Created by Dick Wolf. With Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, S. Epatha Merkerson. The show follows a crime, usually adapted from current headlines, from. Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, now in its 17th season, is the longest-running primetime drama currently on. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Law & Order: SVU isn't going anywhere. NBC has renewed the long-running drama for a landmark season 18 as part of a new deal with mega producer Dick Wolf. The third Law and Order series involves the criminal justice system from the criminal's point of view. Browse the current lineup of NBC TV shows. Watch full episodes, video clips and exclusives, read cast bios and browse photos on NBC.com. Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It originally aired on NBC. The second season of the television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered October 20, 2000 and ended May 11, 2001 on NBC. The show remained in its time.