Special victims unit, now in its 21st season, makes television history as the longestrunning primetime liveaction series of all time. Svu special victims unit, season 15 in august, leight revealed that the storyline for the fifteenth season would pick up where the finale of the previous season had ended, with some high drama in particular for benson. Svu or just svu is an american crimedrama television series, created by dick wolf for nbc. Svu family is growing with the official adoption of.
Svu has come to an end, and the episode was packed with enough twists for enough characters that it could have passed for a finale even if not for the production halts. The season is produced by wolf films and universal television. Svu has received 91 award nominations, with 33 wins. Curious now in a little bit more insight all about what could be coming up next. It stars mariska hargitay as captain olivia benson, the commanding officer of the special victims unit and formerly a lead detective, located in a fictionalized version of the new york city police department. Deadline reports its a episode series order as part of the massive new deal dick wolf signed with the company that saw svu, chicago fire, chicago pd. The series stars mariska hargitay, icet, kelli giddish, peter scanavino, and jamie gray hyder. Rollins goes undercover to root out a government worker withholding green cards in exchange for sex. Benson mariska hargitay suspects rob miller guest star titus welliver is behind the. Svu when the longrunning procedural was renewed for season 18 however, showrunner warren leight admits he was at least. Special victims unit, now in its 21st season, makes television history as the. Despite that, star jamie gray hyder promised the unplanned season finale will tie up loose ends, even though the episode was not written as the seasonender. Svu saw series regular philip winchester ascend those courtroom steps for the final time as ada stone. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the law and order.
Nbc series showrunner hopeful chris meloni will return. Christopher meloni to return as stabler in new nbc series march 31, 2020. Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 the. The twentieth episode will serve as the season finale. Viewers have tuned in and watched the most horrific crimes committed against another human being. Special victims unit premiered on thursday september 26, 2019 on nbc and concluded on april 23, 2020. Svu we were initially introduced to this weinstein figure in season 21 episode 1 im going to make you a star, where his habit of assaulting aspiring actresses was displayed. While benson and stabler investigate the circumstances behind a foster childs disappearance, they discover that her overprotective parents. Svus season 20 finale airs thursday at 109c on nbc. Chief garland must put friendship aside when a pastor at his church is arrested. Chis meloni returns as svu character elliot stabler for. The identities of the two prominent svu alums that were slated to appear in this seasons illfated finale have been revealed. Special victims unit on the occasion of its 15th season finale revealed a procedural that had gone positively soapypossibly a result of creator dick wolfs recent success with his more serialized chicago pair of series both of the cases covered in the hour, which was written by executive producers warren leight and julie martin from a story by the.
The connections he had with authorities only deepened as the. Special victims unit to wrap up its historic 21st season earlier than anticipated. Identity of 2 returning alums revealed and theres a stabler connection by michael ausiello april 3 2020, 2. Law and order svu season 20 finale synopsis and promo. Svu episode is here, and nbc has released an official description and promo for the svu season 20 finale. Then we simply suggest that you check out the official svu season 20 finale synopsis below. Special victims unit, which is two years older, is still going strong. The law and order svu finale is also the last episode for peter stone. Svus christopher meloni is getting his own series as. Special victims unit might not have been planned as the season 21 finale, but it sure felt like it in. Et, before settling into its new time slot at 10 p. With mariska hargitay, christopher meloni, icet, dann florek.
But a 10year run is still very impressive for a show that always had to live in the shadow of its big siblings, that. Olivia will very much be dealing with and reeling from her encounter with lewis this is the season where shes. Thursdays episode may not have been designed to serve as a season finale. On march 29, 2019, as it was announced that svu was renewed for a twentyfirst, recordbreaking season, it was also announced this season would be the last season to feature philip winchester. Benson and stabler take a reunion photo march 16, 2016. The special victims unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in. Leight previously shared episode 20 of the series may end up being the finale. Find out why peter stone left law and order svu in the season 20 finale, and why philip winchester left svu before season 21. Find out about end game with the svu season 20, episode 24 synopsis and teaser. Svu season is ending early, with the final episode of the season airing tonight, april 23, 2020.
Svu had planned to produce 24 episodes this season. There have been huge cliffhangers like when benson mariska hargitay was abducted by a serial rapist and. Showrunner warren leight previously told fans the april 23 episode will feature some returning criminals and. Season finale when a teenager is found dead in the hudson river, lt. Svu renewed for recordbreaking 21st season marcia gay. Svu season 21 episode 20, youre going to see the end of the season. Svu is airing the final episode of its 21st season on thursday, april 23 at 10 p.
Svu had an out member of the lgbtq community as part of its series regular cast. Peter scanavino talks episode 20 and the start of sir toby moores trial. Svu for three years season 22 202021, season 23 202122, and season 24 202223. Svu tv show cancelled or renewed for season 22 on nbc.
Its not the episode that was meant to be the end, so its probably not going to feel like your typical end to the season. Special victims unit, is returning to headline his own series with a episode commitment. Svu episode aired thursday night, and the former chicago justice characters time in the dick wolf universe ended with some controversy the svu season 20 finale end game featured the special victims unit squad desperate to. Special victims unit was renewed for a twentyfirst season on march 29, 2019. The television vulture is watching all tv cancellation and renewal news. Svu will not be one she is soon to forget as it has been colored with the coronavirus crisis.