"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) TV series 1999-????

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

20 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Where Risks are Taken

Plot:

This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Victim | Rape | Cop | Justice

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 35 wins & 77 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 25	11:35 PM	MyNetwork	Disappearing Acts	#4.5
Sat. Dec. 26	10:00 PM	NBC	Ballerina	#10.16

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch / ... (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (212 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (188 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (160 episodes, 2000-2009)
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)

Also Known As:

Law & Order's Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)
Law & Order: SVU (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

Many of the actors on the show previously starred on the HBO drama "Oz" (1997) including Dean Winters and B.D. Wong. Most notable, and ironic, is Christopher Meloni (Detective Stabler) who played a sadistic rapist and murderer on OZ and now hunts them on SVU.

Quotes:

Brian Cassidy: [drinks, pauses; talks about a case that haunts him] There was this guy in the hood that she liked, this guy named Vince. She went down to Coney Island to, uh, to see him. You know that whole 'under the boardwalk, down by the sea' thing? After Vince... did her... his whole set wolf-packed her. Seven, eight guys...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.8)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not Driving Anymore

Well-done

Quality is the foundation that "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is based upon. With compelling storylines, great performances and a first-rate cast; "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" radiates from the screen each hour it is on every night. Dick Wolf has combined quality writing with quality casting in the second of three series' in the "Law & Order" franchise.

Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong and Richard Belzer all share one thing in common: they star in one of finest series on television.

Mariska, Chris, Ice-T, Dann, B. D. and Stephanie March are a well-rounded cast that bring great depth to their characters and compliment each other very well. Furthermore, the cast portray their characters so well that I have to remind myself that they are actors not detectives.

Quality writing and outstanding performances set "Law And Order: SVU" apart from the other dramas on television. Each episode is riveting, written with intelligence, and character driven. It is a privilege to watch "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

The writers' ability to draw viewers in and make them care about the involving storylines and characters help to make "Law & Order: SVU" one of the finest legal series on television.