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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · 1999 · 28 seasons

A grim, methodical plunge into sexual violence and its aftermath, carried by dogged investigators and courtroom confrontations that leave a lingering heaviness.

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American police procedural crime drama television series
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Year
1999
Seasons
28
Episodes
594
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • crime
  • trauma
  • power
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
legal drama, police procedural, crime, thriller, mystery
Created by
Dick Wolf
Starring
Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Christopher Meloni, BD Wong, Judith Light, Diane Neal, Richard Belzer, Dean Winters
Music
Mike Post
Length
28 seasons, 594 episodes, 43 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States
Languages
English

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