It's television's longest running prime-time drama, one that from the start was willing to explore extreme, disturbing crimes and bring important attention to the victims. Now, this special edition recognizes and honors 21 record-breaking seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Hear exclusive new interviews with Emmy-winning star Mariska Hargitay and the rest of the cast. Revisit your favorite alumni from shows past. Recall some of SVU's most shocking moments. Gaze upon many of the New York City locations that give the show its grit and glory. Remember the many guest stars, and even investigate the infamous, signature sound that starts each episode. Full of behind-the-scenes photos, this special edition gets you up close and on the scene of one of the most successful and powerful dramas ever produced.
INSIDE SEASON 21 • LAW & ORDER: SVU’S RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FEATURES SOME NEW FACES—AND, FOR STAR MARISKA HARGITAY, NEW DUTIES BEHIND THE CAMERA
THE MAKING OF A SMASH HIT • WITH GRIPPING STORYTELLING AND A CAPTIVATING CAST, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT HAS CRACKED THE CASE OF PRIME-TIME LONGEVITY
THE CRUSADERS OPENER • MEET MARISKA HARGITAY’S CAPT. OLIVIA BENSON, HER BADASS SQUAD OF SEX CRIMES INVESTIGATORS AND A PROSECUTOR WHO PUTS AWAY THE BAD GUYS
MARISKA HARGITAY AS OLIVIA BENSON • THE SECOND-GENERATION STAR HAS BEEN SVU’S EMOTIONAL CENTER FOR 21 SEASONS—FIRST WITH PARTNER ELLIOT STABLER, THEN AS THE TOUGH BUT COMPASSIONATE BOSS
ICE-T AS ODAFIN ‘FIN’ TUTUOLA • THE RAPPER TURNED ACTOR PLAYS THE FUNNY, SEASONED AND FIERCELY DEDICATED SERGEANT IN THE NYPD’S WAR AGAINST SEX CRIMES
KELLI GIDDISH AS AMANDA ROLLINS • SHE PLAYS A COMPLICATED COP FROM ATLANTA WHO ARRIVED AT THE NYPD WITH STREET SKILLS AND A PASSION FOR HELPING VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME—AND SHE IS FINALLY SEEING A SHRINK
PETER SCANAVINO AS DOMINICK ‘SONNY’ CARISI JR. • AS A COP-TURNED-ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, HIS CHARACTER’S LOYALTIES ARE TESTED, BUT THE ACTOR CONTINUES TO SAVOR HIS PART IN LAW & ORDER:SVU’S CLOSE-KNIT ENSEMBLE
JAMIE GRAY HYDER AS KATRIONA AZAR TAMIN • THE SQUAD (AND THE CAST) WELCOME A NEW COP PLAYED BY AN ACTOR WHOSE CHARACTER SHARES MANY OF HER OWN TRAITS, FROM HER CONCERN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE TO HER FAMILY HERITAGE—AND EVEN HER BLING
DEMORE BARNES AS CHRISTIAN GARLAND • AS THE SQUAD’S HIGH-MINDED NEW BOSS—THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF HIS BELOVED PREDECESSOR—THE CANADIAN-BORN ACTOR GOT TO KNOW THE CITY WHERE SVU IS SET LIKE A REAL BEAT COP: BY HITTING THE STREETS
THE ALUMS Opener • GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN—HEAR FROM SVU FAN FAVORITES: DET. ELLIOT STABLER, DR. MELINDA WARNER, DET. JOHN MUNCH AND OTHER SQUAD MEMBERS FROM SEASONS PAST
CHRISTOPHER MELONI AS ELLIOT STABLER • THE BELOVED LEADING MAN HELPED ESTABLISH THE SHOW AS A HIT, THEN SUDDENLY LEFT AFTER 12 INTENSE SEASONS
TAMARA TUNIE AS MELINDA WARNER • GROWING UP WITH MORTICIANS FOR PARENTS, SHE WAS UNFAZED BY PLAYING A MEDICAL EXAMINER, A ROLE SHE BROUGHT TO LIFE FOR WELL OVER 150 EPISODES
RICHARD BELZER AS JOHN MUNCH • THE FORMER STAND-UP COMEDIAN GOT THE LAST LAUGH AS ONE OF PRIME-TIME TV’S LONGEST-RUNNING CHARACTERS
BD WONG AS DR. GEORGE HUANG • AFTER WINNING A TONY AWARD, THE BROADWAY AND TV STAR SHOWED NEW COLORS AS THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT’S BRILLIANT PSYCHIATRIST
DANN FLOREK AS DONALD CRAGEN • AFTER A STINT ON THE ORIGINAL LAW & ORDER, FLOREK REVIVED HIS LOYAL CAPTAIN FOR A 15-SEASON RUN AS SVU’S CALMING VOICE OF REASON
DIANE NEAL AS CASEY NOVAK • AS SVU’S WHIP-SMART AND LASER-FOCUSED SEX-CRIMES PROSECUTOR, THE ACTOR AND HER IVY LEAGUE-EDUCATED CHARACTER HAD MORE THAN BRAINS IN COMMON
MICHELLE HURD AS MONIQUE JEFFRIES • AFTER ONE SEASON AS A SAVVY DETECTIVE, THE NATIVE NEW YORKER HAS GONE ON TO A PROLIFIC CAREER...
