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The twenty-first season of the police procedural drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on NBC on September 26, 2019 and concluded on April 23, 2020. The season consists of 20 episodes. It made SVU pass the original version and become the longest running US prime-time drama television series due to high ratings. It was the first season to include Jamie Gray Hyder as Katriona Tamin and Demore Barnes as Christian Garland, as well as the first season where Olivia Benson is Captain and Dominick Carisi, Jr. is an Assistant District Attorney. Raúl Esparza also returns in a guest role. Warren Leight also returned as showrunner after departing in the seventeenth season. On March 13, 2020, production of the season was stopped permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the final episode count being reduced from 24 to 20 due to the final four episodes not being completed prior to the preemptive suspension, making it the second season to be cut short; the first being the ninth season due to the 2007-08 writers strike and the third being the twenty-fifth season due to the 2023 writers and screen actors guilds strike.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Image Character Title Actor
Mariskahargitayseason21 Olivia Benson Lieutenant 21.01
Captain 21.02-present
(Commanding Officer)
Mariska Hargitay
Kelligiddishseason21 Amanda Rollins Detective (Senior Officer) Kelli Giddish
Icetseason21 Odafin Tutuola Sergeant (Senior Officer) Ice-T
Peterscanavinoseason21 Dominick Carisi, Jr. Assistant district attorney Peter Scanavino
Jamiegrayhyderseason21 Katriona Tamin (21.08-) Detective (Junior Officer) Jamie Gray Hyder

Recurring/Guest Cast[]

Image Character Title Actor
Tunie icon Melinda Warner Chief Medical examiner Tamara Tunie
Barba icon Rafael Barba Assistant District Attorney Raúl Esparza
Demorebarnesseason22 Christian Garland Deputy Chief (Commanding Officer) Demore Barnes
Jamiegrayhyderseason21 Katriona Tamin (21.01, 21.04-21.07) Detective (Junior Officer) Jamie Gray Hyder

List of Episodes[]

Image Episode # Title Production # Original Airdate
SVU2101 21.01 (#459) I'm Going To Make You a Star 21001 26 September 2019
SVU2102 21.02 (#460) The Darkest Journey Home 21002 3 October 2019
SVU2103 21.03 (#461) Down Low In Hell's Kitchen 21003 10 October 2019
SVU2104 21.04 (#462) The Burden Of Our Choices 21004 17 October 2019
SVU2105 21.05 (#463) At Midnight In Manhattan 21005 24 October 2019
SVU2106 21.06 (#464) Murdered at a Bad Address 21006 31 October 2019
SVU2107 21.07 (#465) Counselor, It's Chinatown 21007 7 November 2019
SVU2108 21.08 (#466) We Dream Of Machine Elves 21008 14 November 2019
SVU2109 21.09 (#467) Can't Be Held Accountable 21009 21 November 2019
SVU2110 21.10 (#468) Must Be Held Accountable 21010 9 January 2020
SVU2111 21.11 (#469) She Paints For Vengeance 21011 16 January 2020
SVU2112 21.12 (#470) The Longest Night Of Rain 21012 30 January 2020
SVU2113 21.13 (#471) Redemption In Her Corner 21013 6 February 2020
SVU2114 21.14 (#472) I Deserve Some Loving Too 21014 13 February 2020
SVU2115 21.15 (#473) Swimming With The Sharks 21015 20 February 2020
SVU2116 21.16 (#474) Eternal Relief From Pain 21016 27 February 2020
SVU2117 21.17 (#475) Dance, Lies and Video Tape 21017 26 March 2020
SVU2118 21.18 (#476) Garland's Baptism By Fire 21018 2 April 2020
SVU2119 21.19 (#477) Solving For The Unknowns 21019 16 April 2020
SVU2120 21.20 (#478) The Things We Have To Lose 21020 23 April 2020

Specials[]

Image Episode # Title Production # Original Airdate
Paleycentersvu N/A The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU N/A 2 January 2020
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