Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 21
Season 21 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 20.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 21 Progress Shield
I'm Going to Make You a Star
Sep 26, 2019 · 43 min
When an actress accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes in the squad room put Carisi between a ro
The Darkest Journey Home
Oct 3, 2019 · 43 min
Benson works with a young woman to help her remember the details and suspects in her rape. In order to learn a new witness interview technique, Rollins and Fin have to experience i
Down Low in Hell's Kitchen
Oct 10, 2019 · 43 min
A serial predator targeting men in gay bars proves difficult to catch, until a celebrity comes forward with his story.
The Burden of Our Choices
Oct 17, 2019 · 43 min
Rollins clashes with the parents of a teenaged runaway. The squad comes together for a special event.
At Midnight in Manhattan
Oct 24, 2019 · 43 min
The detectives are spread thin when three major cases come in at midnight. Rollins and Carisi argue over an arrest.
Murdered at a Bad Address
Oct 31, 2019 · 43 min
The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery. Benson puts her trust in someone from her past.
Counselor, It's Chinatown
Nov 7, 2019 · 43 min
The SVU joins an under cover task force in busting a human trafficking ring.
We Dream of Machine Elves
Nov 14, 2019 · 43 min
Rollins goes undercover to find a suspect who is drugging and assaulting tourists, while Benson helps the victims sort out their memories from their hallucinations.
Can't Be Held Accountable
Nov 21, 2019 · 43 min
A fellow detective asks the SVU for help when he suspects his two daughters are being groomed by a serial predator. Kat disobeys the Captain's orders.
Must Be Held Accountable
Jan 9, 2020 · 43 min
A desperate father takes matters into his own hands in the case against his daughter's rapist.
She Paints for Vengeance
Jan 16, 2020 · 43 min
After a sexual assault investigation is stalled for months, a woman puts her accusations against a popular athlete on a billboard.
The Longest Night of Rain
Jan 30, 2020 · 43 min
Benson investigates a police officer's accusations of sexual assault. Captain Tucker's retirement party ends in tragedy.
Redemption in Her Corner
Feb 6, 2020 · 43 min
Kat steps over the line when she suspects a trainer at her boxing gym is taking advantage of his students.
I Deserve Some Loving Too
Feb 13, 2020 · 43 min
Rollins goes undercover to root out a government worker withholding green cards in exchange for sex.
Swimming with the Sharks
Feb 20, 2020 · 43 min
The female CEO of a popular wellness company says she was raped, but her business partner claims the accusation is part of an embezzlement cover-up.
Eternal Relief from Pain
Feb 27, 2020 · 43 min
Rollins' sister stirs up trouble and a possible SVU investigation when she reports a doctor who trades prescription painkillers for sex.
Dance, Lies and Videotape
Mar 26, 2020 · 43 min
An ingénue ballerina discovers she's been secretly videotaped for a pornographic website.
Garland's Baptism by Fire
Apr 2, 2020 · 43 min
Chief Garland must put friendship aside when a pastor at his church is arrested.
Solving for the Unknowns
Apr 16, 2020 · 43 min
The SVU struggles to find a serial predator who uses a date rape drug that leaves no evidence behind. Rollins receives some good news.
The Things We Have to Lose
Apr 23, 2020 · 43 min
As Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Toby Moore, the SVU faces setbacks in several other cases.