Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

*Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Also known as	Law & Order: SVU; SVU;
Genre	Police procedural; Crime drama; Legal drama; Mystery; Thriller;
Created by	Dick Wolf
Showrunners	Robert Palm (season 1); David J. Burke (season 2); Neal Baer (seasons 3–12); Warren Leight (seasons 13–17, 21–23); Rick Eid (season 18); Michael S. Chernuchin (seasons 19–20); David Graziano (season 24–present);
Starring	Christopher Meloni; Mariska Hargitay; Richard Belzer; Dann Florek; Michelle Hurd; Stephanie March; Ice-T; BD Wong; Diane Neal; Tamara Tunie; Adam Beach; Michaela McManus; Danny Pino; Kelli Giddish; Raúl Esparza; Peter Scanavino; Philip Winchester; Jamie Gray Hyder; Demore Barnes; Octavio Pisano; Molly Burnett; Kevin Kane; Juliana Aidén Martinez;
Narrated by	Steven Zirnkilton
Theme music composer	Mike Post
Opening theme	"Theme of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Composer	Mike Post
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	27
No. of episodes	579 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Dick Wolf; Ted Kotcheff (seasons 2–13); Peter Jankowski (season 2–present); Michael Smith (season 14); Julie Martin (season 14–present); Jonathan Starch (seasons 15–17); Arthur W. Forney (season 17–present); Mariska Hargitay (season 15–present);
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	40–44 minutes
Production companies	Wolf Entertainment; Universal Television;
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 20, 1999 –; present
Related
	Law & Order franchise

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (simply known as Law & Order: SVU or SVU) is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf for NBC. The first spin-off of Law & Order, expanding it into the Law & Order franchise,^[1]^[2] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit follows the detectives of the Special Victims Unit as they investigate and prosecute sexually based crimes. Some of the episodes are loosely based on real crimes that have received media attention.

The series has received 108 award nominations, winning 59 awards. Hargitay was the first regular cast member on any Law & Order series to win an Emmy Award when she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2006.

Cast

Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler
Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson
Richard Belzer as John Munch
Dann Florek as Donald Cragen
Michelle Hurd as Monique Jeffries
Stephanie March as Alexandra Cabot
Ice-T as Odafin Tutuola
BD Wong as George Huang
Diane Neal as Casey Novak
Tamara Tunie as Melinda Warner
Adam Beach as Chester Lake
Michaela McManus as Kim Greylek
Danny Pino as Nick Amaro
Kelli Gaddish as Amanda Rollins
Raul Esparza as Rafael Barba
Peter Scanavino as Dominick Carisi Jr.
Philip Winchester as Peter Stone
Jamie Grey Hyder as Katriona "Kat" Tamin
Demore Barnes as Christian Garland
Octavio Pisano as Joe Velasco

Notes

↑ Credited as Studios USA Television (1999–2002), Universal Network Television (2002–2004), NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–2007) and Universal Media Studios (2007–2011).

References

↑ "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - NBC.com". Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
↑ Seidman, Robert. "NBC Signs Kelli Giddish (Chase) and Danny Pino (Cold Case) as New Detectives for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

Other websites

Official websites for the show from NBC
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on IMDb
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit at TV.com

[1] Credited as Studios USA Television (1999–2002), Universal Network Television (2002–2004), NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–2007) and Universal Media Studios (2007–2011).

[2] "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - NBC.com". Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

[GiddishandPino-3] Seidman, Robert. "NBC Signs Kelli Giddish (Chase) and Danny Pino (Cold Case) as New Detectives for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

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