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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often shortened to Law & Order: SVU or SVU) is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf for NBC.The first spin-off of Law & Order, expanding it into the Law & Order franchise, it stars Mariska Hargitay as Detective (ultimately promoted to Captain) Olivia Benson, now the commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit ...
List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes may refer to: List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes (seasons 1–19)
Law & Order 's 24 seasons are second only to its spin-off Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present) for the longest-running live-action scripted American primetime series. The success of the series has led to the creation of additional shows, making Law & Order a franchise, with a television film, several video games, and international ...
The series has also tackled important social issues and sparked public discourse on topics such as sexual assault, human trafficking and LGBTQ rights. [2] [3] From the series debut on September 20, 1999, to May 23, 2018, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit had broadcast its first 434 episodes, to the end of the nineteenth season. The show holds ...
The twenty-fifth season of the American crime-drama television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was ordered on April 10, 2023, by NBC.Originally slated to premiere in September 2023, the season premiered on January 18, 2024 and concluded on May 16, 2024, [1] following the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
The first season of the crime drama television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, premiered on September 20, 1999 on NBC and concluded on May 19, 2000. Created by Dick Wolf, it is the first spin-off of Law & Order and follows the detectives of a fictionalized version of the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit, which investigates sexually based offenses.
The episode was written by veteran Law & Order franchise writer, Ed Zuckerman and directed by franchise director Alex Chapple. It marks the first crossover of any kind with SVU and the now-ended L&O spin-off Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Kathryn Erbe reprises her role of Alexandra Eames from that series.
The twenty-fourth season of the American crime-drama television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was ordered on February 27, 2020, by NBC, which premiered on September 22, 2022, with a crossover premiere event, the season contained 22 episodes, and concluded on May 18, 2023. [1]