Law & Order Svu premiered on September 20, 1999.
Since then, we have all gotten to know and love the New York Detectives who work the Special Victims Unit cases.
Those detectives have changed several times as actors have come and gone from the show. Here are the Law & Order: Svu cast members and characters we'll follow during season 26.
Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay)
More than 550 episodes of Law & Order: Svu have been produced leading up to Season 26.
Olivia Benson has appeared in all of them.
Olivia Benson's Most Memorable Moments From 25 Years of Svu
She has been there from the beginning; we have seen her grow and evolve beautifully.
As the years passed, she went from being a detective to the head of the entire department.
The show wouldn't be the same without her.
At this point, Mariska Hargitay is so associated with Captain Benson that it's hard to think of her as any other character.
Since then, we have all gotten to know and love the New York Detectives who work the Special Victims Unit cases.
Those detectives have changed several times as actors have come and gone from the show. Here are the Law & Order: Svu cast members and characters we'll follow during season 26.
Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay)
More than 550 episodes of Law & Order: Svu have been produced leading up to Season 26.
Olivia Benson has appeared in all of them.
Olivia Benson's Most Memorable Moments From 25 Years of Svu
She has been there from the beginning; we have seen her grow and evolve beautifully.
As the years passed, she went from being a detective to the head of the entire department.
The show wouldn't be the same without her.
At this point, Mariska Hargitay is so associated with Captain Benson that it's hard to think of her as any other character.
- 5/30/2024
- by Jessica Kosinski
- TVfanatic
Benson and her team are staying on the job. NBC has renewed Law & Order: Svu for a 26th season. The 25th season, comprised of just 13 episodes (due to the 2023 industry strikes), is expected to finish airing in May.
A procedural drama series, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-t, Peter Scanavino, and Octavio Pisano. Special guest stars this season include Kelli Giddish, David Krumholtz, and Amy Carlson. Created by Dick Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives that investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t) and Junior Detective Joe Velasco (Pisano). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Scanavino) investigates while navigating the...
A procedural drama series, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-t, Peter Scanavino, and Octavio Pisano. Special guest stars this season include Kelli Giddish, David Krumholtz, and Amy Carlson. Created by Dick Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives that investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t) and Junior Detective Joe Velasco (Pisano). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Scanavino) investigates while navigating the...
- 3/21/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
With Law & Order: Svu in its 25th season, NBC turned Rockefeller Center into the Olivia Benson Plaza, paying homage to the iconic series for two days, March 14-15. (It’s free and open to the public.) While checking it out, TV Insider caught up with Svu stars Octavio Pisano (Detective Joe Velasco) and Kevin Kane (Detective Terry Bruno) to get a few teases about what’s coming up on the NBC drama. In the March 14 episode, “Probability of Doom,” when a woman turns her husband in for possessing child pornography, the case is complicated by a sudden death. Benson tries to reconnect with a victim she saved. This episode “really affects what we’re working on right now, and it’s pretty exciting,” Kane teases. “This story sticks around a little bit.” Adds Pisano, “It’s been going on. I think it impacts the ...
- 3/14/2024
- TV Insider
Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano and more of the current and past stars of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit reflected on the show’s 25 years, becoming the longest-running live-action series in television history, at a celebration event Tuesday.
At the heart of the show, which investigates sexually heinous crimes in New York City, is Hargitay’s Captain Olivia Benson. She has been the center of the series since episode one aired in 1999 and has climbed through the ranks to lead the team, coming across her own set of struggles along the way.
Hargitay believes a lot of things contribute to the show’s continued success and dedicated fans, from series creator Dick Wolf’s vision to the great writing.
“I think it is such incredibly important subject matter that is finally being dealt in a respectful manner in the way that it deserves to be,” she...
At the heart of the show, which investigates sexually heinous crimes in New York City, is Hargitay’s Captain Olivia Benson. She has been the center of the series since episode one aired in 1999 and has climbed through the ranks to lead the team, coming across her own set of struggles along the way.
Hargitay believes a lot of things contribute to the show’s continued success and dedicated fans, from series creator Dick Wolf’s vision to the great writing.
“I think it is such incredibly important subject matter that is finally being dealt in a respectful manner in the way that it deserves to be,” she...
- 1/17/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The second TellyCast Digital Content Forum is running this week at London’s BFI Southbank with BBC Studios, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat execs among the speakers.
Justin Crosby’s event, which brings together industry figures to discuss business opportunities in the digital-first content space, will run on Thursday (November 9), with an invite-only evening event following.
Among the speakers are BBC Studios SVP, Digital Consumer Engagement Jasmine Dawson, VP, Digital, Nat Poulter, and Director, Digital Content & Programming – Scripted, Madi Woodstock; Dan Biddle, Meta’s Entertainment Partnerships Lead, Northern Europe; Snapchat’s Head of UK Partnerships Lucy Luke; and TikTok’s Head of Entertainment and News Operations Ukin Ed Linderman.
Also on the bill are Banijay’s Chief Digital & Marketing Officer Damien Viel; Channel 4’s Senior Digital Commissioning Editor Laura Marks; ITV Studios MD Global Creative Mike Beale, and Sky’s Senior Influencer Lead, Tasha Harris. Execs from Quintus Studios, Eccho Rights,...
Justin Crosby’s event, which brings together industry figures to discuss business opportunities in the digital-first content space, will run on Thursday (November 9), with an invite-only evening event following.
Among the speakers are BBC Studios SVP, Digital Consumer Engagement Jasmine Dawson, VP, Digital, Nat Poulter, and Director, Digital Content & Programming – Scripted, Madi Woodstock; Dan Biddle, Meta’s Entertainment Partnerships Lead, Northern Europe; Snapchat’s Head of UK Partnerships Lucy Luke; and TikTok’s Head of Entertainment and News Operations Ukin Ed Linderman.
Also on the bill are Banijay’s Chief Digital & Marketing Officer Damien Viel; Channel 4’s Senior Digital Commissioning Editor Laura Marks; ITV Studios MD Global Creative Mike Beale, and Sky’s Senior Influencer Lead, Tasha Harris. Execs from Quintus Studios, Eccho Rights,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Detective Joe Velasco (Octavio Pisano) must face his past in the April 27 episode of Law & Order: Svu — and he can’t say no because it’s on Captain Olivia Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) orders. Previously, Velasco was forced to reveal that, when he was younger, he and a friend, Chilly, were sent to a school for hitmen; the only way to leave was in a body bag. However, when it came time for the “final test,” Velasco couldn’t pull the trigger. Chilly could and covered for him with the cartel. Velasco then ran. Once Benson found out, she told him that he owed a debt to those two people who were killed, and for them to be Ok, he had to bring his friend to justice. Now, in “Bend the Law,” that time has come. “He’s a little conflicted, obviously, and he might think that he can...
- 4/26/2023
- TV Insider
Dick Wolf can rent the hall and order the cake. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been renewed for a 25th anniversary season by NBC. The 24th season is currently airing on Thursday nights and will wrap in May.
A procedural drama, the Law & Order: Svu TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-t, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Molly Burnett, and Kelli Giddish. Created by Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives that investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t), Detective Amanda Rollins (Giddish), and Junior Detectives Joe Velasco (Pisano), and Grace Muncy (Burnett). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Scanavino) investigates and navigates the politics of the Da’s office.
A procedural drama, the Law & Order: Svu TV show stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-t, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano, Molly Burnett, and Kelli Giddish. Created by Wolf, the police drama series centers on Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite squad of New York City Police Department detectives that investigate crimes like sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence. The team includes Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-t), Detective Amanda Rollins (Giddish), and Junior Detectives Joe Velasco (Pisano), and Grace Muncy (Burnett). Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Dominick “Sonny” Carisi (Scanavino) investigates and navigates the politics of the Da’s office.
- 4/11/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Bengaluru, Oct 6 (Ians) Booking Holdings on Thursday announced a new centre of excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru that will serve as a hub for specialised talent, leveraging industry-best practices, supporting financial system and software development, and enabling collaboration opportunities across fintech and other key functions.
This is the second CoE from the company globally that will help serve all brands under its unbrella, including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Kayak, OpenTable and Rentalcars.com.
“Bengaluru is home to a large, highly skilled and diverse talent pool, with a flourishing reputation for technology and finance, which makes this a great place to open our second centre of excellence,” said Paulo Pisano, Chief Human Resources Officer for Booking Holdings.
“Those who work in this centre will play an important, collaborative and exciting role in supporting the company’s growing fintech capabilities, and leveraging digital travel innovation to enhance the travel experience for travellers and...
This is the second CoE from the company globally that will help serve all brands under its unbrella, including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Kayak, OpenTable and Rentalcars.com.
“Bengaluru is home to a large, highly skilled and diverse talent pool, with a flourishing reputation for technology and finance, which makes this a great place to open our second centre of excellence,” said Paulo Pisano, Chief Human Resources Officer for Booking Holdings.
“Those who work in this centre will play an important, collaborative and exciting role in supporting the company’s growing fintech capabilities, and leveraging digital travel innovation to enhance the travel experience for travellers and...
- 10/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Octavio Pisano as Detective Joe Velasco on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Pic credit: NBC
Kelli Giddish’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit co-stars are having a hard time bidding goodbye to her.
Ice-t and Octavio Pisano spoke on how it feels to see the actress who played Amanda Rollins prepare to leave the series after 12 seasons.
Ice-t related how he had to “check his pulse” upon hearing the news but also hinted the decision was not Giddish’s own.
Pisano added his own feelings, even if he only joined the show last year and how it feels to see Giddish leave.
That included thanking the actress for welcoming him on board when he joined the show and helping him out.
As the countdown continues to Rollins’ final episodes, her cast mates’ words show how much the actress meant to them and how her exit will affect the show.
Ice-t...
Kelli Giddish’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit co-stars are having a hard time bidding goodbye to her.
Ice-t and Octavio Pisano spoke on how it feels to see the actress who played Amanda Rollins prepare to leave the series after 12 seasons.
Ice-t related how he had to “check his pulse” upon hearing the news but also hinted the decision was not Giddish’s own.
Pisano added his own feelings, even if he only joined the show last year and how it feels to see Giddish leave.
That included thanking the actress for welcoming him on board when he joined the show and helping him out.
As the countdown continues to Rollins’ final episodes, her cast mates’ words show how much the actress meant to them and how her exit will affect the show.
Ice-t...
- 9/20/2022
- by Michael Weyer
- Monsters and Critics
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