Summary
There are only so many scripted television shows with more than twenty seasons.
With filming already underway on Season 25, seems like Hargitay will continue to push the record even further.
Her fierce commitment to Benson has endeared audiences for decades andkeeps them coming back for more.
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She stands up for those without a voice and never stops fighting for what is right.
But these characteristics alone don’t make for an almost twenty-five-year-long character arc.
Many things have contributed not only to the success ofSVUbut also to thesuccess of Olivia Benson’s long-standing narrative.
This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.
Arguably, the show did this best with the complex character of Olivia Benson.
One of the most compelling things about Olivia Benson is her past.
She was also engaged at sixteen to a twenty-one-year-old student, Burton Lowe (Aidan Quinn).
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We all miss a certain ADA.
The details of her life enhance her commitment to her job and uniquely connect her to the victims.
Though the cases change with each episode,Benson is the constant that groundsSVU.
In 2017, Hargitay produced and starred in theHBO documentaryI Am Evidence.
Producers ofSVUhave long credited Hargitay with the show’s long-running success.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unitis available to stream on Peacock in the U.S.
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