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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · 28 seasons · Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hope in the darkness.

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.

Where to watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 22 episodes (September 20, 1999)
• Season 2 — 21 episodes (October 20, 2000)
• Season 3 — 23 episodes (September 28, 2001)
• Season 4 — 25 episodes (September 27, 2002)
• Season 5 — 25 episodes (September 23, 2003)
• Season 6 — 23 episodes (September 21, 2004)
• Season 7 — 22 episodes (September 20, 2005)
• Season 8 — 22 episodes (September 19, 2006)
• Season 9 — 19 episodes (September 25, 2007)
• Season 10 — 22 episodes (September 22, 2008)
• Season 11 — 24 episodes (September 23, 2009)
• Season 12 — 24 episodes (September 22, 2010)
• Season 13 — 23 episodes (September 21, 2011)
• Season 14 — 24 episodes (September 26, 2012)
• Season 15 — 24 episodes (September 25, 2013)
• Season 16 — 23 episodes (September 24, 2014)
• Season 17 — 23 episodes (September 23, 2015)
• Season 18 — 21 episodes (September 21, 2016)
• Season 19 — 24 episodes (September 27, 2017)
• Season 20 — 24 episodes (September 27, 2018)
• Season 21 — 20 episodes (September 26, 2019)
• Season 22 — 16 episodes (November 12, 2020)
• Season 23 — 22 episodes (September 23, 2021)
• Season 24 — 22 episodes (September 22, 2022)
• Season 25 — 13 episodes (January 18, 2024)
• Season 26 — 22 episodes (October 3, 2024)
• Season 27 — 21 episodes (September 25, 2025)
• Season 28 — 4 episodes (October 8, 2026)

Cast

• Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson
• Ice-T as Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
• Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins
• Peter Scanavino as Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
• Aimé Donna Kelly as Renee Curry
• Kevin Kane as Terry Bruno
• Corey Cott as Jake Griffin

Details

Created by

Dick Wolf

First aired

September 20, 1999

Episodes

598

Genres

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Network

NBC

Status

Returning Series

TMDB score

8.0 / 10 from 4,362 votes