Premiered September 20, 1999
NBC Crime Drama
Cast:
| Detective Elliot Stabler: | Christopher Meloni |
| Detective Olivia Benson: | Mariska Hargitay |
| Detective John Munch: | Richard Belzer |
| Captain Donald Cragen: | Dann Florek |
| Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot: | Stephanie March |
| Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola: | Ice-T |
| Detective Monique Jeffries: | Michelle Hurd |
| Detective Brian Cassidy: | Dean Winters |
| Detective Ken Briscoe: | Chris Orbach |
| Medical Examiner Elizabeth Rodgers: | Leslie Hendrix |
| Medical Examiner Melinda Warner: | Tamara Tunie |
| Police Psychiatrist George Huang: | B.D. Wong |
| Narrator: | Steven Zirnkilton |
This hard-hitting and emotional companion series to NBC's
Law & Order chronicles the life and crimes of the elite
Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was created by Emmy
Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, whose critically
acclaimed Law & Order won the 1997 Emmy Award
for Outstanding Drama series.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit follows Det. Elliot Stabler,
a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all, and his
partner, Olivia Benson, whose difficult past is the reason she
joined the unit. In her first season as Detective Benson,
Hargitay received a nomination from the Viewers for Quality
Television for Best Actress and from the TV Guide Awards
for Favorite Actress in a New Series.
Overseeing the unit is Capt. Donald Cragen. Cragen's tough but
supportive approach to the team's complex cases guides the
squad through the challenges they face every day. Also featured
is Det. John Munch, a transfer from Baltimore's homicide unit,
who brings his acerbic wit, conspiracy theories and street-honed
investigative skills. Joining Munch this season is new partner
Det. Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola, whose unique wit and investigative
experience make him a formidable match for Munch. Rounding out
the squad is street-savvy Det. Monique Jeffries.
In the fall of 2000 the detectives got a new ally in bringing
criminals to justice. Stephanie March joined the cast as
Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot, whose
efforts to bring closure to the intense investigations
added a legal component to the series.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is, like Law & Order, known
for its "ripped from the headlines" formula. But both series have
also developed reputations as been among the most prescient
storytellers on television. On numerous occasions this past season,
episodes mirrored real-life occurrences before they happen.
The most shocking was in February 2000, with the episode
Limitations Ð where the detectives chased the clock to try and
solve rape cases which were about to expire because of the five
year statute of limitations, and tried to use forensic science
to indict the suspect's DNA to extend that statute and give the
police more time to solve the crime. Two days before that episode
aired, New York Governor George Pataki called for a measure to
extend the statute because of new scientific capabilities. A
month later, New York District Attorney Linda Fairstein indicted
the East Side rapist with a John Doe warrant based on his DNA,
less than a week before the statute of limitations expired on
the suspect's case. This was clearly a case of life imitating art.
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