Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

⭐7.9/10

1999Returning Series

CrimeDramaMystery

📖Overview

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.

ℹ️Show Information

First Air Date:

September 20, 1999

Last Air Date:

January 15, 2026

Seasons:

Total Episodes:

585

Origin Country:

Original Language:

Network:

NBC

⭐Cast

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Kelli Giddish

Amanda Rollins

Peter Scanavino

Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Aimé Donna Kelly

Renee Curry

Kevin Kane

Terry Bruno

Corey Cott

Det. Jake Griffin

📺Seasons (28)

Specials

7 episodes

Season 1

22 episodes • 1999

Season 2

21 episodes • 2000

Season 3

23 episodes • 2001

Season 4

25 episodes • 2002

Season 5

25 episodes • 2003

Season 6

23 episodes • 2004

Detectives Benson, Stabler, Fin and Munch face serial killers, self-proclaimed psychics and cult leaders as they investigate crime in New York City.

Season 7

22 episodes • 2005

The unit's gut-wrenching cases include a schoolyard shooting of a child, a shady dating service and a shocking revelation regarding Tutuola's son.

Season 8

22 episodes • 2006

Season 9

19 episodes • 2007

Guest stars, including Cynthia Nixon, Robin Williams, Method Man, Jared Harris and Melissa Joan Hart, are season highlights.

Season 10

22 episodes • 2008

Stabler confronts his own demons when his daughter is caught with drugs, and Benson follows connections between an abused child and an attack on a woman.