Law & Order: Special Victims Unit enters its historic 20th season, tying the record for the longest-running scripted live-action U.S. primetime series. For two unforgettable decades, the unflinching series has followed the elite detectives of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department as they or investigate crimes of sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence. More relevant now than ever, the series from Primetime Emmy Award"-winning producer Dick Wolf tackles topical cases head-on this momentous season. Mariska Hargitay returns as U. Olivia Benson, the acting commander of the unit, alongside Ice-I, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino and Philip Winchester.