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

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Overview

Creator:
Dick Wolf
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 more
Release Date:
20 September 1999 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
Where Risks are Taken more
Plot:
This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes. full summary
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 28 wins & 59 nominations more
User Comments:
Best one in the L&O Franchise more

Cast

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Christopher Meloni ... Detective Elliot Stabler (202 episodes, 1999-2008)

Mariska Hargitay ... Detective Olivia Benson (202 episodes, 1999-2008)

Richard Belzer ... Detective John Munch / ... (202 episodes, 1999-2008)
Dann Florek ... Captain Donald Cragen (202 episodes, 1999-2008)

Steven Zirnkilton ... Opening Announcer (197 episodes, 1999-2008)

Ice-T ... Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (180 episodes, 2000-2008)
B.D. Wong ... Dr. George Huang (156 episodes, 2001-2008)

Tamara Tunie ... Dr. Melinda Warner (128 episodes, 2000-2008)
Diane Neal ... A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Law & Order's Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)
Law & Order: SVU (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
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Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:TV-14 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Hungary:18 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG
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Company:
Wolf Films more

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Trivia:
The series was originally proposed under the title Sex Crimes, and unrelated to the "Law & Order" (1990) brand. NBC thought the title was too harsh, and after discussions between network executives and Dick Wolf (creator of "Law & Order" (1990)) it became part of the Law & Order brand, debuting as "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999). more
Quotes:
Capt. Donald Cragen: It's a case of he said, she said, he's dead more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Beat: They Say It's Your Birthday (#1.2)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
I'm Not Driving Anymore more

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68 out of 75 people found the following comment useful:-
Best one in the L&O Franchise, 18 November 2004
Author: canadianfreak_17 from Guelph, Canada

I have never one been that big of a fan of the original Law & Order. I would watch it for time to time and it was an alright show but never really had anything jump out at me to make it one of my can't miss shows. Then this show came on. I watched this show when it premiered back in 1999 and was impressed from the get go. Sure it followed the basic premise of it's original cousin but was much more loose on it's format and execution. Some episodes hardly ever involve the court room at all where the original week in week out follows a distinct pattern. First half hour is the law then the next is the order. This show although does sometimes follow the same pattern like i mentioned it is much more loose in how it executes it. Mariska Hartigay is excellent as her portrayal of Det. Olivia Benson. The whole cast as a whole is magnificent. Now I know a lot of people will disagree with me that this show is in no way better than the original but for me it is. It has given me something that the original never did.

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