Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
“Hope in the darkness.”
- 1999 –2026
- Returning series
- TV-14
★ 8.0 TMDB Rating · 4.4K votes
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
● Now airing Season 28: 0 of 4 episodes out Next: episode 1, Oct 8, 2026
- Created by
- Dick Wolf
- Seasons
- 28
- Episodes
- 598
- First aired
- Sep 20, 1999
- Networks
- NBC
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mariska Hargitay
Olivia Benson
Ice-T
Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Kelli Giddish
Amanda Rollins
Peter Scanavino
Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
Aimé Donna Kelly
Renee Curry
Kevin Kane
Terry Bruno
Corey Cott
Jake Griffin
Where to Stream Law & Order: Special Victims Unit by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, PeacockRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Sky GoRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India
- Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar
- Canada
- Streaming on Prime Video, Disney+, NetflixRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Australia
- Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
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Seasons
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Specials
Air date unknown
6 episodes
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Season 1
Sep 20, 1999
22 episodes
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Season 2
Oct 20, 2000
21 episodes
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Season 3
Sep 28, 2001
23 episodes
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Season 4
Sep 27, 2002
25 episodes
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Season 5
Sep 23, 2003
25 episodes
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Season 6
Sep 21, 2004
23 episodes
Detectives Benson, Stabler, Fin and Munch face serial killers, self-proclaimed psychics and cult leaders as they investigate crime in New York City.
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Season 7
Sep 20, 2005
22 episodes
The unit's gut-wrenching cases include a schoolyard shooting of a child, a shady dating service and a shocking revelation regarding Tutuola's son.
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Season 8
Sep 19, 2006
22 episodes
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Season 9
Sep 25, 2007
19 episodes
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Season 10
Sep 22, 2008
22 episodes
Stabler confronts his own demons when his daughter is caught with drugs, and Benson follows connections between an abused child and an attack on a woman.
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Season 11
Sep 23, 2009
24 episodes
A new ADA joins the team, a crime scene photo of a murdered teen goes viral and Stabler tries to prove Benson did not murder a biker.
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Season 12
Sep 22, 2010
24 episodes
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Season 13
Sep 21, 2011
23 episodes
Season 13 dealt with the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler from the Special Victims Unit after a shooting in the squad room.
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Season 14
Sep 26, 2012
24 episodes
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Season 15
Sep 25, 2013
24 episodes
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Season 16
Sep 24, 2014
23 episodes
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Season 17
Sep 23, 2015
23 episodes
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Season 18
Sep 21, 2016
21 episodes
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Season 19
Sep 27, 2017
24 episodes
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Season 20
Sep 27, 2018
24 episodes
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Season 21
Sep 26, 2019
20 episodes
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Season 22
Nov 12, 2020
16 episodes
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Season 23
Sep 23, 2021
22 episodes
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Season 24
Sep 22, 2022
22 episodes
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Season 25
Jan 18, 2024
13 episodes
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Season 26
Oct 3, 2024
22 episodes
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Season 27
Sep 25, 2025
21 episodes
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Season 28
Oct 8, 2026
4 episodes
