Captain Olivia Margaret "Liv" Benson is the commanding officer of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit in New York City. Before taking over SVU, Benson worked as an SVU detective, and she was partnered with Detective Elliot Stabler for over thirteen years.

Mar 20, 2025 · So, what exactly led Benson to join the SVU in the first place? Read on to learn why Benson's core mission of helping victims remains unchanged throughout her 20+ years …

10 hours ago · Law & Order: SVU’s crossover revisits a haunting Season 7 case as Olivia Benson confronts a devastating twist nearly 20 years later.

1 day ago · Law & Order fans get a treat on April 17: A crossover with SVU (the last was in September 2022) pairing the Manhattan North Homicide and Special Victims units led by Lieutenant Brady (Maura ...

Detective Benson fights for her life in the dramatic season premiere. Hours turn into days, and with no word from Detective Benson, the SVU squad takes drastic measures to find her and her abductor. A trail of murders and rape victims leads them to fear it may be too late.

Olivia Benson was a female senior Detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant and eventually Captain of the Special Victims Unit at the NYPD. Throughout her years as a detective, she worked side-by-side with Nick Amaro, Elliot Stabler, Odafin Tutola, John Munch, and Amanda Rollins.

16 hours ago · Law & Order showrunner Rick Eid teases that Mariska Hargitay’s Benson and Maura Tierney’s Brady may clash in the upcoming SVU crossover.

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Mariska Hargitay stars in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as Olivia Benson, a dedicated and emotionally driven detective and commanding officer...

Jul 6, 2022 · Relive the most dramatic moments between Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) on "Law & Order: SVU."

Apr 1, 2021 · When Christopher Meloni left Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2011, it was unclear how the show would fare without him. For 12 years, the relationship between detectives Elliot Stabler (Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) had provided the backbone for some of the most unsettling crimes on prime-time television. Their chemistry and companionship was the stuff of legend and ...