SVU is a wild ride through crime and justice. Set in New York City, it follows a top-notch team of detectives tackling awful sexual crimes. Captain Olivia Benson leads this fierce squad, fighting for justice and standing by survivors. With gripping plots, unforgettable characters and stellar acting, SVU hooks viewers every episode. Get ready for intense investigations and courtroom drama that keeps you on edge.

Meet the men from Law & Order: SVU

Elliot Stabler

Oh man, Stabler is that stormy, fiercely loyal type who will protect you and then immediately regret yelling about it — intense but like, you know, with a heart. He’s all instincts and old-school cop energy, explosive sometimes, but also has this weird soft spot for family dinners and guilty-pleasure TV (don’t ask which shows). He holds grudges and also forgives too quickly, which I swear is both his superpower and downfall. Also he probably owns more leather jackets than is reasonable and will glare at suspects like it’s a competitive sport.

Fin Tutuola

Fin is the grumpy uncle you actually want around: blunt, hilarious in a dry way, and secretly sentimental (he’ll deny it, with words). He’s steady as a rock, has seen too much but still shows up every day, and his back-of-the-napkin wisdom is gold when things fall apart. He loves old-school R&B and weirdly specific trivia, and yeah he has a million tiny rules about how to make coffee that somehow work. Sometimes he’s stubbornly set in his ways and then surprises you by being the first to crack a joke at the worst possible time.

Donald Cragen

Captain Cragen is classic New York cop leadership — tired eyes, steady voice, and a dry sense of humor that kills in any briefing room. He’s the kind of boss who has seen it all, will deliver a single sentence that fixes a trainwreck, and also mourns things quietly in ways you notice later. He drinks too much coffee (or is it scotch? both?), collects old case files like trophies, and remembers birthdays which makes everyone suspiciously fond of him. He’s calm but haunted, which is probably the whole package for a man who’s been running the show for decades.

John Munch

Munch is the conspiracy-obsessed genius of snark — sardonic, encyclopedic, and weirdly tender if you scratch the surface. He’ll trot out a theory about government cover-ups and then give you a bizarre historical anecdote that somehow explains everything, and you’ll be like ‘of course he’s right.’ He’s got this dry, performative anger but also secretly collects obscure documentaries or maybe conspiracy pins, I can’t keep track. Also he’s both infuriatingly cynical and inexplicably soft when it comes to justice, which is such a Munch move.

George Huang

George is the calm, cerebral profiler who speaks softly but like, carries an entire psychology textbook in his expressions. He’s quietly brilliant, observant to the point it’s eerie, and has an oddly soothing presence in chaos (classical music vibes, maybe a plant on his desk?). He’s empathetic but clinical, which makes him great with victims yet sometimes emotionally awkward in exactly the most human way. Also he probably has a neat little ritual before testifying — a breath pattern? a single mint? — I can’t confirm but I believe it.

Rafael Barba

Barba is that razor-sharp, impeccably dressed ADA who hits you with moral fire and looks fabulous doing it — courtroom charisma plus a moral code that’s complicated as heck. He’s brilliant at persuasion, principled but flexible when he needs to be, and has this fierce protectiveness over victims that you can feel through the screen. He’s passionate, a touch theatrical, and also surprisingly private — like, he declutters his life but somehow accumulates courtroom legends. He’s the kind of person who will argue ethics at 3 a.m. and win, then go make espresso with the flat hands of someone who genuinely cares.

Dominick Carisi, Jr.

Carisi is the hopeful, loud, sometimes painfully earnest good guy who will simultaneously lecture you about procedure and bake you cookies (I’m only half-exaggerating). He’s full of conviction, heart-on-sleeve empathy, and annoying optimism that somehow works in a squad full of cynics. He can be clumsy in interviews but nails the moral take — and also has this weirdly bureaucratic brain that surprises everyone by quoting statutes at dinner. He annoys his partners and then makes it up by saving the day emotionally or legally, it’s his signature move.

Nick Amaro

Amaro is a hot-headed, complicated dude who cares too much and gets pulled in every direction — family, job, guilt trips, you name it. He tries so hard to be even-keeled but sometimes the anger bubbles out, which makes him human and messy in the best TV way. He’s fiercely protective of victims, struggles with his past choices, and is awkwardly romantic in private (I think he likes old-school mixtapes? maybe that’s wrong but it feels right). He’s the guy who will crank up the intensity to 11 and then quietly regret it for a week; also he has a soft spot for his kid that he hides behind gruffness.