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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present)

Hope in the darkness.

Release:1999–
Seasons:27
Country:United States
Director:Michele Fazekas, Mariska Hargitay
Language:English

Genre

CrimeDramaMystery
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Keywords

detectiveSexual AbuseSex ScandalDomestic AbuseSexual ViolenceDomestic ViolenceCriminalSex Trafficking
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

TMDb7.943/10· 4K votes

About Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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.

Cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Mariska Hargitay

    Mariska Hargitay

    as Olivia Benson

  • Ice-T

    Ice-T

    as Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

  • Kelli Giddish

    Kelli Giddish

    as Amanda Rollins

  • Peter Scanavino

    Peter Scanavino

    as Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

  • Aimé Donna Kelly

    Aimé Donna Kelly

    as Renee Curry

  • Kevin Kane

    Kevin Kane

    as Terry Bruno

  • Corey Cott

    Corey Cott

    as Det. Jake Griffin

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Episodes: 594

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