Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Series · TV-14 · 43 min
★ 8.0(4,310)unSUB Rating
In New York City, a specialized police squad investigates sexually based crimes that are treated as especially serious. Each episode follows the team as they pursue leads, question suspects, and work within the justice system to seek accountability for violent offenses.
Based on Law & Order
Also known as Law & Order: SVU · Law and Order Special Victims Unit · Law and Order SVU
Where to watch
Watch free on NBC and Spectrum On Demand — also streaming on Peacock, Disney+, Hulu +1 more.
~430 hours to watch · 601 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-09-20
- Network
- NBC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.0/10 (4,310 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want steady, case-of-the-week crime stories with courtroom pressure and recurring squad dynamics; Not for you if you’re sensitive to sexual-violence themes or dislike long-running, sometimes formulaic procedurals like Law & Order.
Pros: compelling case storylines; long-running comfort watch; dedicated detective team | Cons: formulaic episodes; uneven later seasons; political messaging complaints
Themes
- detective
- sexual abuse
- sex scandal
- domestic abuse
- sexual violence
- domestic violence
- criminal
- sex trafficking
- interrogation
- district attorney
- courtroom
- assistant district attorney
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Mariska Hargitay
as Olivia Benson
Ice-T
as Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Christopher Meloni
as Elliot Stabler
Danny Pino
as Nick Amaro
Richard Belzer
as John Munch
Aimé Donna Kelly
as Renee Curry
Dann Florek
as Donald Cragen
Raúl Esparza
as Rafael Barba
Stephanie March
as Alexandra Cabot
Tamara Tunie
as Dr. Melinda Warner
Directed by Mariska Hargitay, Timothy Busfield, Amy Redford +2 more
Episodes28 seasons · 601 episodes
28 seasons · 601 episodes. Full episode list omitted here for length — open the episode tracker above to browse and mark episodes.