Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Created by	Dick Wolf
Starring	Christopher Meloni Mariska Hargitay Richard Belzer Dann Florek Michelle Hurd Stephanie March Ice-T B.D. Wong Diane Neal Tamara Tunie Adam Beach Michaela McManus Danny Pino Kelly Giddish Raul Esparza Peter Scanavino Jamie Grey Hyder Demore Barnes Octavio Pisano
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	24
No. of episodes	524
Production
Running time	40–43 minutes
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 20, 1999 – present

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often shortened to Law & Order: SVU) is an American television spin-off of the original police drama series Law & Order which is set in New York City, inside the fictional 16th precinct of Manhattan.

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 "Fin" Tutuola
• B.D. 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 "Sonny" Carisi Jr.
• Philip Winchester as Peter Stone
• Jamie Grey Hyder as Katriona "Kat" Tamin
• Demore Barnes as Christian Garland
• Octavio Pisano as Joe Velasco

Other websites

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