12
Russian Love Poem
When a multi-millionaire is found strangled in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their suspicion to his long list of lovers, which includes both men and women. Detectives discover he was involved with a group of beautiful Russian women that came to the U.S. to take advantage of wealthy Americans.
13
Disrobed
A judge who fought for the rights of abused women is found shot in his car under sordid circumstances, and the detectives uncover a case of corruption that leads to the state parole board. The team soon turns their eye to a battered wife with a secret.
14
Limitations
At the request of a victim, the police commissioner comes to Cragen with a special request -- close the five-year-old case of a serial rapist before the statute of limitations expires. The detectives finally get a lead but the investigation is hindered by one of the victims.
15
Entitled (I)
After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to the youngest daughter of a well-known family with some deep connections. But as they join forces with the officers from the two-seven, they realize that their case is connected with a long-unsolved case that Briscoe once handled years ago with his former partner Mike Logan.
The crossover continues in Law & Order S10E14 Entitled (II).
16
The Third Guy
An elderly woman is found tied up and sexually assaulted in her apartment, and suspicion is initially on the young men that had broken into her home and robbed her, but once the detectives are surprised to learn that the rape was committed after the robbery – by someone else.
17
Misleader
The pregnant daughter-in-law of a Christian College president is murdered in her hotel room, and the detectives discover that the man had been involved in some very unholy activities.
18
Chat Room
When a teenage girl comes into the squad room to tell the detectives that she was raped by a man she met on the Internet, the investigation leads the Special Victims Unit to a network of pedophiles and child pornographers.
19
Contact
After seven young women in a six month time span are raped by a flash and dash assailant on the city subways, the brass calls in a psychiatrist to help the team get into the head of the perp. When he is caught, he possesses the driver's license of a new victim who could put him away.
20
Remorse
A female television news reporter decides to go public with her story when she attacked and raped by two men, but the decision proves to be fatal.
21
Nocturne
After a pharmacy turns over some disturbing photos of a young boy, a beloved neighborhood piano teacher is suspected of being a sexual predator who takes advantage of his innocent young students.
22
Slaves
A Romanian immigrant is being held as a psychological prisoner by her abusive employer and his wife, who is also traumatized by years of abuse and is willing to commit murder to protect her husband. A forensic psychologist analyzes the team, and presents disturbing findings to Cragen, suggesting that one of the detectives be removed from the team.
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