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"In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories."

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often abbreviated to Law & Order: SVU or just SVU) is an American police procedural, legal, crime drama television series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced. In the style of the original Law & Order, episodes are often "ripped from the headlines" or loosely based on real crimes that have received media attention. Created by Dick Wolf, the series premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999, as the second series in Wolf's successful Law & Order franchise.

Cast[]

Main Cast and Characters[]

Image Actor Character Seasons
OliviaBenson
Mariska Hargitay Detective/Sergeant/
Lieutenant/Captain
Olivia Benson
Seasons 1-present
OdafinTutuola
Ice-T Detective/Sergeant
Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
Seasons 2-present
DominickCarisi
Peter Scanavino Detective/Assistant District Attorney
Dominick Carisi, Jr.
Seasons 16-present
JoeVelasco
Octavio Pisano Detective
Joe Velasco
Seasons 23-present

Previous Cast and Characters[]

Image Actor Character Seasons
MoniqueJeffries
Michelle Hurd Detective
Monique Jeffries
Season 1-2
(Recurring Season 1)
ChesterLake
Adam Beach Detective
Chester Lake
Season 9
(Recurring Season 8)
CaseyNovak
Diane Neal Assistant District Attorney
Casey Novak
Seasons 5-9
(Recurring Seasons 12-13)
KimGreylek
Michaela McManus Assistant District Attorney
Kimberly "Kim" Greylek
Season 10
AlexandraCabot
Stephanie March Assistant District Attorney
Alexandra "Alex" Cabot
Seasons 2-5 & 11
(Recurring Seasons 6, 10, 13 & 19)
ElliotStabler
Christopher Meloni Detective
Elliot Stabler
Seasons 1-12
(Recurring Seasons 22-24)
GeorgeHuang
B.D. Wong FBI Special Agent
George Huang
Seasons 4-12
(Recurring Seasons 2-3, 13-15 & 17)
MelindaWarner
Tamara Tunie Assistant Medical Examiner
Melinda Warner
Seasons 7-12
(Recurring Seasons 2-6, 13-17, 19, 21-23)
JohnMunch
Richard Belzer Detective/Sergeant/
DA Investigator
John Munch
Seasons 1-15
(Recurring Seasons 15 & 17)
DonaldCragen
Dann Florek Captain
Donald Cragen
Seasons 1-15
(Recurring Seasons 16 & 23)
NickAmaro
Danny Pino Detective
Nicholas "Nick" Amaro
Seasons 13-16
(Recurring Season 23)
RafaelBarba
Raúl Esparza Assistant District Attorney
Rafael Barba
Seasons 15-19
(Recurring Seasons 14, 21-23)
PeterStone3
Philip Winchester Assistant District Attorney
Peter Stone
Seasons 19-20
(Recurring Season 19)
KatrionaTamin
Jamie Gray Hyder Detective
Katriona "Kat" Tamin
Seasons 21-23
(Recurring Season 21)
ChristianGarland
Demore Barnes Deputy Chief
Christian Garland
Seasons 22-23
(Recurring Season 21)
AmandaRollins
Kelli Giddish Detective
Amanda Rollins
Seasons 13-24
(Recurring Season 25)
Gracemuncyicon
Molly Burnett Detective
Grace Muncy
Seasons 24

Episodes[]

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes

Seasons[]

Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates)
Season premiere Season finale
1 22 September 20, 1999 May 19, 2000
2 21 October 20, 2000 May 11, 2001
3 23 September 28, 2001 May 17, 2002
4 25 September 27, 2002 May 16, 2003
5 25 September 23, 2003 May 18, 2004
6 23 September 21, 2004 May 24, 2005
7 22 September 20, 2005 May 16, 2006
8 22 September 19, 2006 May 22, 2007
9 19 September 25, 2007 May 13, 2008
10 22 September 23, 2008 June 2, 2009
11 24 September 23, 2009 May 19, 2010
12 24 September 22, 2010 May 18, 2011
13 23 September 21, 2011 May 23, 2012
14 24 September 26, 2012 May 22, 2013
15 24 September 25, 2013 May 21, 2014
16 23 September 24, 2014 May 20, 2015
17 23 September 23, 2015 May 25, 2016
18 21 September 21, 2016 May 24, 2017
19 24 September 27, 2017 May 23, 2018
20 24 September 27, 2018 May 16, 2019
21 20 September 26, 2019 April 23, 2020
22 16 November 12, 2020 June 3, 2021
23 22 September 23, 2021 May 19, 2022
24 22 September 22, 2022 May 18, 2023
25 13 January 18, 2024 May 16, 2024

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