“Hope in the darkness.”

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Name: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1999-09-20
Rating: 7.958
Cast: Mariska Hargitay

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4,309 votes September 20, 1999 28 seasons · 595 episodes

Crime Drama Mystery

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.

Created By: Dick Wolf
Status: Returning Series
Networks: NBC
Last Air Date: May 14, 2026
Languages: en
Popularity: 252

Seasons & Episode Guide

Specials

6 episodes · TBA

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Season 1

22 episodes · 1999

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Season 2

21 episodes · 2000

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Season 3

23 episodes · 2001

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Season 4

25 episodes · 2002

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Season 5

25 episodes · 2003

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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

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Season 9

19 episodes · 2007

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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.