About this series
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.
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Quick facts
First Aired
1999
Seasons
27
Episodes
594
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.0/10
Votes
4,251
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Status
Returning Series
Network
NBC
Director
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Payback
Detectives Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and dismemberment of a taxi driver; the team discovers that he may have been a vicious Serbian war criminal living in the Unite…
S01E02
A Single Life
Benson and Stabler run into multiple dead ends while investigating the case of a woman who plummeted six stories to her death clad only in a slip.
S01E03
...Or Just Look Like One
When a teen model is murdered and another is left for dead at a hospital emergency room, the team uncovers an insidious drug and sex conspiracy in the world of high fashion. Benson…
S01E04
Hysteria
When a young African-American woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims, but when looking into her home life Benson…
S01E05
Wanderlust
When a world-traveling author is found dead in a room he rented from an alcoholic woman and her precocious 14-year-old daughter, the detectives are shocked to discover who the murd…
S01E06
Sophomore Jinx
A female student at an upper-class university is raped and murdered, and two of the college's basketball stars are suspected. However, the college blocks their investigation at eve…
S01E07
Uncivilized
When a young boy is found raped and murdered in a field, suspicion leads detectives to a recently paroled child molester who lives in the neighborhood.. Although they both hate wha…
S01E08
Stalked
When an assistant district attorney is found raped and murdered in Central Park, the Special Victims Unit learn that she'd been stalked by a real estate agent whom she'd convicted …
S01E09
Stocks & Bondage
An investment analyst is found hanged in her bedroom, and the Special Victims Unit explores her sordid sexual past to uncover her murderer's identity. The team uncovers the world o…
S01E10
Closure
When a woman is raped, she turns to the Special Victims Unit for help, but lack of evidence prevents them from apprehending the criminal. When the detectives revisit the case a few…
S01E11
Bad Blood
A moral coalition leader's gay son is found murdered on the roof of his apartment building. Initially, Benson and Stabler investigate his father, a Conservative well-known for his …
S01E12
Russian Love Poem
When a multi-millionaire is found strangled in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their suspicion to his long list of lovers, which includes both men and women. Detectives discover …
S01E13
Disrobed
A judge who fought for the rights of abused women is found shot in his car under sordid circumstances, and the detectives uncover a case of corruption that leads to the state parol…
S01E14
Limitations
At the request of a victim, the police commissioner comes to Cragen with a special request -- close the five-year-old case of a serial rapist before the statute of limitations expi…
S01E15
Entitled (I)
After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to the youngest daughter of a well-known family with some deep connections. But as they join forces with the offic…
S01E16
The Third Guy
An elderly woman is found tied up and sexually assaulted in her apartment, and suspicion is initially on the young men that had broken into her home and robbed her, but once the de…
S01E17
Misleader
The pregnant daughter-in-law of a Christian College president is murdered in her hotel room, and the detectives discover that the man had been involved in some very unholy activiti…
S01E18
Chat Room
When a teenage girl comes into the squad room to tell the detectives that she was raped by a man she met on the Internet, the investigation leads the Special Victims Unit to a netw…
S01E19
Contact
After seven young women in a six month time span are raped by a flash and dash assailant on the city subways, the brass calls in a psychiatrist to help the team get into the head o…
S01E20
Remorse
A female television news reporter decides to go public with her story when she attacked and raped by two men, but the decision proves to be fatal.
S01E21
Nocturne
After a pharmacy turns over some disturbing photos of a young boy, a beloved neighborhood piano teacher is suspected of being a sexual predator who takes advantage of his innocent …
S01E22
Slaves
A Romanian immigrant is being held as a psychological prisoner by her abusive employer and his wife, who is also traumatized by years of abuse and is willing to commit murder to pr…
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Questions about Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
How many seasons does Law & Order: Special Victims Unit have?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has 27 seasons and 594 episodes total.
Who created Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was created by Dick Wolf and first aired in 1999.
What genre is Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a Crime, Drama, Mystery series.
Who stars in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?
The cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit includes Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, Aimé Donna Kelly.
What is the TMDB rating for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has a TMDB rating of 8.0/10 based on 4,251 votes.
