Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Hope in the darkness.
Created by Dick Wolf
On NBC
A long-running procedural anchored by the tagline 'Hope in the darkness,' balancing grim subject matter with weekly case resolution and the reassurance of justice pursued.
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.
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Essence
Ensemble
Mariska Hargitay
Olivia Benson
Ice-T
Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Christopher Meloni
Elliot Stabler
Danny Pino
Nick Amaro
Richard Belzer
John Munch
Aimé Donna Kelly
Renee Curry
Dann Florek
Donald Cragen
Raúl Esparza
Rafael Barba
Stephanie March
Alexandra Cabot
Tamara Tunie
Melinda Warner
BD Wong
George Huang
Octavio Pisano
Joe Velasco
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