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

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

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

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 & 76 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	10:00 PM	NBC	Users
Mon. Nov. 16	4:00 AM	USA	Pique	#2.20

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch / ... (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (211 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (187 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (159 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 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

After the World Trade Center attack in September 2001, NBC ordered the opening credits for the 2001-2002 season reedited to remove images of the ill-fated building.

Quotes:

Olivia Benson: There's gotta be dozens of pictures here. The bastards been stalking her for awhile.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The TV Set (2006)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not Driving Anymore

Great show!!

This is the BEST show! Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson) and Christopher Meloni (Detective Elliot Stabler) are great for the 2 parts and work so well together. The cases are based on real cases and if I didn't know they are all actors i'd say it IS real.

The show is my inspiration for wanting to join the NYPD sex crimes. I recently found out about sex crimes in my home town (San Diego, CA). I want to intern there before I go to NYC and join.

I have learned a lot about law and all that from the show. There was an episode about FAS (Fetal Alcoholic Syndrome) which became my topic for my health project. In general I learned about law and prosecution and it is a great show to watch! 5 stars, 2 thumbs up, EXCELLENT!